CRICKET

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1939, Page 3

CRICKET

ENGLISH GAMES. LONDON, August 25. County cricket results are as follow:— Middlesex, first 211. Second 8/359 declared (Robertson 92, Robins 84 > Somerset, first 106 (J. Smith 4/28 > Second 239. Middlesex won by 225 runs. Notts, first 271 (Hardstaff 117: Nichols 5/34). Second 74 (Fames 5/30). Essex, first 233 (P. Smith 102. Voce 5/70). Second 3/113. Essex won by seven wickets. ‘Glamorgan, first 195. Second 93 (Brown, 5/48, Parker 4/?). Surrey, first 207 (Matthews 6/56/. Second 4/82. Surrey won by six wickets. Worcester, first 164 (Dean 4,38, including the hat-trick). Second 190 (King 90, Hill 6/38). Hampshire, first 191. Second 131 (Martin 6/38). Worcester won by 32 runs. Yorkshire, first 438 (Hu 1.1 on 100). Kent, first 109 (Verity 4/3*2,. Followed on 215 (Chalk not out 115). Verity 5/48). Yorkshire won by an innings I and 14 runs. I Lancashire first IJS (Merritt f z B3) I Second 188 (Merritt 4/62). Northants

• first 156 (Roberts 4/47). Second 132 s Lancashire won by 95 runs. > Derby, first 227. Second 157 (Nye 5/-19). Sussex, first 423 (Holmes 91. Milchell 8/149). Sussex won by an 3 innings and 39 runs. z< Warwick, first 165 (Sinfield 3/1 >. jj Second 247 (Dollery 108). Gloucester, first 187. Second 115 (Mayer 6/40). Warwick won by 110 runs. 0 ' , t WEST INDIES TOUR ENDS. LONDON, August 25. > The West Indies team has abandon(j ed its tour, and is leaving for Canada y to-night.