CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 August 1927, Page 5

CRICKET

COUNTY MATCHES (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 30. Middlesex, first, fifty-four. Fender took 7 for 10; second 322 for 9 declared (Hearne not out 167). Surrey first, 149. Hearne took 8 for 39. Second 229 for 5 (Hobbs 54, Sandham 55, Ducat 51). Surrey won by five wickets. Kent, first 225 (Hardings 61). Franklin took 45 for 40. Second, 388 for 7 declared (Hardings 51, Ashdown 117, Woolley 101). Essex, first, 360 (Sykes 162, Franklin 56). Second 123. Wright took 5 for 45. Kent won by 130 runs. Sussex, first, 221 (A. E. Gilligan, not out, 51). Macaulay took 5 for 83:. Second 120; Kilner took 5 for 21. Yorkshire first, 302 (Leyland 57, Kilned not out 91). Tate took 5 for 64. second 43 for 1. Yorkshire won by nine wickets.

For Leicester against Lancashire, Shipman scored 120. Geary took 5 for 59. For Lancashire, Watson scored 111. Geary took 5 for 59. Lancashire won. For Warwick against Hampshire, Wyatt made 117. For Hampshire Kennedy took 7 for 8. Hampshire won. For Gloucester against Northants Hammond scored 193. Parker in the first innings took 7 for 61 and in the second S lor 112. Gloucester won. For Derby against Notts, Storer made 106. For Notts, Payton made 136. S. Staples took 5 for 83. Notts won. For Glamorgan against Somerset, Clay took 5 for 41. Glamorgan won. NOTTS AS CHAMPIONS. LONDON, August 30. By an outright win combined with Lancashire’s mere first innings points, Notts is virtually certain to win the championship. Only an outright defeat in the remaining matches wijl allow Lancashire to recover the lead. Kennedy with the last fourteen balls took six wickets for four runs.

GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND. (Per Preeß Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 31. It is now quite clear, according to a cablegram which the New Zealand Cricket Council has received from Mr Hay, the manager of the New Zealand team, that the English tour is going to result in a heavy loss. This has been caused largely by continuous wet weather resulting in so many matches being abandoned. Mr Hay’s cablegram which contained the financial returns of the tour to date, was considered at a special meeting of the Council last night. After discussing the matter fully the Council decided that it was its duty to make a final effort to minimise the loss as much as possible.. It is now proposed to play matches in Wellington and Christchurch on the team’s return between the Tourists and Rest of New Zealand, and to ask the Wellington City Council and the Lancaster Park Board of Control to forego their usual charges for the use of- the grounds for these matches, so that the returns will be as substantial as possible. The decision to play matches in Wellington and Christchurch should afford a splendid opportunity of including Bowley and Newman as well as Badcock in the team playing against the Tourists.