COUNTY CRICKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 10 June 1939, Page 10

COUNTY CRICKET

HEAVY SCORING IN MOST MATCHES

SUTCLIFFE SCORES NOT OUT DOUBLE CENTURY DEMPSTER BATS WELL (U.P.A.— U.v Electric Telegraph Copy right! | (Received 10th June, inn a.m.) LONDON. 9th June, i In the latest county cricket series the! batsmen were on top in the majority of games, and altogether 17 centuries and 1 double century were scored. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire) was not out for 234. and ir. the same match Dempster, batting for Leicester, made 165 not out. In Leicester's second innings, however. Verity took eight wickets for 38 and the side was out for 104. After Sutcliffe the next highest scorer was O’Connor (Essex), who made 194. James Langridge bowled well lo take five wickets for 12 runs. Detailed results are:— Derby v. Worcester: Derby, first innings 158; second lost nine for 421 declared (Smith 123. Alder- ! iran 91 ). Worcester, first innings 162 | <G. Pope four for 30); second 102 (A. | Pope six for 47). Derby won by 315 Surrey v. Gloucester: j Surrey, first innings 236 (Gregory 83: ! Burnett four for 29); second, 171 (Scott I seven for 86). Gloucester, first innings I 464 (Hammond 135). Gloucester Avon ! by an innings and 57 runs. Hampshire:

Hampshire, first innings 434 (Bailey 97: Phillipson seven for 104): second lost eight for 206 declared. Lancashire, first innings 256: second lost four for 385 (Hopwood 135, Iddon not out 102). Lancashire won by six wickets. Kent v. Glamorgan: Kent, first innings 471 tAmes 177, Todd not out 115): second lost four for 306 (Fagg not out 169). Glamorgan, first innings 492 (Turnbull 102, E. Jones not out 105). Glamorgan won on the, fust innings. Essex v. Notts: Essex, first innings lost seven for 531 declared (O’Connor 194); second lost seven for 124 declared. Notts, first innings 418 (Harris 196): second lost two for 238 (Keeton not out 97 >. Notts won by eight wickets. Somerset v. Middlesex: Somerset, first innings 354 (Lee 151): .second 139 (Sims six for 53). Middlesex, first innings 312 (Edrich 71; Buse five for 75); second lost five for 184 (Compton not out 103). Middlesex won by five wickets. Warwick v. Sussex: Warwick, first innings .217 (James Langridge five for 12); second 167. Sussex, first innings 179 (Mayer six for 70); second lost six for 206 (James Langridge, not out. 87). Sussex won by four wickets. Leicester v. Yorkshire: Leicester, first innings 366 (Dempster, not out, 165); second 104 (Verify eight fer 38). Yorkshire, first innings lost seven for 500 declared (Sutcliffe, not out, 234). Yorkshire won by an innings and 30 runs. Oxford v. Minor Counties: Oxford, first innings 281: second 256. Minor Counties, first innings 236; second lost six for 304 (Parnaby 101). Minor Counties won by four wickets. Cambridge v. Army: Cambridge, first innings lost eight for [4ll declared: second lost seven for 149. I Army, first innings 537 (Grimston 104, l Packs 145). The match was drawn.