COUNTY CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 162, 10 June 1939, Page 9

COUNTY CRICKET

SUTCLIFFE’S DOUBLE CENTURY

DEMPSTER UNBEATEN

Received June 10, 10 a.in. LONDON, Juno 9. High scores were again registered m mosUcuimty cricket matches, the best being Essex (seven for 531) against Nolls, Yorkshire (seven for 500) against Leicester. Glamorgan (492) ng dust Kent (-171), Hampshire (434) against Lancashire, Gloucester (-1(54) against Surrey, and Derby (nine lor 421) against Worcester. H. Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire veteran, again reached Ids double century, and the New Zealander, C. S. Dempster, came to light with 165 not out lor Leicester. in the howling honours G. I ope and A. Pope (Derby) headed the field, the former collecting four wickets for 30 and the latter six for 47 against Worcester. The best individual performance was that of James Langridge (Sussex) who took live Warwick wickets lor the small total of 12 runs. Verify (Yorkshire) played havoc against Leicester and look eight wickets for 3S. Results of the matches were as iolluw : DERBY v. WORCESTER. Dcrbv. — First innings, 158; second. 9 for 421 declared (Smith 123, Aiderman 9 L). Worcester. — First innings, 102 (G. Pope -I for 30); second, 102 (A. Pope 6 lor 47). Derby won by 315 runs. S V RIIE Y v. GLOUCEST ER. Surrey.—First innings, 236 (Gregory 83; Burnett 4 for 29); second. 171 (Scott 7 for 86). Gloucester.—First innings, 464 (Hammond 135). Gloucester won by an innings and 57 runs. HAAI PS 111 RE v. LANG A SHIR E. Hampshire. —First innings, 434 (Bailey 97; Phillipson, 7 for 11)4); second, 8 for 206 declared. Lancashire. —First innings, 2756 ; second, 4 for 385 (Hopwood 135, Iddon 102 not out). Lancashire won bv six wickets. KENT v. GLAAIOHGAN. Kent-.—First innings, 471 (Ames 177 Todd 115 hot out); second, 4 for 306 (Fagg 169 not out). Glamorgan. —First innings. 492 (Turnbull 102, E. Jones 105 not out). Glamorgan won on flie first innings. ESSEX v. NOTTS. Essex. — First innings, 7 ior 531 declared (O’Connor 194); second, 7 for 124 declared. Notts.- —First innings, 418 (Harris 196); second, 2 for 203 (Keeton 97 not out). Notts won bv eight wickets. SOMERSET v. MIDDLESEX.

Somersct.—First innings, 304 (Lee 151): second, 139 (Suns six tor oJ). Middlesex.— First innings. 312 (Ed-,-ii‘h 71 ; Buse. five for To) : second, live for 184 (Compton 103 not out). Middlesex won by live wickets. WARWICK v. SUSSEX.

Warwick. First innings, 217 (James Langridgo five for 12) ; second, Sussex. —First innings, 179 (Mayer six lor 70) ; second, six lor 20G (Janies Langridgo 87 not out). Sussex won by four wickets. LEICESTER v. YORKSHIRE.

Leicester. —First innings, 360 (Dempster 105 not out) ; second, 104. (Verity eight for 33). Yorkshire.—First innings, 7 for 500 declared (Sutcliffe 234 not out). Yorkshire won bv an innings and 30 runs. OXFORD v. MINOR COUNTIES. Oxford.—First innings, 2SI ; second, 256. Minor Counties.—First innings. 236; second, six for 304 (Burnaby 101). Minor Counties won by four wickets. ' CAMBRIDGE v.'aBMY. Cambridge.— First innings, eight for

411 declared; second, seven for 149, Ai'iuv.— First innings, 537 (Grin stow 104,-Pncke 145). ‘ The mulch was drawn.