CRICKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 May 1938, Page 11

CRICKET

LORD’S MATCH ABANDONED. [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] (Received, May 18, 11 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. The match between MaryJebone and the Australians was abandoned in mid-afternoon, following continuous light, rain. Bowling: McCormick 0 for 8, Waite 0 for IS,''McCabe. 1 for; 22, FleetwoodSmith 0 for 25, O’Reilly 0 for 8. NORTHANTS TEAM. (Recd. May 18, 1 p.m. LONDON, May 17The Northamptonshire team against the Australians will be as follows: — R. Nelson, A. Snowden, G. Cuthbertson, Timms, Partridge, James, Buswell. Brookes. O’Brien, Merritt, and another.

COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, May 17. Rain curtailed some of the County cricket, fixtures. Scores: Dorky, first 235. Second 210 (G. Pope 83i. Surrey first. 159 (Mitchell 7 for 45L Second 174 (Townsend 7 for 57). Derby won by 112 runs. Lancashire first. 8 for 491 declared. Hddon 114. Oldfield 115, Hopwood not oni. 83). Essex first. 119 (Nutter 5 for 38). Followed on 195 (O’Connor 86). Lancashire, won by an innings and 177 runs. Yorkshire, first 266 (Sutcliffe 110). Second 0 for 58. Gloucester first. 9 for 428 declared (Hammond 124). Gloucester won on the first, innings. Hampshire, first 221 (Creese 89). Second 2 for 61. Leicester, first, S for 288 declared (Dempster 110, Boyes 5 lor 52). Leicester won on the first innings. Sussex first 7 for 487 declared (Cox 101 James Parks 169). Notts first. 231. Followed on ISS (J. Cornford 5 for 40). Sussex won by an innings and 71 runs. Warwick first. 215 (Clay 5 for 59). Second 178. Glamorgan first 222 (Hollies 6 for 81). Second 3 for 142. Glamorgan won on the first innings. Cambridge, first. 209. Second 7 for 379 declared (Gibb 141). Northants first 168. Second 4 for 172. The match was drawn.