Turner, Howarth hit centuries

Press, 30 August 1979, Page 14

Turner, Howarth hit centuries

Glenn Turner scored bis seventh century of the season for Worcestershire against Warwickshire in the county matches which ended on Tuesday.

Another New Zealander, Geoff Howarth, scored a century for Surrey. Essex, the new county champion, won an exciting match against Howarth’s team, Surrey. The Essex left-arm seam bowler, John Lever, took his hundredth wicket of the season.

Surrey remains in second place on the table with Worcestershire third.

Lancashire 155 (G. Boycott 4/14) and 270 (C. Lloyd 63. J. Abrahams 53, E. Hayes 48; C. Old 4/57, A. Sidebottom 4/59) lost to Yorkshire 322 (Boycott 94, J. Hampshire 53, A. Sidebottom 51; R. Ratcliffe 5/82) and 104/4 (S. Hartley 53 n. 0.). Yorkshire 18 points. Lancashire 3. Worcestershire 300/7 dec (Younis 153 n. 0.) and 259/2 dec (G. Turner 103, P. Neale 101 n. 0.) lost to Warwickshire 264/5 dec i A. Kallicharran 107 n. 0., G. Humpage 96> and 298/6 (K. Smith 69. C. Maynard 47 n. 0., N. Gifford 4/91). Warwickshire 18 points. Worcestershire 6. Essex 300/9 (B. Hardie 76, M. Denness 61. N. Phillip 66; R. Jackman 4/88) and 101 (Jackman

4/37) beat Surrey 287 (G. Howarth 103, G. Roope 61, R. Knight 42; S. Turner 4/61) and 99 (Phillip 4/19, J. Lever 4/54). Essex 20 points, Surrey 7. Northamptonshire 366 (A. J. Lamb 178, P. WiUey 67) and 250 (Willey 69, T. Yardley 57, N. Cook 6/72) drew with Leicestershire 357/0 and 87/4.

Glamorgan 250/3 dec (A. Jones 66, J. Hopkins 94) and 144 (P. Swart 42; G. Miller 6/53. D. Steele 4/56) drew with Derbyshire 137/3 dec (Steele 41 n. 0.) and 257/8 (P. Kirsten 47. Miller 41 n. 0.). Glamorgan 4 points, Derbyshire 1. Middlesex 188 (R. Cheatle 5/52, Imran 4/56) and. 151 (Imran 5/50) drew with Sussex 136/3 dec (G. Mendis 54 n. 0., Imran 51 n. 0.) and 11U6. Sussex 4 points, Middlesex 2.

Hampshire 144 (T. Jesty 43, K. Stevenson 43;, G. Dilley 4/46. D. Underwood 3/20) and 82 (D. Underwood 8/28> lost to Kent 282/7 dec <C. Tavare 101, R. Woohner 105). Kent 19 points, Hampshire 3.

Somerset 200 and 263/2 dec <B. Rose 133, P. Slocombe 103 n. 0.) drew with Gloucestershie 200/6 dec (M. Proctor 93) arid 256/8 (Zaheer 147). Gloucestershire 5 points, Somerset 4.