ENGLISH CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 154, 15 June 1932, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET

county; results HOEB6 SCORES DOUBLE CENTUM CHAPMAN MAKES M (United Press Association—By C&blaCopyrlght.) (Received 15, 10.45 a.m.) London, June 14. In the county games a feature Was Hobbs’s double century against Essex. Results:— Worcester in the first innings mad* 279—Durston five for 26—and in tha second 90—Robins six for 45. Middlesex in the first made 161—Jackson five for 45—and in tho second lost two for 209—Stevens not out 87. Middlesex won by eight wickets. Essex in the first innings made 207 and in tho second 286—O’Connor 104. Surrey in the first innings made 243— Hobbs 113—andl in the second lost one for 251—Hobbs not out 119, Gregory not out 113. Surrey won by nine wickets., Kent in the first innings made 196—Chapman 55—and in the second 75— > Rhodes six for 48. Yorkshire in the first made 207—Freeman eight for 105 —and in the second lost six for 67. Yorkshire won by four wickets.

Derby in the first innings mode 318 and in the second lost nine for 219 (dec.) —Smith not out 103. Hampshire in the first made 234—Kennedy 80, Copson five for 48—and in the second lost four for 307—Arnold 100, Mead 104. Hampshire won by six wickets. Somerset in the first innings made 242—and in the second 196—Larwood five for 56. Notts in the first made 219—White five for 58 —and in tho second 206. Somerset won by 13 runs. Northants in the first innings made 161 and in the second 259—Timms 61. Warwick in the first innings made 274 and in the second lost three for 147. Warwick won by seven wickets. HOBBS’S RECORD. (Received 15, 11.30 a.m.) London, June 14. Hobbs created a fresh record, scoring a century in each innings for tho sixth time. His nearest rival is C. B. Fry, with five times. VISITORS’ GAMES. (Received 15, 10.0 a.m.) London, June 14. South America in the second innings made 116. Leicester won by an huungs and 33 rjjns. Lancashire in the first innings made. 399—Paynter 153. India in the second lost two for 36. The game was drawn. GILLIGAN’S CHOICE. TEST TEAM PROPHECY. (Received 15, 9.30 a.m.) London, June 14. Gilligan anticipates that nine certainties for the cricket test tour oT Australia will be:—Jardine, Duleepsinhji, F. R. Brown, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Larwood, Duckworth, Ames, Paynter. Ho plumps for Chapman for the captaincy and proposes additionally Allen, Wyatt, Keeton, Voce, Tate and Verity.