DENNESS HITS FORM

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33857, 31 May 1975, Page 16

DENNESS HITS FORM

I (N Z.P A, Reuter —Copyright LONDON With just ovpr a week ( the Prudential World Cu ' cricket series, England’ much-criticised captain. Mik 'Denness, has run into form Leading Kept in a count match against Derbyshire a [Chesterfield Denness hit t7i runs in fine style, only 17 .short of his career best. ' Close-of-play scores: At Chesterfield; Derbyshire If (and 70/5. Kent 377/5 declare. |(M. Denness 171, R. Woolmci 1251 At Lord’s: Middlesex 324/6 and :116/3 (R. Butcher 43), Essex 300.6 -declared (B. Hardie 91 not out. ,K. Fletcher 99). ■ At Glasgow: Yorkshire 365,3 ' declared, Scotland 161 (P. Carrick (5/62, A. Sldebotham 2/2) and 133/3 (T. Racclonzer 66). I At Oxford: Somerset 259 and '202/7 declared <P. Denning 62. ;P. Slocombe 52; K. Sivlter 3/»l, Oxford University 149 (G Bur gess 6/32) and 48/3 ■ At Hove: Hampshire 401/5 declared beat Sussex 153 (J. Bar'clay 52! and 113 (M. Faber 40; M. Taylor 6/26) by an intunas ;and 135 runs At Northampton: Lancashire ,326/9 and 133/1 'A. Kennedy 75 'not out), Northamptonshire 223 D. Steele 70 Mushtao Mohammad 55; B. Wood 4/43) At Edgbaston: Nottinghamshire 327/7 and 158/2 (S. Hasan ;70 not out. M Smedlev 59>. Warwickshire 253 (R. Kanhai 59 IS. Rouse 421 <*3 Bristol: Gloucestershire 289/9 and 177/2 (Sadie 78. A iStovold 50). Glamorgan 332/7 (A. 'Jones 167, R Davis 533.