SOME SURPRISES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 13, 15 July 1939, Page 9

SOME SURPRISES

ENGLISH CRICKET

LEADING TEAMS LOSE

Results in the English county cricket championship matches this week served to imprpvo Yorkshire's position. Yorkshire easily won outright against Northamptonshire, while two of the leading teams were beaten. Gloucestershire went down to Surrey by seven wickets and Middlesex were beaten by Derbyshire by six wickets. Scoring in the, last-mentioned match wag exceptionally low and two innings failed to realise 100 runs,

Although there was ogam interference from rain, one or two batsmen scored well, Iddon (Lancashire) carried his bat for a double century against Worcestershire and. Avery made 161 for Essex against Glamorgan. Goddard (Gloucestershire) and Copson (Derbyshire) " were among the most successful bowlers.

(Received July 15, IQ.IO a.m.) LONDON, July 14. Results of county cricket matches are: —

Surrey v, Gloucestershire, at the Oval.-* Gloucestershire, gio and 349 for nine declared (Sinfield 89). Surrey, 259 (Goddard seven for 01), and 301 for three (Gregory not out 137). Surrey won by seven wickets,

Derbyshire v. Middlesex, at Derby. I—Middlesex, 151 (Compton 60), and 76 (Copson seven for 39). Derbyshire 94 (Sims four for 27) and J3Q for four. Derbyshire won by six wickets.

Glamorgan v. Essex, at Cardiff.— Essex, 474 (Eastman 87, Ayery 161). Glamorgan, 273 and, following on, 32 for none. Rain stopped play, Essex won on the first innings.

Hampshire v. Sussex, at Portsmouth. —Hampshire, 301 (Arnold 109) and 221 (Bailey 79; James kangridge six for 75). Sussex, 286 (Holmes 80) and 237 for four, Sussex won by six wickets.

Kent v. Somerset, at Maidstone. — Somerset, 163 (Todd six for 46) and 185 (Watt five for 22). Kent, 293 (Fagg 77; Wellard six for 75) and 56 for two. Kent won by eight wickets.

Lancashire v. Worcestershire, at Manchester.—Lancashire, 493 for five, declared (Oldfield 125, Iddon 217 not out) and 53 for one. Worcestershire, 272, and, following on, 273 (Cooper 104 not out), Lancashire won by nine wickets.

Northamptonshire v, Yorkshire, at Northampton.—Northamptonshire, 216 (Bowes five for 43) and 188 (Verity six for 58). Yorkshire, 502 for four, declared (Yardipy 03, Sutciifre 107 not out, Barber 128 not out). Yorkshire won by an innings and 08 runs..

Nottinghamshire v. Leicestershire, fit Worksop.—Nottinghamshire, 278 and 263 for four, declared (Heane 94 not out, Hardstafr 84), Leicestershire, 248 and 26 for one, Nottinghamshire wpn pn the first innings,