COUNTY MATCHES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1937, Page 9

COUNTY MATCHES

RAIN CURTAILS PLAY

(Qsceived May 12, noon.) LONDON, May ll.i; i Rain, curtailed the county cricket championship series which was cow eluded today, and most of the matched were confined to decisions on. the flrsHJ innings. ; Results are:— , Northamptonshire v. Middlesex, «1 Lord's. —Northamptonshire, 260 (Timmsl 92) and 26 for four wickets; Middlesex*1 234 (Robins 58). Northamptonshirq won on the first innings. Derbyshire v. Worcestershire, ml Worcester.—Derbyshire, 242 (Marth* five for 69) and 89 (Howorth four forf 27); Worcestershire, 139 and 196 foB seven. Worcestershire won by thre^ wickets. Somerset v. Essex, at Taunton. —Soiw erset, 223 and 106 (Nichols four foJdl 20); Essex, 228 for nine, declared (Am drews five for 67) and 102 for four, Essex .won by six wickets. Leicestershire v. Hampshire, at Lefc cester.—Leicestershire, 376 (Prentic* 163) and 181 for four, declared (Berry 82);. Hampshire, 231 (Astill five to*. 90; Bowley four for 17) and 27 fo* none. Leicestershire won on the firs! innings. " Sussex v; Nottinghamshire, at Nofc tingham.—Sussex,' 232 (Larwood foil* for 47) and 240 for eight; Nottingham shire, 176 (Hardstaff 52). Sussex wm( on the first innings. , Gloucestershire v. Glamorgan, *( Bristol.—Gloucestershire, 336 (Barneti 115, Hammond 121) and 173 for six, d&i clared" (Hammond 56); Glamorgan, 7? (Hammond four for 16) and 48 foi none. Gloucestershire won on. th« first, innings. - ■ . . Lancashire v. Oxford University, «1 Oxford.—Lancashire, 149 (Paynter 661 and 35 for one; Oxford, 334 (Bartoa 81, Dixon 82). The match was drawn