ENGLISH CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 6 August 1928, Page 4

ENGLISH CRICKET

COUNTIES COMPETITION.

RAIN INTERFERES WITH FLAY.

BEsT BOWLING AND BATiING FIGURE*.

(Australian Pri-ss Association—United Service.; J.ONbOa, Aug. 3. Heavy ram was experienced everywhere anti interrupted the urst day s plU 0 .

loikshire in the first innings made 2Si (Mitcueli 9i, Rhodes 61), and m tnc Second mad© lx with no wickets i.oivn. .ortliamptomslnro in the lust innings made Ho (Jvotynson toon live .or ox. Macauley me for 08). The) iOlloved on and put up 172 (J. Timms 80,. Rhodes toon me for oi\ lorhsiiire won uy ten wickets.

Hampsiiiie in the urst innings made tee (Mead <9, Newman 102, iiosie Gb). Nicols took six tor 107. ttssex in the urst innings made 12j (Boyes took live lor 08), and followed on to score 201 vCrawley 55, Franklin 6 j). Boyes took ..*e lor'i/3. Hants won by an innings and 87. West Indies in the first innings made J'3o (Uresswcll* took lour wickets for Go, White four for 50), and in the second innings they scored 230 runs for nine wickct-s* (iload 71,) ; Crassw-eJI took live tickets for 68 and Wellard- four lor 59. .Somerset* in the first innings scored 216 (Mcßryan not out 81); Small took four wic-kets for 52 runs. The match was drawn.

Ivent in their first ’linings made 118 (Woolley not out 66); Larwood took lour wickets for 28 and Barratt four for 47. In theiis.second innings they made 269 (Ashdown 84, Wool-ley 66); Voce took foua- wickets for 45. Nottinghaiushirt in their first innings made 239 for nine wickets, declared (Walker 56); Freeman took five wickets for 98. In their second strike tlhey put on 158 runs for one* wicket (Gunmein 100). Notts won by nine wickets. Derby in their first innings scored 263 (Townsend not out 55); Bowley took ■six wickets for 106 runs. Sussex in their first innings made 163 (Bow'ley I iJ4 ; Townsend took eight vcickocs for 18. Derby followed, on and made 151 runs for' eight (Townsend took five* wickets for 63). Derby won on the first inningsFor Glamorgan against Worcester, Bell scored 63 and 61 unfinished, Tyson not out 73. Bates 51. For Worcestershire Wrielit scored 60, Higgins 50, B. Quaife not cut 136. Worcester won. For Middlesex against Gloucestershire Hammond took five wickets for 60 runs. Gloucester won.