ENGLISH CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 13 August 1928, Page 8

ENGLISH CRICKET

THE MATCHES. Australian Pros** Association —United Service.) LONDON, 1 Aug. 10. Rain on the third day interfered with some of the games. Kent in the first innings made 346 (H'ardinge 90, . Woolley 99. Nichols took four for 58, C- Ashton five for 103. In the second they made 236 for one wicket, declared (Ashdown 84, Hardinge not out 96). Essex in the first innings made 20S (Russell 60, Franklin 54). Freeman took eight for 194. In the second innings they made 218 (Russell 56). Freeman took six for 87, Marriott five for 54. Kent won by 146 runs. Surrey in the first innings made 249 (Shepherd 60). Mayer took eight for 62. In the second they made 393 for six wickets, declared (Hobbs not out 200, Ducat 73). Warwick in the first innings made 351 (Bates 73, Wyatt 74, Groom not out 60). In the second they made 75 for one wicket. Warwick won on the first innings. Somerset in the first innings made 258 (Hunt 101). Mercer took six for 175. In the second they made 192 i (Longridge not out 55). Glamorgan [in the first innings made 213 (Bell i 88). Somerset won on the first innI ings. I Gloucester in the first innings made 319 (Seahrook 76, Neale not out 66). ! Constantine took four for 66, Scott four for 61. In the second innings they made 129 for three (Dipper not I out 62). West Indies in the first i innings made 299 (Roach 71, Nunes 171, Martin 53, Scott 66). The match I was drawn. Leicestershire in the first innings made 390 (Berry 50, Armstrong 186). Yorkshire in the first innings made 234 (Mitchell 55). A still took four for 63. They followed on and made 273 for four wickets (Holmes 110, Sutcliffe 119). Leicestershire won on the first innings. Lancashire in the first innings* made 406 for six wickets, declared (Hallows 71, Tddon not out 71. Ernest Tyldesiey 168). Middlesex in the first innings made 151 (Hendren 60). Hopwood took four for 30. They followed on and made 145. _ Hopwood took five for 44. Lancashire won by an innings and 110 runs. Sussex in the first innings made 190. Larwood took five for 55. In the second they made 158. Larwood took six for 46. Notts in the first innings made 162. Tate took five for 39. In the second they made 189 for eight wickets (Payton not out 57, George Gunn 52). Notts won by two wickets.

In Northampton’s first, innings W. Timms made 90 and Jnpp 90. In the second thev made 265 for six wickets (Woolley 97, W. Timms 65). Hampshire in the first innings made 395 (Mead 76, Kennedy 87. Brown 51). Jnpp took five for 144. Hampshire won on the first innings. Playing .for Worcestershire against Derbyshire, Higgins made 50. Root took six for 107 and five for 61. For Derby, Storer made 76. Lee took five for 99, Townsend six for 84 and four for 45. Derby won. THIRD TEST BEGUN.

. LONDON, Aug. 31. The third cricket test, England against West Indies, begun at the Oval to-dav.

West Indies hatted first, making 238. Roach was? in best form with 53. Tate took four wickets for 59 runs. England made 155 runs for the loss of one wicket. Hobbs is not out for 89 and Sutcliffe m'ade 63.