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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 9

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COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. GEARY’S BOWLING RECORD. (Australian Press Association—United Service.) Received 11.5 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Aug. 10. In the county competitions Essex in the first innings made 152 (AVilcox 71) and in the second 165 (Franklin). Peebles took five wickets for 56. Middlesex in the first innings made 197 (Hendren S 9). Smith took four for 50. In .the second innings they made 123 for four wickets. Middlesex won by six wickets. Sussex in the first innings made 260 (Duleepsiniliji 63). Parker took four for 76 and Goddard six lor 85. In the second they made 116. Parker took seven for *49. Gloucester in .the first innings made 214 (Lyon 62). Bowley took Jive wickets for 64. In the second they-made 164 (Dipper 69). La.ngridge took five for 72. Sussex won by one run.

Nottingham in the first- innings made 311 (Walker not out 133). Warwick in the first innings made 71. Voce took four for 21 and Staples 5 for 34. They followed on and ma.de 172 (Bates 71). Voce took six for 76 and Staples four for 70. Nottingham won. by an innings and 68 runs.

Yorkshire in the first innings made 257 (Robinson 95). In the second they made 269 for five wickets declared (Holmes 100, Leyland 61 not out). Derby in the first innings made 226 (Hutchinson 68 not out). Dennis took four for 45 and Macaulay ffve for 62. In the second they made 121 for two wickets. Yorkshire won oil the first innings. Surrev in the first innings made 321 (Hobbs" 134, Gregory 67). AVhite took eight for 113. In the second they made 140. White, took five for 40. Somerset in the first innings made 184. Fender took four for 55. In the second they made 110. Peach took six tor 38. Surrey won by 16.1 runs. Leicester in the first innings made 102 and in the second 141. Glamorgan in, the first innings made 160 and in the second 68. Geary took .10 wickets for 18. Leicester Avon by 15 runs. Geary’s feat becomes a record for English first-class cricket. Bill Howell’s 10 for 28 against Surrey was the previous best. • A tragic slip may cost Gloucester the county championship. At the fall of tho eighth wicket they wanted 20 to win. Barnett and Parker scored 17 in two overs and Parker attempted a third run from a snick to the slips, but. Barnett sent him back. There was plenty of time to regain the crease, but he fell and was run out.