County cricket

Press, 22 June 1985, Page 16

County cricket

NZPA-Reuter London Results of English county championship cricket matches which ended on Wednesday: At Worcester: Match drawn. Worcestershire 354 for five declared in 103 overs and 253 for five declared (P. Neale 152 not out). Surrey 304 for three declared in 78 overs and 82 for two — rain stopped play (G. Clinton 46 not out). Surrey six points, Worcestershire five. At Lord’s: Match drawn. Middlesex 257 in 107.3 overs and 235 for three declared (W. Slack 109, G. Barlow 102). Leicestershire 197 in 60.3 overs and 149 for three (I. Butcher 71 not out). Middlesex six points, Leicestershire four. At Old Trafford: Lancashire beat Derbyshire by three wickets. Derbyshire 201 in 89.2 overs and 251 for eight declared (J. Wright 95, K. Barnett 43; J. Simmons four for 89). Lancashire 240 in 104.2 overs and 215 for seven (N. Fairbrother 44, J. Abrahams 41; G. Miller six for 110). Lancashire 22 points, Derbyshire five. At Trent Bridge: Match drawn. Kent 258 in 118.3 overs and 322 for five declared (C. Tavare 94 not out, S. Hinks 67, D. Aslett 53, M. Benson 50). Nottinghamshire 252 for five

declared in 73.4 overs and 159 for one (C. Broad 71 not out, C. Rice 71). Nottinghamshire six points, Kent four. At Swansea: Match drawn. Glamorgan 173 in 82 overs and 214 for three declared (G. Holmes 92, J. Hopkins 60, Younis Ahmed 44). Essex 79 for three declared in 35.3 overs and 185 for two (C. Gladwin 92 not out, K. McEwan 63 not out). Essex four points, Glamorgan two. At Hove: Match drawn. Sussex 257 in 102.1 overs and 238 for three declared (A. Green 93, G. Mendis 62). Hampshire 221 for six declared in 84 overs and 123 for seven (I. Greig four for 37). Hampshire six points, Sussex five.

At Northampton: Gloucestershire beat Northamptonshire by eight wickets. Gloucestershire 295 for seven declared in 108.1 overs and 73 for two. Northamptonshire 119 in 43 2 overs and 246 (A. Storie 71, R. Harper 40). Gloucestershire 23 points, Northamptonshire two. At Oxford: Warwickshire beat Oxford University by 21 runs. Warwickshire 371 for eight declared and 166 for five declared (A. Lloyd 58). Oxford University 266 for eight declared and 250 (G. Toogood 77, D. Thorne 68 not out).