ENGLISH CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23418, 7 August 1939, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP LATEST MATCH FIESULTS . RAIN INTERFERES JWITH PLAY 1 i • LONDON, Aug. 4 Rain badly interfered with the series of county cricket matches which, began on Wednesday, and only.??, one match at Cardiff, between Yorkshire and the Welshmen, was completed. E. P. Robinson, one of the new bowlers in the" Yorkshiro eleven, was , the lion of the game, as ho took five wickets in both innings., > There were three centuries recorded, two for Sussex at Trent Bridge, by John a Langridge and Harry Parks, and tho"' other by D. F. Walker, for Hampshire, at Portsmouth. Results and principal performances are as follows: YORKSHIRE V. GLAMORGAN Yorkshire.—First innings, 234 (Yardley 85); second innings, eight wickets .for 180 declared (Jones five for GO). Glamorgan.—First innings, 10-1 (Robinson five for 00); second innings, -140 (Verity four for 40, Robinson five for 50). Yorkshiro won by 80 runs. SUSSEX V. NOTTS Sussex.—First innings, five wickets for 335 (John Langridge 158, H, Parks 100). Notts did not bat owing to rain. , . DERBY V. GLOUCESTER Derbyshire.—First innings, 121 (Scott seven for 53); second innings, two for 120. Gloucestershire. First innings,- 108 (Hammond 02; Mitchell six for ,71). Gloucestershire won on the first innings. ESSEX V. KENT . Essex.—First innings, 172 (Avery 78; Watt five for 20). Kent.—First innings, one for 51. ' Rain caused abandonment of. the gamo. HAMPSHIRE V. SURREY Hampshire.—First innings, '3Ol (Walker 10S; Brown seven for SG); second innings, four wickets for 01. Surrey.—First innings. 2-10 (Knott eight for 85). Hampshire won on the first innings. „ WARWICK V. LANCASHIRE Warwick.—First Innings. 13a'(Garlick five for 41; Pollard four for 40). Lancashire. —First innings, four wickets for OS. This match was abandoned owing to rain. WEST INDIES TOUR ANOTHER CHEAP DISMISSAL (Received August 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 5. The West Indies cricketers were again dismissed cheaply to-day, the side making only OG against Glamorgan. Matthews took seven wickets for 21 runs. Glamorgan scored 50 for five wickets.