COUNTY CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 14

COUNTY CRICKET

SPOILED BY RAIN

(Received 20th June,' 2 p.m.)' " LONDON, 19th June. Bain continues, and evovy game °* county cricket in this week's round was spoiled. Results are as follows:— Kent v. M.G.C., at Lord's.—Kent, first innings 164, Smith taking-five wickets for 28; second innings, seven for 348 declared (Ames 72).. Marylebone, first innings 3SB (Sims 123); second innings no wickets for 84 runs.- The match was drawn. ; Lancashire v. Glamorgan, at Manchester.—Lancashire, first^nings, eight wickets for 331 declared. Glamorgan, first innings four wickets for 92. Th 9 match was drawn. Yorkshire v. Hampshire, at Hull.— Yorkshire, first innings 135, Kennedy, taking seven wickets for 45. Hampshire did not bat and the match was drawn. ~~* P , ■ "Warwickshire v. Surrey, at Birmingham. —In this match there was no play on account of the rain, and the gams was declared a draw. , Essex v. Derbyshire, at Ilkeston.— Essex, first innings 130, Slater taking eight wickets f0r.51. Derbyshire, first innings, one wicket for 39. Tho match was drawn. ' Leicestershire v. ■Worcestershire, at Leicester.—Leicestershire, first innings 134, Root taking seven wickets for 42; second innings 217, Root six for 56. "Worcestershire, first innings 236 (Nichol 91); second innings 68, Geary taking eight for 20. Leicestershire won by; 47 runs. 'Northamptonshire v. Middlesex, at Northampton.l—Northauts, first innings 84, Peebles taking six wickets for 11 runs; second innings 289. Middlesex, first innings nine wickets for 245 declared; second innings seven for 110. Middlesex won on tho first innings. Sussex v. Nottinghamshire, at Hors» ham -(friendly match) —Sussex, first innings 309 (J. Parks 109, Duleepsinhji 97); second innings four wickets for 310 declared (Tate 70, Duleepsinhji 109). Nottinghamshire, first inningi' 185; second innings 126. Sussex woa by 308 runs.