OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20950, 13 August 1931, Page 11

OVERSEAS SPORT.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. WEATHER SPOILS MANY GAMES. LONDON, August 11. Rain curtailed most of the county cricket games to one day. There was no play in the match Lancashire versus Hampshire. The other results were as follows: — Worcestershire v. Somerset. —Worcestershire: First innings, 164 (Lee four for 36) second innings, 100 (White four for 17). Somerset: First innings, 159; second innings, three for 106. Somerset won by seven wickets. Essex v. Glamorgan.—Essex: First innings, 149 (Mercer five for 65); second innings, five for Ls7 declared. Glamorgan: First innings, 89 (Smith five for, 30); second innings, one for 45. Esses won on the first innings. Northamptonshire v. Yorkshire. —Northamptonshire : First innings, none for 4 declared; second innings, 86 (Verity seven for 62). Yorkshire: First innings, none for 4, declared; second innings, five for 88. Yorkshire won by five wickets. Notts v, Derbyshire.—Notts: First innings, 147. Derbyshire: First innings, six for 86. The match was drawn. Sussex v. Kent. —Sussex: I'irst innings, nine for 361. declared (Bowley 102). Kent: First innings, eight for 262. The match was drawn. Leicestershire v. Warwickshire.—Leicestershire: First innings, none for 0, declared; second innings, none for 197, declared (Berry 97 not out). Warwickshire : First innings, none for 0, declared; second innings, three for 85. Ihe match was drawn. Surrey v. Middlesex. —Surrey: First innings, 167 (Lee six for 60). Middlesex: First innings, eight for 155. The match was drawn. Tho county cricket clubs arc faced with, financial disaster owing to the extraordinarily unseasonable weather. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. SCOTTISH LEAGUE MATCH. (Received August 12. 5.15 p.m.) LONDON, August 12. In an Association football match in the Scottish League First Division, Rangcis beat Airdrieonians, 2-—l.