ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 256, 28 July 1927, Page 13

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

RESULTS OF MATCHES SOME GOOD BOWLING PERFORMANCES Bv Telegkaph—Press Association. Copyuight. (lice. July ZZ. 7.30 p.m.) London, July 26. Tho followuip arc the results of eouuty cricket matches:— . Surrey in tlie first innings scored 398 (Ducat 89. Daily 62, Shepherd 100), Wright taking live wickets for 80: and in the second 335 for seven wickets declared (Ducat 56. Barling 123. Fender 80). Kent, first innings. 258 (Legge 70), Fender taking five wickets for 64; and in the second 259 (Ashdown 80, Chapman 86). Peach taking five wickets for 62. Surrey won hv 114 runs. Hampshire, first innings, 237 (Mead not out, 95); second. 261 (Tennysoii 102). Middlesex, first innings. 285 (Leo 100, Mann 74)'; second, 59 for noo wickets. Middlesex won on tho first innings. Notts, first innings, 298 (Carr 52, W hysail 163), Rhodes taking four wickets for 40; second, 224 for six wickets declared(Wlivsall 74, Lilley 60). Yorkshire, first innings 177 '.Oldroyd not out 76); second, 72 for no wickets (Leyland not out 50). Notts won on tho first innings. Somerset, first innings. 42;/second, 299 for nine wickets declared Cave not out 107, Grossweil 51. Sussex, first innings. 85, White taking five wickets for 18; second.314 for nine wickets (Howley 6t). Somerset won on tho first innings For Worcester again Lancashire Root took eight wiiiketa for 25, For Lauca-

shire McDonald took five wickets for 23. Lancashire won. For Leicester against Essex, Armstrong took four-wickets for 2t, and Astill six for 46. Leicester won. For Gloucester against Glamorgan. Mills took five wickets for 74. aud Parker five for 66. Gloucester won. For Derby against Northants, Leo took five wickets for 41, and Townsend five for 42. Dei;by won.—A.P.A. and “Sun." TEST TRIAL MATCH ABANDONED OWING TO RAIN London, July 26.' Tho Test trial match between England and tho Rest of England was continued to-day at Bristol in showery weather, and eventually had to bo abandoned owing to continuous ram setting in. The wiokf.t was easy until after the first shower, when it became more difficult. England declared with the overnight score of six wickets for 461 and the Best of England batsmen went to the wickets. Sandhaiti and Percy Holmes opening, but Larwood got them very quickly. When it was decided to abandon tlie match Hearne and Hendren were batting confidently. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, b. Clark 12 Sutcliffe, c. Bates, b. Sibbles - 227 Hallows, b. Hearne 135 Hammond, c. and b. Kibbles 34 Woolley, run out ‘U Jupp. c. Holmes. I). Geary 13 Jardine, not out J Tate, not out ‘ Extras - Total for six wickcU (declared) ... 461

Bowling Analysis.—Sibbles, two wickets for Hi) runs; Chirk, one for 120; Geary, one for 71; Hearne one for 104; Eric Holmes, none for 28: Hendren, none for 19. REST OF ENGLAND. First innings 248 Second Innings. Sandhaiu, b. Larwood 18 Percy Holmes, b. Larwood 2 Hearne, not out 36 Uctidreu, not out 19 Extras 5 Total for two wickets :.......... 80 Bowline Analysis.—Larwood, two wickets for 42 runs; Tate, none for 30; Jupp, none for 3. AUSTRALIAN VISITS TO NEW ZEALAND Sydney, July 27. , The “Daily Telegraph," commenting on South Australia’s refusal to send a cricket team to New Zealand says:—"These tours from one State should be barred, as it is unquestionably a matter for the Hoard of Control to arrange. The sooner something concrete is done in regard to the interchange of visits with tho Dominion •he letter for the game in both places, for if Australia can build up cricket iu New Zealand, it will be repaid a hundredfold within the next ten years."