SORRY PROCESSION

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 4 May 1935, Page 5

SORRY PROCESSION

Worcester Batsmen Routed for Second Innings score of 95 MATCH TO SOUTH AFRICANS FINISHED BEFORE LUNCH (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright). Received 12.15 p.m. to-day. LONDON, May 3. The South Africans defeated Worcester by an innings and 166 runs. At the close of yesterday’s play South. Africa had made 351 and dismissed Worcestershire for 90.

The match was resumed in perfect weather and Walters. and Bull, were back to the pavilion within tten minutes. The remainder of the Worcester batsmen followed in a sorry procession. The county’s chances were soon hopeless. The wicket was faster and vicious inswingers accounted for several wickets. A twenty-five minutes ’ stand for 18 runs was mainly due to lucky snicks. The match was finished before • lunch. • Scores are:— ■ - _ - SOUTH AFRICA. ' First Innings 351 WORCESTERSHIRE. First Innings ................... 90 Second Innings. Walters, 1.b.w., b Bell ' .... 1 Gibbons, b Bell 5 Bull, b Crisp ; 2 Martin, b Bell ........... 1 -...... .15 Howarth, e and b Vincent ....... 1 Human, b Crisp 14= Warne, b Vincent , 5 Lyttelton, b Bell ................. 30 Perks, not out IS Buller, b Bell 0 Jackson, b Blaskas 0 Extras 4 ... • Total 95 Bowling analysis: Crisp took two wickets for 13, Bell five for 22, Vincent two for 39, Balaskas one for 17.

Woolley Makes Century in Opening County Matches Received 12.30 p.m. jfo-day. LONDON, May 3. Rain marred the opening of the English county cricket season. Results are:— Kent, first innings 242 (Woolley 105; Smith five for S 7, Geary five for 60); second innings 159 (Smith seven for 58). Leicester, first innings 110 (Lewis five for 13) ;- second innings 93-(Free-man eight for 40). Kent won by 19S runs. Sussex, first' innings 373 (Melville 124). Cambridge, first innings 97 (Wenslcy four for 42). Cambridge followed on for 182 (Wensley four for 41). Sussex won by an innings and 94 runs. ... Surrey, first innings 222 (Holmes 63); second innings five for 111. Marylebone, first innings 313 (Wyatt 103). The match was drawn. Woolley made his hiindred against Leicestershire before lunch in 90 minutes. He hit a six and. fourteen fours. Newspapers emphasise that Freeman s eight wickets did not include a single victim of the new leg before rule..