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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 198, 4 August 1928, Page 5

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ENGLISH COUNTY GAMES YQRKSHIRE'S EASY VICTORY. LARWOOD AND HAMMOND IN BOWLING FORM. [United Press Association—By Cable" Copyright.) [Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received 4. 1.10 p,m.) London, Aug. 3. Heavy rain everywhere interrupted the first day’s play in the county cricket matches. Yorkshire in the first innings made 287—Mitchell 91, Rhodes 61—and in the second 12 for none. Northamptonshire in the first innings made 125 —Robinson took five for 51 and Macaulay five for 58—and followed on, making 172—J. Timms 80; Rhodes took five for 57. Yorkshire won bv ten wickets.

Hampshire in the first innings made 408—Mead 79, Newman I't’, Hosie 60; Nicholls took six for 10/. Essex in the first innings made 120— Boyes took five for 38—and foUowed on, making 201—Crawley 55, Franklin 66; Boyes took five for 93. Hants won by an innings and 87 runs. The West Indies in the first innings made 130—Cresswell took four for 35 and White four for 50. In the second they made 230 for 9— Hoad 71; Cresswell took five for 68 and Wellard four for 59. Somerset in the first innings made 216—McBryan not out 84; Small took four for 52. The match was drawn. Kent in the first innings made 118 —Woolley not out 66; Larwood took four or 28 and Barratt four tot 47. In the second innings they made 289— Ashdown 84. Woollev 66; Voce took four for 45. Nottinghamshire in the first innings made 239 for bine and declared—Walker 56; Freeman took five for 98. In the second they made 158 for one—Gunn not out 100. Notts won by nine wickets. Derbyshire in the first innings made 263—Townsend not out 55; Bowley took six for 106. Sussex in the first innings made 163—Bowley 104; Townsend took eight for 48— and followed on making 152 for eight, —Townsend took five for 63. Derby won on the first innings. For Glamorgan against Worcester Bell made 63 and 61 not out. Tyson not out 73, Bates 51. For Worcestershire, Wright made 60, Higgins 50, Quaife 136 not out. Worcester won. For Middlesex against Gloucester, shire Hammon' took five for 60, Gloucester won.