ENGLISH CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 11

ENGLISH CRICKET

MATCHES HELD UP BY RAIN United, Press Association—By Electric Tele j i graph—Copyright. (Received 2Gth May, 2 p.m.) LONDON, 25th May. Bain interfered generally with county crickot, and there was no play on the first, day at Norwich; Northampton, Cambridge, and Oxford, and for the first two days at the Oval, where Surrey mot Susses. Derbyshire, in the first innings, sebred 294 (80wd0n.56, Tounsend not,out 52), M'lntosh taking four wickets "for 55 runs, pxford .University, first innings, 149, Leo taking fivo for 42, and following on lost four wickets for 123; The match was drawn. \ .<■'■. The West Indies team in the first innings made 149, Boadsmoro taking five for 37. Norfolk in tho first innings lost nine wickets for 123. The match was drawn. . Worcestershire, first innings, 225 (Gibbons 170 and Jewell' 93), llcanie talcing five for 76. Middlesex declared with seven wickets down for 430 (Leo 143, Hearne 51, Hendron not out 101), Root -taking five for 129. Middlesex won by an innings and 35 runs. Gloucestershire, \ first innings, 174, Freeman taking five for 72, and second innings 239 (Sinfield 61, Hammond 60). Kent declared with six wickets down, for 479,(Hardinge not out 263, Woolley 107). Kent won by an innings and 06 runs. Northants, first innings, 164-(J. Tims 70), Bhodes taking fivo for 37, -and in the second lost three for 50.. Yorkshiro, first innings, 149, Thomas taking five for 41. Northants won on tho first innings, ' ■;■'■ ; 'Cambridge University, first 'innings; 117, S. Staplos taking seven for 44,; and in' the second 106; Staples taking five for 37. Notts, first innings, 139 (Carr 55), Blundell (New Zealand) taking six for 51, and in the second lost three wickets'for 85. Notts won by seven wickets.' ,■"... .; : Sussejc, in 'the first innings, declared ■with four wickets down for 139 (Bowley not out 52). Surrey lost two wickets for 82. ' The match was drawn, and does not count for the championship.