COUNTY CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 22 June 1936, Page 7

COUNTY CRICKET

MANY SPLENDID BOWLING FIGURES VERITY TAKES NINE FOR 48 (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 19th June. County cricket results were as follows — Surrey v. Sussex — Surrey, first innings, seven wickets for 387 runs declared (Gregory 166, Barling 110); Sussex, . first innings seven for 174.’ The match was drawn. Yorkshire v. Essex:—

Yorkshire, first innings, 125 (Nichols five for 41); second innings, 327. Essex, first innings, 188 (Verity six for 52); second innings, 127 (Verity nine for 48). Yorkshire won by 137 runs.

Derby v. Somerset: — Derby, first innings, 152 (Hunt seven for 49); second, 62 (Wellard four for 29, Andrews four for 21); Somerset, first innings, 190 (Mitchell five for 90); second, none for 25. Somerset won by ten wickets. Notts v. Kent: — Notts, in the first innings made 78 (Todcl six for 26); second innings, 225 (Todd five for3B). Kent, first innings, 116 (Voce seven for 40); second, 131 (Larwood six for 34, Voce four for 45). Notts won by 56 runs. Gloucester v. Worcester: — Gloucester, first innings, 88 (Perks eight for 43); second, 182 (Jackson five for 49). Worcester, first innings, 237; second, two for 34. Worcester won by eight wickets. Leicester v. Hampshire:— Leicester, first innings, six for 379 declared (Dempster not out 142); second, three for 22 declared. Hampshire, first innings, 233; second, two for 33. Leicester won on the first innings. Northants v. Middlesex:— Northants, first innings 298 (Bakewell 144); second, eight for 141. Middlesex, first innings, 464 (Hendren 145, Compton 100 not out). Middlesex won on the first innings. Glamorgan v. Lancashire:— Glamorgan, first innings 284 (Smart 121, Davies 100); second, none for 43. Lancashire, first innings, 225 (Paynter 65). Glamorgan won on the first innings. VERITY’S 100 WICKETS Verity was the first to obtain 100 wickets for the season.