ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 8 June 1931, Page 3

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

UR UAK D U CL All ATI ON ,3. FIRST BALL WITHDRAWAL. (United Press Associatium—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) LONDON, June 3. Tli civ was big scoring in some of the county erieKet lnatchesd, though Peebles took six wickets for two jams against Somerset. For Surrey a gain si Warwick Hobbs made I 17, Ducat 123 and Shepherd 140. The freak declarations consequent oil the new county scoring readied the limit at Sheffield on the morning ol the Gloucester versus Yorkshire match which was held up for two days owing to rain. Gloucester, endeavouring t:> force a conclusion, declared after the first ball, which was allowed to go for four byes. Yorkshire similarly declared at one wicket for four. dims there were four innings in due day. Gloucester in the second innings made 121 mui Yorkshire made 77. Gloucester ivon by 4 7 runs. Other matches resulted: —-

Surrey beat Warwickshire.—Warwick in the first innings made 139 (Cover took six wickets for 72) and in the second 232 (Wyatt 300; Fender took six wickets for 31). Surrey in the first innings lost four wickets for 303 and declared (Hobbs 147. Ducat 123, Shepherd 140). Surrey won by an innings and 112 runs. Nottinghamshire heat Hampshire.— Hampshire in the first ‘ innings made 220 (Arnold 83) and in the second 03 (Larwood took six wickets for 20). Nottingham in the first innings lost nine wickeds for 27!) and declared (Walker 79) and in the second lost no wickets for 10. Nottingham won by ten wickets. Worcesterbent Kent. —Kent in the first innings made 76 (Jackson rook six wickets for 25) and in the second 110 (Perks took six widiots for 40). Worcester in the first innings made Ll2 (Freeman took seven wickets for 40) and in the second lost five wickets for 76. Worcester won by five wickets. Sussex beat. Leicestershire.—Sussex in the first innings lost nine, wickets for 397 and declared (Duleopsinli.ii 112) and in the second two for 75. Leicester in tin 1 first innings mack' 286 (Astil! 145; Langridge took six wickets for 31). Sussex won on the first innings. -Middlesex boat Somerset.—Somerset in the first innings made 114 and in tiie second 193 (Peebles took, six wickets for 2). Middlesex in the first innings made 246 and in the second lost two wickets for 62). Middlesex warn by eight wickets. Oxford University beat Lancashire. —- Lancashire in the first- innings' made 193 (Green 80) and in the second 92 (Wellings took five- wickets for 33). Oxford in the first- innings made .171 and in the second lost three wick&'ts for 117. Oxford won. by seven wickets.