HOBBS’ GREAT RECORD

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1930, Page 7

HOBBS’ GREAT RECORD

174 CENTURIES SCORED

TOO ILL FOR TEST MATCH ?

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(Recd. August'9, 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 8.

Hobbs, who is suffering from an attack of neuritis, has been ordered a week’s rest. Hobbs is now within 16 runs of the late W. G. Grace’s aggregate record of 54,896 in first class cricket. His 106 to-day makes his centuries 174. He has now scored 100 against every county, both at home and away.

NO PLAY AT WARWICK.

LONDON, August S. The Warwick match has been abandoned.

Bowling: A’Beckett 0/1, Fairfax 1/13, Hurwood 1/28, Hornibrook 1./29, Grimmett 0/14, McCabe 0/10.

COUNTY MATCHES.

LONDON, August 8. Rain seriously curtailed county cricket. Results: —

Surrey first 265 (Hobbs 106, Tate 7 for 55); second 4 for .154 (Ducat, not out 71). Sussex 'first 262. Surrey won on the first innings. Derby, first 85 (Brook 6 for 30); second 186. Worcester first 309 (Root 80, Mitchell 5 for 74). Worcester won by an innings and 38 runs. Gloucester first 230 (Sinfield 98, Mercer 5 for 64). -Glamorgan, first 62 (Hammond 8 for 25); followed on 129 (Hammond 4 for 48). Gloucester won by an innings and 39 runs. Kent, first 279 (Ashdown 64, Staples 6 for 86); second 8 for IS2 declared. Nottingham, first 248 (Whysall 128, Freeman 6 for 93); second 5 for 91. Kent won on the first innings. Yorkshire, first 189 (Holmes 81, Geary 5 for 64). Leicester, first 7 for 115. Match drawn.

Middlesex, .first 179. ' Lancashire, first J for 49. Match drawn. Hampshire, first 60 (Jupp 6 for 17); second 153. Northants first 120, second . 8 for 95. Northants won by two wickets.

Somerset, first 8 for 162, declared. Essex first 0 for 48. Match drawn.