County cricket

Press, 6 September 1980, Page 25

County cricket

Middlesex won the English county cricket championship for the ninth time when it beat Glamorgan by 72 runs in the latest round of matches. Surrey, the only team with a mathematical chance of catching Middlesex, did not have a game New Zealanders again had fine games. Glenn Turner dominated Worcestershire’s first innings In scoring his ninetieth first-class century, and Richard Hadlee took five of Hampshire’s second innings wickets for Nottinghamshire in its two-day win. Hampshire 100 (P. Hacker 6/35) and 58 (C. Rice 5/25. R Hadlee 5/32) lost to Nottinghamshire 180 (P. Todd 59; T. Tremlett 5/30). Nottinghamshire 17, Hampshire 4. Kent 200/6 dec. and 276/6 dec. (C. Tavare 144 not out) drew with Worcestershire 168/3 dec. (G. Turner 103 not out) and 260/7 (J. Ormrod 103. Younis • Ahmed 53 not out. P. Neale 51). Both teams 3. Sussex 304/6 dec. (P. Parker 102, K. Wessels 78, G. Mendis

63) and 178/4 dec. (P. Parker Si) drew with. Derbyshire 250/6 dec. (P. Kirsten 116. J. Walters 66) and 137/3 (D. Steele 62 not outl. Derbyshire 5, Sussex 6. Leicestershire 310/6 dec. (B. Davison 62,- C. Balderstone 50, B. Dudleston 50) and 237/1 dec. (B. Davison 80, C. Balderstone 62) drew- with Warwickshire 2qo/3 dec. (A. Kallicharran 52. N. Cook 5/81) and 222/6 (D. Amiss 38). Leicestershire 7, Warwickshire ’ Middlesex 163 (E. Moseley 6/41) and 211/1 dec. (J. M. Brearley 124 not out) beat Glamorgan 140 and 162. Middlesex 17, Glamorgan 4. Yorkshire 200/3 dec. (P. Ingham 64. J. Love 64 n. 0.) and 109 (B. Griffiths 7/52) lost to Northamptonshire 200/8 dec. (A. J. Lamb 76, W. Larkins 63; G. Stevenson 8/57) and 112/2 (Larkins 60 n. 0.) by eight wickets. Northamptonshire 15, Yorkshire 5. Lancashire 244 and 152/3 (A. Kennedy 92) drew with Essex 226 (D; Hughes 5/40). Beth teams, 6.