CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Evening Star, Issue 21724, 19 May 1934, Page 15

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

COUNTY MATCHES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 18. (Received May 19, at 10 a.m.) HAMPSHIRE v. MIDDLESEX. Hampshire: First innings seven for 450 declared (Lowndes 80, Mead not out 179). Second two for 60. Middlesex: First innings 281 (Hendren 72; Baring six for 82). Middlesex followed on and lost nine wickets for 320 declared (Hart 121,- Creese live for 90). Hampshire won on the first innings. SUSSEX v. GLOUCESTER. Sussex: First innings eight for 406 declared (Cook 73, J. Parks 181). Gloucester: First innings 101 (Tate five for 26). Gloucester followed on and scored 167 (Tate four for 28, James Langridge four for 41). Sussex won by an innings and 138 runs. GLAMORGAN v. YORKSHIRE. Glamorgan: First innings 243 (Sraailes six for 70). Yorkshire: First innings 351 (Mitchell 104, Leyland 126). ' Yorkshire won on the first innings. LANCASHIRE v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY, Lancashire; First innings 420 (Paynter 143). Oxford: First innings 232 (Townsend 82) . Oxford followed on and lost four wickets for 206 (Mitchell-Innis not out 83) The match was drawn. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v. NORTHANTS. Cambridge: First innings 226 (Matthews four for 63, Partridge four for 52). Second eight for 248 declared (Bartlett 94). Northants: First innings 111. Second 205 (Bakewell 79). Cambridge won by 158 runs.

TATE CAPTAINS SUSSEX ' THE "PROFESSIONAL GATE" • LONDON, May 18., (Received May 19, at 10.15 a.m.) For the first time in its history Sussex was captained by a professional, Tate skippering the team in the absence of Melville, who is suffering from an injury. . Heudren and . six other professionals walked out of Lord’s through the professional gate, whereas at Chelmsford, Swansea, Hove, Cambridge, and Oxford the amateurs and professionals entered the field by the same gateway. Thus reverted to the unwanted rule, which many counties have abandoned. LARWOOD STRAINS HIS KNEE LONDON, May 18. (Received May 19, at II a.m.) Larwood is not playing agajust Surrey to-morrow, having strained his knee. Tho injury is not serious.