CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 July 1928, Page 10

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

HAMMOND'S DOUBLE CENTURY United Press Association—By Eleotno Telegraph—Copyright. Australian Press Association LONDON, 13th July. County cricket matches during the week resulted as follows: Gloucestershire, first innings 523» (Dipper 86, Hammond 244, Lyon 50), Raison taking five wickets for 104 < and in the second innings lost three wickets for 30. Essex, first innings 161, Mills taking four for 46. The side followed on in the second innings, and made 388 (O'Connor 124, Russell 113), Parker taking eight for 155. Gloucestershire won by seven wickets. Derbyshire, first innings 234 (Jackson 85), Leyland taking four for 47; and in the second innings made 199 (Storer 57), .Macaulay taking five for 76. Yorkshire declared in the first innings when eight wickets had fallen for 485 (Holmes 67, .Mitchell 91, Sutcliffc 111, Leyland 149), Worthington taking four for 67. Yorkshire won by an innings and 52 runs. Kent, first innings 363 (Hardinge 64, Ashdown 136), and in the second innings lost two wickets for 120 (Deed not out 71). Hampshire, first innings 131, Freeman taking five for 57. The side followed on, and scored 350 in the second innings (Mead 130), Freeman taking five for 132. Kent won. by eight wickets. Sussex, first innings *4Bl (Bowley /Y. Langridge 85, H. Parks 127). Warwickshire, first innings 308 (Parsons 130, Santall 59), Tate taking six for 75, and in the second innings lost six wickets for 345 (Groom not out 104,- Santall not out 71). Sussex won on the first innings. Nottinghamshire, first innings 298 (George Gunn 71), Jupp taking seven for 110; and in the second innings declared after losing .three wickets for 360 (George Gunn 159, Carr not out 100). Northamptonshire, first innings 154 (Walden M), Richmond taking five wickets for 45;-and in the second innings 296 (Bellamy 78), Barratt taking five for 53. Notts won by 208 runs. Lancashire, first innings 446 (Hallows 154 Watson 115). Worcestershire, first innings 127, R. Tvldeslev taking five for 36- and, following on, lost eight wickets for 474 (Gibbons 140, Fox not out 148). Lancashire won on the first innings. Staffordshire, first innings 99, and in the second 181 (Horner 64). West Indies, first innings 159 (Challoner 71), and in the second lost two wickets for 123 (Challoner 57). West Indies won bv eight wickets. "The result of the Leicestershire-Som-erset match is.not available. ETON V. HARROW LONDON, 13th July. In the annual match between Eton and Harrow, the Eton eleven made 126 in the first innings, Akers Douglas scorin°- 42. Robinson took four wickets for 13°runs and Welch two for 3. In the second innings Eton lost two wickets for 44 runs. Harrow's first innings realised 234 (Welch not out 70), Pelf taking four wickets for 48).

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(Received 16th July, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, l5Th July. At cricket Eton.made 415 for eight declared—Akers Douglas 158, Sheepshanks 69, Delisil 67. Harrow made 279 —Lindsay 68. ',•-,»* Bowling—Hazel Rigg took five for 73. Eton won by 28 runs. THE AVERAGES LONDON, 14th July. The following tables show the English cricket averages:—

Hobbs is among those who do not qualify, with 13 innings, 3 not outs, 78<i runs, "70,20 average.

BOWLING

Among the others Rhodes is eleventh with 1145, 55, 20.81; Staples twelfth with 1614, 77, 20.96; and McDonald fourteenth with 2067, 78, .21.09.

BATTING Inn. n.o. runs Aver. Tyldesley Hendren 27 29 -7 6 1740 1836 87 79.82 Leyland Hammond 20 27 3 5 1344 1733 80.05 78.77 Sutcliffe 23 4 1463 77 Hardinge Mead 25 26 4 4 1576 1647 75.04 74.86 Hallows 27 4 1569 68.21 Sandham 25 3 1449 65.86

Name runs wkts. . aver. Larwood ... 1151 74 15.55 Freeman ... 2771 172 16.11 R. Tyklesley ... 1336 75 17.81 Jupp Tate ... 1767 95 18.80 ... 1939 100 19.39 Robinson ... 1(534 84 19.45 Gilligan ... 1086 54 20.11 White ... 1555 77 20.19