CRICKET IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22469, 13 July 1936, Page 15

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

RESULTS OF COUNTY PLAY TOWNSEND'S FINE INNINGS LONDON, July 10 Rain seriously curtailed the series of county cricket matches which ended to-day. The most outstanding individual feat was a score of 153 not out by the former Auckland coach, L. F. Townsend. His score was a considerable factor in the Derbyshire total of 33(1 declared against Hampshire, which was dismissed cheaply in the first innings. Notts was defeated by Northamptonshire, on the first, innings, chiefly owing to the bowling of E. W. Clark, who led the bowling averages last season. , ~ The results of the matches are as follows: — LEICESTERSHIRE V. SURREY Leicestershire. —First innings, 330 (Armstrong 117 not out.; Govcr five for 72). Surrey.—First innings. 110 (Geary six for 35); foilow-on, one for 'l2. Leicestershire won on the first innings. HAMPSHIRE V. DERBYSHIRE Hampshire.—First innings, 88 (A. Pope four for 15, Mitchell four for -1(1); second, twe for 10. . . , . . Derbyshire.—First innings, eight for .130, declared (Townsend 153 not out). Derbyshire won on the first innings. NOTTS V. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Notts.—First Innings. 100 (Clark four for 37) • Northamptonshire.—First Innings, four Northamptonshire won on the first innings. LANCASHIRE V. SUSSEX Lancashire. —First innings, 255. Sussex. —First innings, four for 03. The match was drawn. KENT V. GLAMORGAN Kent.—First innings, 375 (Todd 113). Glamorgan.—First innings, one for -JO. The match was drawn. SOMKRSET V. ESSEX Somerset.—First Innings, 127 (Nichols four for 32); second, 81 (Eastman five for 3.1). Essex.—First innings, •-'2 O. Essex won by an innings and nine runs YORKSHIRE V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE Yorkshire. —First innings, 5(1 (Goddard five First innings, five for 57. Gloucestershire won on the first innings.