COUNTY CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 201, 15 July 1936, Page 9

COUNTY CRICKET

RAIN STILL INTERFERES.

COVER’S 100 WICKETS. GIMBLETT BATS WELL. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received Julv 15, 10.20 a.m: LONDON, July 14. Yet another round of the county cricket matches has been marred by rain. Play in three matches was, confined to one day. IJie batting figures were again very poor, ajtliougu tne oo.vmig averages were excellent. Uov'er, wiio took -t tor 39 and 7 tor 30 lor Surrey against event, lias now talten lud wicKOis tor tne season. rv. ainiLn bunied excellently ior Middlesex, taking i lor 28 and 5 lor oi against Essex. Verity exploited his slow leit-arm tactics' "for i orksfiire and claimed 6 .LNoits wicltets lor 42 runs. Gimbiett scored o2 tor Somerset in the maten witfi Worcester. lie scored 42 m eight strokes, Jutting five 0 s and three boundaries. Fagg, Kent s 21 -year-old batsman, complied I2i of tile sides lust innings score ot 228. -details are as follow: Kent v. surrey.—ivent: First innings, 288 (ragg i2i ; outer 4 tor 3d); second inning.,, /o tGover V lor ob;. Surrey: Hii.it innings, ioJ (Watt 6 ior 4u;; second innings, o ior lyl (.loud o tor 4i). surrey it on by lour wickets. Notts v. Yorkshire. —Notts: Hirst innings, 84 (,\emy 8 tor 42); second innings,. 121 (smailes 6 for oifi Yorkshire: First liniings, 162 (Larwood 5 tor 59); second innings, none lor 9. Yorkshire won on tile lirst innings. Derby v. Lancashire. —Derby: Hirst innings, 8 tor lib declared (dibbles 7 tor 3b;. Lancashire: Hirst innings, none lor 3 i. 'llie maicii was drawn. Warwick v. Gloucester. — ivaimck: First innings, Gi. Gloucester: Hirst innings, / ior 145. Gloucester won on tue hist innings. Middlesex v. Essex. —Middlesex: First innings, 238 (.Htuline 161; Fames 7 tor 84); second innings, V ior 138 declared. Essex: First innings, 14-1 (P. Smith i tor’ 28); second innings, 8 lor 140 (P. Smith o tor 31). Middlesex won on the first innings. Somerset v. V\ orcesicr. —Somerset: First innings, 142 (Gimbiett 52; Jacksou 5 ior 02); second innings, 165 (Jackson 5 lor 59). Worcester: l'irst Hillings, 60 (Wellard 5 tor 29); second innings, 77 (.\Vellard 5 tor 16, _ Hazel! 4 tor 28). Somerset won by 170 runs. Northants v. Sussex.—Northants: First innings, 8 ior 164, declared. Sussex: Just innings, 82 (Clark 6 tor 37). Northants won on the lirst innings. Leicester v. Glamorgan.—Leicester: First innings, 94 (Mercer 6 for 42); second innings, 176 (Mercer 6 tor 81). Glamorgan: Hirst innings, 249 (Duckfield, not out, 81); second innings, none tor 23. Glamorgan won by 10 wickets.

POSITIONS OB TEAMS. The positions of teams ia the county championship after the above matches are as follow: Points Percen-

THE INDIAN TEAAI

AAIABNATK REINSTATED

Received Julv 10. 9.20 a m. BOAIBAY, July 14Expressing the opinion that the dismissal of Amarnath from the Indian team in England, towards the end of June, was an extreme punishment, the Nawab of Bhoval lias Reinstated him to the team, wlucn be will rejoin, travelling by a.u on July

23 He will make an unqualified apology to the manager.

AAIES INDISPOSED

LONDON, July 13. The Daily Alail says that Ames has suffered a recurrence of the muscular rheumatism which Caused his retirement in the fifth Test against Australia in 1934, and which is now preventing his reappearance in county cnck°lt is feared that it has spoiled his chances of selection for tho Australian tour.

BROWN FOR QUEENSLAND

SYDNEY, July 14

AY. A. Brown, the Australian cricketer, is moving to Queensland, where for the next three years he will be associated with a Brisbane motor firm. He will become the coach of local cricketers.

p. 17 Pea. 2d5 Act. 150 luge. bl.96 16 240 lo7 bi.Uo 14 210 111 • 52.85 Yorkshire Middlesex 16 16 16 , 240 ; 195 ' 240 119 90 "liO 49.55 46.12 4o.o5 Hants ; ( v .its: 15 r^m i'-tpr': ! ' 210 hi 255 ; ,1.15 ’ ■ 94 41;S8 41.77 Gloucestershire . Somersetshire . Li • icashirtth Worcestershire . Leicestershire .. 19 15 17. 17 14 17 105 ’ 76 85 84 68 65 56.83 33.83 33.33 32.93 32.33 23.83 Warwickshire Glamorgan Northants 14 15 16 210 . 225 240 57 44 34 27.14 19.57 14.17