CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19413, 23 August 1926, Page 10

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

■ • \-.t_ ;h;XvW;':':;:-1 ;; > THE' C 0 U NTY CH AM PI ONSHI P8 PROGRESS • OF COMPETITIONf. ' Bftuter.'' ' * LbNDON,' Atijr. ■ 20. In ths county cricket championships Hampshire, iri. their first innings against' Yorkshire.made 121 runs. - KQner. took four wickets ior: 24. < Yorkshire in 'their first vdnttir®, made 262 'for mine wickets and dedared.;(Stephorisorii6o, Kilner 73). The match was'.Srawn.;-.: *' v '.-• < . .' ' ' >*' . Kent , in. '• theirs first; innings- against Middlesex made(Seymour -'B2: Knott 61, Collin's/aot oui, 52). Powell--took &von wicketst for 81.' - The' Becond' innings yielded-v223 for three wickets declared (Hardingej not out, 81, Bryan, not out, 81) .' Middlesex ilj their first innings made 192(Killick 52). Freeman took four wickets for 75 and Marriott four for .45). The second innings total was 78 for three wickets. The match was drawn;

Lancashire in their first innings against Sussex scored 248 (Watson, not out, 84). Bowley took four wickets for 83. The second venture produced "125 for three wickets (Makepeaico, 'nofc' out, 75). Sussex iri their first innings made 239; Tyldesl&y took fivawjeketa-for 51. The match was drawn. "*■» > !

Bowling: -for Derby - against Northants •Townsond took .fiye wickets for 14.- • For Northants Jupp took : five for 98i Derby won.

Batting for Surrey, against Warwick Jardine made IG7 and Ducat, not out, 130. For Warwick: Kilner made 146 and Bates 104. The match' was drawn. Bowling ~ for • Glamorgan against Gloucester .Mercer took eight, wickets. fo?' 38 and Ryan , five for 55. For Gloucester Parker in the first innings took five; for 48 and, in the second seven for 49. Gloucester won. . ■ ,

Batting for Notts against Worcester Carr made 138, Richmond took five wickets for 81, The. match was.,drawn. Rain everywhere interfered with play.--