KENT BEATEN

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 177, 27 June 1936, Page 7

KENT BEATEN

COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES. SPLENDID DISPLAYS. ALL-ROUND EXCELLENCE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received June 27, 11.20 a.m. LONDON, June 26. Splendid batting and bowling performances were registered in the last series of county cricket matches. Kent, the leaders in the championship, iiacl tneir colours lowered lor the occasion by Lancashire who won by two wickets. Hurdstaff, the 23-year-old Notts batsman, compiled 121 and Lnley, more noted lor his fine wieketkeeping qualities, made 124. Fislilock comphdcd 128 for Surrey against Cambridge, for whom Yardley made 116,' not out. ' An even century to “Patsy” Hendren enabled him to retain his “place in the sun.”

Berry, who has been a prolific bat for Leicester for more than a decade, compiled 143. bussex.beat Oxford easily, Melville contributing 142 and H. Parks 159. Staples, iNotis’ fine all-rounder, took 5 Warwick wickets tor 13 runs. Boyes (Hampshire) claimed 5 for 12 against Leicester.

Bowes, Yorkshire’s fast trundler, took 5 for 32 and 4 for 29 against Somerset. Details are as follow : Middlesex v. Gloucester. —Middlesex: First innings, 317 (Hendren 100) ; second innings, 329 (Hulme, not out,. 87; Sinfield 9 for 111). Gloucester: First innings, 249. Middlesex won on the first innings. Cambridge v. Surrey.—Cambridge : First innings, 359 (Yardley, not out, 116); second innings, 4 for 107. Surrey: First innings, 291 (Fislilock 128). The match was drawn. Worcester v. Derby.—Worcester : First innings, 233 (Gibbons 99; Copson 5 for 64); second innings, 162.*. Derby: First innings, 247 (Townsend 76); second innings, 7 for 149 (Parks 5 for 63). Derby won by three wickets.

Kent v. Lancashire.—Kent: First innings, 164 (Fagg 71) ; second innings, 183. Lancashire: First innings, 131 (Freeman 4 for 41); second innings, 8 for 218 (Watt 6 for 65). Lancashire won by two wicktes. Notts v. Warwick.—Notts: First innings, 435 (Hardstaff 121, Lilley 124). Warwick: First innings, 98 (Voce 4 for 42, Staples 5 for 13). They followed on to make 236. Notts won by an innings and 101 runs. Leicester v. Hampshire.—Leicester: First innings, 62 (Boyes 5 lor 12) ; second innings, 9 for 334, declared (Berry 143). Hampshire: First innings, 140; second innings, 5 for 147. Hampshire won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Somerset.—Yorkshire: First innings, 392 (Barber 92, Verity 89). Somerset: First innings, 146 (Bowes 5 for 32). They followed on to make 94 (Bowes 4 for 29). Yorkshire won by an innings and 152 runs. Essex v. Northants.—Essex : First innings, 150 (Jupp 6 for 60) ; second innings, 8 for 334, declared (Nichols 101).“Northants: First innings, 253 (Lamb,-not out, 91); second innings, 5 for 133. Northants won on the first innings. • , Sussex v. Oxford.—Sussex: First innings, 424 (Melville 142, H. Parks 159). Oxford: First .innings, 226. They followed on to make 172. Sussex won by an innings and 26 runs.