CRICKETERS' TOUR
SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM : ___ ; KING'S CONGRATULATIONS RAIN STOPS TWO MATCHES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received August 25, 6.35 p.m4 LONDON. Aug. SKI The King sent a message to thQ South African cricketers congratulating them on their great victory in winning the test rubber aftesf such well-fought matches. The South Africans were to have begun a match to-day against Sussex, but rain prevented play. The match at Nottingham with Sir Julien Cahn's eleven was abandoned yesterday for the same reason. > Siedle spi'ained an ankle when he tripped" over a cricket bag in the dressing room to-day. ENGLISH PLAYERS LATEST COUNTY MATCHES ASHDOWN'S TRIPLE CENTURY --LONDON. Aug. 23 The county cricket championship has been won by Yorkshire. The other fea* tare of the latest series of matches was a triple century by W. H. Ashdown, playing for Kent against Derbyshire, at Dover. The batsman thus repeated his 1934 performance, to become the only player to score more than. 300 in either of the two seasons. Details of the various games—most of ■which were curtailed by rain—are: — WORCESTER V. YORKSHIRE Worcester: First innings, 154 (Bowes four for 40); second, 144 (Verity five for 48). Yorkshire: First innings, 358 (Sutcliffe 138). Yorkshire won by an innings and 60 runs. KENT V. DERBY Kent: First innings, 560 (Ashdown 305 not out). Derby: First innings, 380; follow-on, two for 121. Kent won on the first innings. GLOUCESTER Y. GLAMORGAN Gloucester: First innings, nine for 440, declared (Barnett 128, Sinfield 209 not out). Glamorgan: First innings. 238 (Dyson 96; Sinfield four for 47); follow-on, 139 (Sinfield five for 56, Goddard five for 6D. Gloucester won by an innings and 63 runs. WARWICK V. NOTTS Warwick: First innings, 113 (Woo&« head sis for 28, Voce four for 24) J second, three for 290 (Kilner 124, Wyatt 88 not out). Notts: First innings, 324 (Staples 107 not out). Notts won on the first innings. SUSSEX V. SUREEY Susses: First innings, 459 (John Langridge 111, Melville 110, .Tames Langridge 65, Harry Parks 100 not out). Surrey: First innings, nine for 315' (Garland-Wells 83). The match was drawn. . ... LANCASHIRE Y. NORTHANTS ' Lancashire: First innings, five fo* 521, declared (Paynter 208 not out). Northants: First innings, 178 (Hop-, wood seven for 66); follow-on, none foip HO. Lancashire won on the first innings. HAMPSHIRE Y. ESSES Hampshire: First innings, 223 (Nichols five for 43); second, five for 299 (Arnold 131). Essex: First innings, 247 (Kennedy six for 94). Essex won on the first innings.*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 11
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