CRICKET IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22412, 7 May 1936, Page 11

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

COUNTY COMPETITION DEMPSTER BEGINS WELL LONDON. May 5 The outstanding feature of the opening series of county cricket matches was the success of two overseas batsmen, C. S. Dempster (New Zealand) and R. C. M. Kimpton (Australia). Dempster, who qualified for Leicestershire and is captain of the team, made top score in both innings against Surrey, at Leicester. He reached three figures—unbeaten—on his second visit to the wickets.

Kimpton, who hails from Melbourne, had the distinction of scoring the first century of the season. W hen he compiled his second hundred, against Gloucestershire, he equalled the Oxford University record of two centuries in a match, created by R. E. Foster in 1900. Details of the various matches are:— SURREY V. LEICESTERSHIRE Surrey.—First innings, 351 (Squires 86, Holmes 79); second, six for 233, declared. Leicestershire. —First innings, 273 (Dempster >76; Watts five for 47); second, six for 192 (Dempster 100 not out). Surrey won on the first innings. OXFORD V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Oxford University.--First innings, 348 (Kimpton 101, Murray-Wood, 106 not out); second, 261 (Kimpton 106; Barnett, four for 31). Gloucestershire. —First innings, 215 (West four for 27); second, 360 (Neale 134). * Oxford won by 34 runs. MARYLEBONE V. YORKSHIRE Marylebone.—First innings, 170 (Smailes five for 63, Verity four for 56); second, 166 (Hendren 75; Smailes six for 64). Yorkshire.—First innings, 269 (Mitchell 57); second, two for 68. Yorkshire won by eight wickets. KENT V. GLAMORGANSHIRE Kent.—First innings, 187 (Mercer six for 63); second, seven for 473, declared (Ashdown IS7). Glamorganshire.—First innings, 165 (Turnbull 68; Wright five for 41); second, 384 (Turnbull 115). Kent won by 111 runs.