U.K. CRICKET

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32392, 3 September 1970, Page 12

U.K. CRICKET

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. At Southampton: Leicestershire 175, 355 (P. Marner 86, B. Booth 62. B. Davison 76) drew with Hampshire 394/9 dec. Hampshire 10 points, Leicestershire 3.

At Swansea: Glamorgan 261 and 136/6 beat Derbyshire 87 and 309 (M. Page 71, P. Russel 72; D Shepherd 6/106), by 4 wickets, Glamorgan 18 points, Derbyshire 4.

At Manchester: Lancashire 430/7 dec. and secondly 61/1 dec. drew with Yorkshire 282/3 dec. (R. Hutton 81), and 45/1. Lancashire 5 points, Yorkshire 3 At Hove: Sussex 375/5 dec. and 122/6, drew with Middlesex 211 and 379/5 dec. (M. Smith 140, W. Russell 69, C. Radley 66, N. Featherstone 60). Sussex 14 points, Middlesex 4. At the Oval: Worcestershire 302/4 dec. and 193/3 dec. (G. Turner 64, T. Graveney 82) beat Surrey 240 and 155 (N. Gifford 5/35), by 100 runs. Worcestershire 16 points, Surrey 4. At Birmingham: Northamptonshire 331/6 dec. and 195/4 dec. (A. Lightfoot 77, B. Crump 65) lost to Warwickshire 265 and 262/6 (M. J. K. Smith 70), by 4 wickets. Warwickshire 14 points, Northamptonshire 5. At Folkestone: Nottinghamshire 376/4 dec. and 215/6 (J. Bolus 73), lost to Kent 310/7 dec. and 283/7 (M. Denness 90), by 3 wickets. Kent 16 points, Nottinghamshire 7. At Chelmsford: Gloucestershire 308 and 237 (D. Acfield 5/39) drew with Essex 325/8 dec. and 215/6 (B. Edmeades 106; J. Mortimore 4/69). Essex 10 points, Gloucestershire 9.