BRILLIANT YORKSHIRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18180, 28 August 1922, Page 7

BRILLIANT YORKSHIRE.

UNEXPECTED VICTORY. PLAYERS BEAT THE CLOCK. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Heed, fi p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 36. Yorkshire, 293 (Sutcliffo 81, Rhodes 106) and 25 for no wickets, beat Hampshire, 272 and 44, Kilner taking five wickets far 13 in Hampshire's second innings and Waddingham four for 24; Yorkshire's win was their most brilliant victory of the season. Primarily Yorkshira worked for a first innings lead,; a win appearing impossible in the time.'/ Hampshire tried five bowlers unsuccessfully in an .attempt to keep down the runs,' but Yorkshire, thanks to Sutcliffe and Rhodes, defeated this purpose. The spectators had settled down for a certain draw. Then came thrills. Hampshire lost Tennyson, Bowell, and Day for 13, two mere at 30, while Mead, Hampshire's greatest hope, and Aird only added five. Kilner took the remaining three wickets very rapidly. The percentages in the county cham- . pionship for the three leading teams now are: Yorkshire, 72.85; Notts, 70.40; and Surrey, 68.181 The following lire the results of other matches that concluded on Friday.;--Gloucester, 316 for seven wicketsy inn-; ings declared closed, beat Warwick, ;80 and 73. Parker in the second innings took six wickets for 32. Sussex, 194 and 109 for two wickets, beat Northants 93 and 209. Lancashire, 349 for six wickets, innings declared closed, drew with Essex, 219 for sevenMiddlesex, 456, drew with Kent, 293 and 38 for one wicket. In their match against Sussex, which ; commenced to-day, Yorkshire collapsed j and were out for 42 runs on a fa«t and true wicket. Tate and Roberts both I captured five wickets for 20 runs. - Sussex I scored 96 and Yorkshire in their second innings had scored 75 without loss when stumps were drawn for the day. '