LOW SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET

Northern Advocate, 11 July 1936, Page 7

LOW SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET

TOWNSEND'S FINE FEAT

[United Press Association. —By Electric t Telegraph. — Copyright .] (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 10.

Rain seriously curtailed the series of county cricket matches which began on Wednesday. Naturally, in the prevailing conditions, there was some low scoring, four innings closing for 100 or less. Fine effort by T. W. J. Goddard, Gloucestershire’s powerful fast bowler, was responsible for Yorkshire’s dismissal at Bristol for 56. The home side scored, for five wickets, the necessary runs for a first innings victory.

Hampshire made 88 against Derbyshire; Notts, reached 100 only and fell to the weak , Northants’ XI. on the Trentbridge wicket, while Somerset’s second innings at Colchester realised 84.

The outstanding feat of the week was a remarkable innings of 153, unbeaten, by L. F. Townsend (the former Auckland coach), against

Hants, at Chesterfield. The position of the five leading teams remains unaltered. In order of championship points they are:—Derby, Kent, Notts, Yorkshire (1935 champions), Middlesex. Results and principal performances: Leicestershire v. Surrey.—Leicestershire: First innings, 330 (Armstrong 117 not out; Cover, 5 for 72). Surrey: First innings, 116 (Geary 6 for 35); follow-on, 1 for 42. Leicestershire won on the first innings. Hampshire v. Derbyshire.—Hampshire: First innings, 88 (A. Pope, 4 for 15; Mitchell, 4 for 46); second, 2 for 10. Derbyshire: First innings, 8 for 336, declared .(Townsend 153 not out). Derbyshire won ori the first innings. Notts v. Northamptonshire. —Notts: First innings, 100 (Clark 4 for 37). Northamptonshire: First innings, 4 for 130. Northamptonshire won on the first innings. Lancashire v. Sussex.—Lancashire: First innings, 255. Sussex: First innings, 4 for 93. The match was drawn. Kent v. Glamorgan. —Kent: Frst innings, 375 (Todd 113). Glamorgan; First innings, 1 for 49. The match

was drawn. Somerset v. Essex.— Somerset: First innings, 127 (Nichols 4 for 32); second, 84 (Eastman 5 for 33). Essex: First innings, 220. Essex won by an innings and 9 runs. Yorkshire v. Gloucestershire.—Yorkshire: First innings, 56 (Goddard 5 for 23). Gloucestershire: First innings, 5 for 57. Gloucestershire won on the first innings. Two other games are in progress.

Scores:— Ireland: First innings, 161. India: First innings, 136 for 8 wickets. Harrow: First innings, 161 for six wickets (Watson 57 not out), against Eton at Lords.