ENGLISH CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 14 August 1929, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET

COUNTY SERIES

DULEEPSINHJI BRILLIANT,

RYAN BOWLS WELL,

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service,) (Received 12.5 p.in.)

LONDON, August .13

In the county cricket series, Middlesex in their first innings made 514 for five wickets declared (Lee 225, Allen 155). Second innings 53 for two wickets. Surrey, first innings: 171 (Peebles six for 23), Follow-on innings; 394 (Hobbs 97 —Haig four for 71). Middlesex won by eight wickets, Northants, first innings: 122, (Parker seven for 58). Second innings.' 11S (Goddard four for 35), Gloucester, first innings 15(5, (Thomas four for 45, Jupp four for 73). Second innings 88 for three wickets. Gloucester won by seven wickets.

Sussex, first innings: 428 (Duleepsinhji 115, Langridge 80, Hoklsworth not out (59—Freeman six for 131). Second, innings 381 for eight declared (Duleepsinhji 246). Kent, first innings 398 (Ashdown 63, Knott 14.0, Wright 69 —Tate six for 136). Second innings 244 (Ames 118t—Tate seven for 58). Sussex won by 167 runs. Yorkshire, first innings: 369 (Sutcliffe 95, Leyland 69, Mitchell 60). Hampshire, first, innings: 189 (Mead 61—Robinson four for 47). Follow-on innings: 162 (Robinson six for 62). Yorkshire won by an innings and 18 runs.

Warwick, first, innings l : 138 (Holroyd five for 47). Second innings: 178- (MacDonald five for 80), Lancashire, first inning®: 369 for nine declared (Hallows 102, Makepeace not out 163). Lancashire won toy an innings and 53 runs.

Derby, first innings: 457 for eight declared (Btorer .176,■ Lee 76, Hillwood 72). Second innings: 50 for two, Nottingham, first innings: 353 (Gunn 74, Walker 61—Lee five for 111). Derby won on the first innings, .. Somerset, first innings: 126 (Mereec .four for 54, Ryan five for 19). Second innings: 220 (Macßryan. 74—Me ret r four for 71, Eyan four for 65). Glammorgan, first innings: 100 (Willard five for 31). Second innings: 250 for six (801 l 83). Glamorgan won by four wickets.

Worcester, first innings; 107. Second innings 294. Leicester first innings 551 for seven declared, Leicester won by’ an innings and 150 runs. DuloepsinhjiV double century recalls his kinsman, Bang], at his best. His 246 occupied throe and a quarter hours. It included' five sixes and 31 fours. His wonderful hitting continued to the end, mainly drives.

EASY VICTORY.

ESSEX FAIL .BADLY.

(Australian Press Assn,-—United Service.) (Received 11.14 a.m.) LONDON, August; 13. The South Africans easily accounted for Essex’at cricket, the score board reading:— Essex, first innings 237 Essex, second innings 106 —343

S, Africa, first innings (7 wkts , declared) ......... 389 S. Africa, second innings (8 wkts declared) ........ 281 .—-<B7O In the visitors’ second innings Taylor made 67 and Owen-Smith 90. Palmer took four wickets for 112 and Hipkin two wickets for 44. Batting for Essex, Crawley compiled 47. McMillan, with" four wickets for 56, and Owen-Smith, three wickets for ‘l3, were the South Africans' beat ttundlers.

•NEW ZEALAND TEAM,

TOUR OP HOMELAND,

(Per Press Association. —Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, This Day,

The Wellington Cricket Association provisionally agreed to sending a New Zealand team to England in 1931, subject to satisfactory financial arrangements being made, . It also agreed to take a three-days ’ match in December ■’with the visiting English team, though still pressing for a fourth day, owing to the heavy charge of £375 for the match.