CRICKET ALL COUNTY GAMES CURTAILED: RAIN PREVENTS DECISIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 July 1947, Page 8

CRICKET ALL COUNTY GAMES CURTAILED: RAIN PREVENTS DECISIONS

LONDON, July 11.

Rain seriously curtailed all county cricket matches, and not one game was decided. Results were as follows: Leicester v. Glamorgan.—Leicester—first innings, 175 (Davies five for 42). Second innings, 123 (Clay seven for 32). Glamorganshire—first innings, 142 (Walsh seven for 53). Second innings, 21 for three. The match was drawn.

Worcester v. Hampshire—Worcestershire—first innings, 155 (Ransom five for 54). Second innings, 278 for five declared (Cooper 84). Hampshire—first innings, 239 (Arnold 125; Jackson six for 52). Second innings, 88 for four. The match was drawn. Somerset v. Notts.—Somerset —first innings, 171. Second innings, 118 for six. Notts —first innings, 132 (Wellard six for 44). The match was drawn. Warwick v. Lancashire.—Warwickshire—first innings, 207 (Pollard six for 77). Second innings, 160 for seven. Lancashire—first innings, 295 (Place i 135; Paine five for 75). The match was drawn. Yorkshire v. Kent.—Yorkshirefirst innings, 79 (Ridgeway seven for 27). .Second innings, 111 for eight (Ridgeway five for 59), Kent—first innings, 244 (Fagg 121). The match was drawn.

A two-day cricket match between Eton and Harrow ended in a draw. Harrow, in its first innings made 266 runs for five- wickets declared, and in its second innings 122 for four wickets. Eton made 394 for eight wickets, declared, in its first innings.