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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32077, 27 August 1969, Page 15

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Sobers 100 In 103 min IN.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) LONDON. G. S. Sobers, the West Indies and Nottinghamshire skipper, failed yesterday by three minutes to hit the fastest century of the season in the Enghsh county cricket Sobers, after looking certain to beat R. Gillian's season-best mark of lOlmiii, finally passed the 100 in 103 minutes. After racing to 98 in 95 minutes, Sober lost the strike and then his partner while the minutes ticked away. Close of play scores: At Bournemouth: Hampshire 374/7 dec. and ll»/» <B. Richards S 3 not oatl, Middlesex 18* (J. Brearley 75: R. Cottam 5/54). At Birmingham: Warwickshire 262/9 dec. and 195/4 <R. Kanhai 47 not out), Lancashire 146 (C. Lloyd 64 not out; D. Brown 4/45). At Folkrtone: Yorkshire 393/S dec. (D. Padgett S 3: J. Graham 4/851. Kent 93/1 (B. Luckhurdt 59 not out). At Chelmsford: Glamorgan 725 and 84/1, Essex 276/6 dec. <K. Fletcher 119 not out, K. Bovce 100>. At Nottingham: Surrey 394/7 dec. and I*9/4, Nottinikamsbire 225 (G. Sobers 194; R. Willis 5/78. P. Pocock 4/36). At Taunton: Somerset 205 and 16/9, Sussex 387/9 dec. (G. Greenldge 141, H. Buss 131), At Leicester: Leicestershire ?? 1 ,. 3 _ dt 9- <M- Norman 156) and 37/l.DortyaMra 266 <M_ Page 162; B. Knight 4/46).