CRICKET IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22427, 25 May 1936, Page 12

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

INDIANS PLAY MIDDLESEX , 'LOW SCORING MATCH (Received May 24, 5.5 p.m.) i - LONDON, May 24 A match was begun to-day between the Indian touring cricket team and Middlesex. The visitors batted first and made 110 runs, the English bowler Robins taking five wickets for 18 runs.

Middlesex replied with 173 (Hulme 69). Amarnath tqok six wickets for 29. 'The previous match with Leicestershire was drawn. The Indian team scored 426 and 171 for six , wickets, declared. Leicester made' 327 and 47 for no wickets. COUNTY GAMES SURREY BEATS SOMERSET G. "O. ALLEN'S CENTURY ; ' , , . LONDON, May 22 In- the*. series of county cricket matches which terminated to-day, several centuries were registered, three players for' Essex against Sussex scoring m'ore than 100 in the first innings. E. R. T. Holmes, who visited New Zealand. last summer, again scored well. - for Surrey. G. O. Allen, who has been mentioned as likely to lead England in Australia later this-year, scored 137, and , took five wickets for 58, playing for MiddleBex against Worcestershire. The Surrey bowler, A. R. Gover, took five wickets for less than 50 runs in each innings against Somerset at the Oval. The .following are the results of the matches.«•».. MIDDLESEX V. WORCESTERSHIRE. Middlesex'.-—First innings, eight for 468, declared (Allen 137, Hulme 101). Worcestershire. —First innings, 180 [(Allen five for 58); follow-on, 141 [/Robins five for'4s). Middlesex won by an innings and 747 runs. SURREY V. SOMERSET -Surrey.—First innings, 512 (Holmes 78, Brown 119). Somerset.—First innings, 218 (Gover five for 47); follow-on, 172 (Gover five for 44). Surrey won by an innings and 122 runs. ESSEX V. SUSSEX Essex. —First innings, nine for 521, declared (Sheffield ICS, O'Connor 127, Pf>arce 102) j second, three for 43. Sussex. —First innings, 334 (H. Parks 71); follow-on, 229 (Stephenson fife for 39). Fasex won by seven wickets. KENT V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Kent.—First innings, 314 (Woolley 64, Todd 98); second, six for 306, declared (Fagg 136). 'Gloucestershire. —First innings, 385 ;(Page 116) ; second, two for 72. Gloucestershire won on the first innings. NORTHANTS V. HAMPSHIRE Northants. —First innings, 234 (Herman six for 67); second, 194 (Creese tour for 35). Hampshire.—First innings, 260 {Pothecary 100 not out); second, four for 172. Hampshire won by six wickets. GLAMORGAN V. YORKSHIRE Glamorgan.—First innings, 232 '(Turnbull 134); second, 187 (Verity Beven for 55). Yorkshire.—First innings, 388 (Turner 84); second, none for' 34. Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. OXFORD V. LANCASHIRE Oxford University.'—first innings, 368 (Grover 119); second, eight for 250 (Kimpton 102) k Lancashire.—First innings, 377 (Hopwood 111); second, two for 47. The match was drawn. / CAMBRIDGE V. NOTTS Cambridge University.—First innings, 424 (Tindall 66, Jahangir Khan 133); second, none for 28. Notts.—First innings, eight for 559, glared (Harris 102, Hardstaff 76, • ' ; Staples 153, not out), lno match was drawn.