Middlesex County Cricket Certainty

Northern Advocate, 30 August 1947, Page 5

Middlesex County Cricket Certainty

(Rec. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 29. Middlesex, with a. win over Northants, has an unbeatable .lead in the county cricket championship. One round remains to be played. ~ • ■ Middlesex, runner-up in the last five county championships, has won the title five times since its inception in 1873.

Compton and Edrich, in this match, passed 3000 runs for the season. Compton was the first player to achieve the feat since 1938. Results of matches:

Middlesex: First innings, 273 (Robertson 85: Broderick 5 for 4G); second innings, G for 303 declared (Brown 73, Compton 85). Northants: First innings, 147 (Young 6 for 41); second innings, 74 (Young 5 for 36, Sims 3 for 18). Middlesex won by ; 355 runs. '

Surrey: First innings, 57G (Whittaker 105, Parker 134, Squires 73, E. Bedser 92 c not out). Leicester: First innings, 167 ■ (Squires 5 for 34); followed on, 208. ”, Surrey won by an innings and 201 runs, Gloucester: First innings, 293 (Crapp 79,

Wilson 73); second innings, 255 (Wilson 96; Nye 6 for 96). Sussex: First innings, 426-*‘-(Cox 142); second innings, 1 for 133 (Johnyfj Langridge 77 not out). Sussex Won by':.;, nine wickets.

Yorkshire: First innings. 401 (Hutton 197); second innings, 280 (Hutton 104, Halliday 80). Essex: First innings, 468 (Vigar 84, R, Smith 86 not out); second * innings, 2 for 95. The match was drawn. . Hampshire: First innings, 363 (Bailey 95, McCorkell 74); second innings, 7 for 224 declared. Lancashire: First innings, £ 9 for 367 declared (Cranston 155 not.out);..« second innings, 220 (Washbrook 105; Bailey'-*" 6 for 82). The match ended in a tie, both sides scoring 587.