ENGLISH CRICKET

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32661, 17 July 1971, Page 18

ENGLISH CRICKET

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter) LONDON Close of play scores in English cricket championship matches were:— At Maidstone: Somerset 265 and 106/2, Kent 316/8 declared (B. Luckhurst 74, M. Denness 111; B. Langford 4/81). At Gloucester: Gloucestershire 354/9 declared and 69/2, Nottinghamshire 298 (G. Frost 78, M. Smedley 121; M. Bissex 6/98). At Southport: Lancashire 160 (67 overs) and 251/6 (B. Wood 92, J. Bond 48 not out, D. Hughes 49 not out), Northamptonshire 149 (66.4 overs, D. Steele 52; K. Shuttleworth 4/56, B. Wood 5/43). At Westcliff: Essex 166 (58.4 overs) and 157/3 (G. Saville 48 not out, K. Fletcher 61). Sussex 294 (76.5 overs, R. Prideaux 61, J. Parks 56, P. Graves 65). At Lord’s: Hampshire 306/8 declared (B. Richards 55, R. Lewis 41, P. Sainsbury 54, T. Jesty 72; H. Latchman 6/99) and 18/0, Middlesex 326/9 declared (W. Russell 66, N. Featherstone 55, H. Latchman 53, C. Black 71; L. Worrell 4/84). At Scarborough: Yorkshire 349/7 declared (G. Boycott 133, D. Padgett 59, B. Leadbeater 69). Derbyshire 159 (R. Hutton 3/7, M. Bore 4/48), and 42/1. . Tour matches:— At the Oval: Surrey 166 and 166/8 (M. Edwards 52), Pakistan 268/9 declared (Zahir Abbas 65, Talat 48, Asif 52). At Cardiff: India 284 and 245/6 (A. Wadekar 73, S. Venkatara-. ghavan 57), Glamorgan 203 (M. Khan 78; S. Venkataraghavan 6/76) and 11/0. Friendly match at Aberdeen: Scotland 247/7 declared and 81/1 (B. Hardie 44 not out), M.C.C. 276/8 declared (R. M. Headley 66, J. McDowall 77. J. Allan 41).