YORKSHIRE SAFE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 52, 30 August 1939, Page 6

YORKSHIRE SAFE

COUNTY CRICKET

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SETBACK FDR MIDDLESEX

Yorkshire, by scoring an outright win against Hampshire this week while Middlesex were beaten on the first innings by Surrey, rhade cheir reten tion of the county cricket championship assured. Yorkshire have now won the championship 21 times, twelve times since the war, and for the pa_t

three years in succession

' Middlesex; have yet to play Warwickshire and Kent, and Yorkshire's only remaining match is against Sussex.

(Received August 30, 11 a.m.) LONDON. August 29

County cricket results are: — Middlesex* v. Surrey, at Lord's.— Surrey 23* and 376 for seven, declared (Sqquires 142}. Middlesex 185 (Edrich not out 110) and 328 for four (Robertson 140). Surrey won on the first innings.

Essex v. Northamptonshire, at Clacton.—Essex 206 and 304 for five, declared (Avery 90). Northamptonshire 173 (Nichols six for 38) and 127 (Fames-six for 47). Essex won by 210

•Hampshire v. Yorkshire, at Bournemouth.—Hampshire 116 (Verity six for. 22) and 116. Yorkshire 243 (Dean five for 58). Yorkshire won by an innings and 11 runs.

Kent v. Lancashire, at Dover.—Lancashire 262 (Harding fivt for 54) and 301 for nine, declared. Kent 182. (Wilkinson five for 54) and 382 for five (Fagg 138. Chalk 94). Kent wor- by five wickets.

Leicestershire v. Glamorgan, at Ashby-de-ia-Zbuch—Glamorgan 334 (Turnbull 156) and 153. for seven. Leicestershire 292 (Watson 145). Glamorgan won on the first innings.

Nottinghamshire y. Gloucestershire, __t Nottingham.—Gloucestershire 395 for nine, declared (Barnett 81, Hammond 153). Nottinghamshire 199 (Goddard six for 77) ana, following on, 140 (Goddard five' for 70). Gloucestershire won by an inningu and 56 runs

Somerset- v. Derbyshire, at Taunton. —Somerset 211 and 182. Derbyshire 134 (Buse * eight for 41) and 262 for three (Townsend not. out 142)Y Derby shire won by seven wickets

Worcestershire v, Warwickshire, at Dudley.—Worcestershire 368 (Martin 88) and 299 for six., declared, Warwickshire 317 (Thompson 91) and 35 for two. Worcestershire won on the first innings.