ENGLISH CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10639, 12 July 1920, Page 6

ENGLISH CRICKET

THE WEEK'S SURVEY HOBBS STILL BATTING BRILLIANTLY. RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY. By Telegraph—Press Asen Copyright Australian and N.&. Cable Association. (Received July 11, 5.5 p.m.) ■ , LONDON. July 10. Heavy rainfall throughout the country interfered with the week's cricket. Some of the county matches were abandoned. Improved weather to-day enabled the Eton-Harrow match to commence at Lords. Tho wicket was greatly in the bowlers' favour. Harrow made 85 in the first innings and Eton 103. Harrow, in their second innings, scored 148 for the loss of nine wickets. Play was impossible in Mead's benefit match on Wednesday and Thursday owing to the rain and w-as finally abandoned. To-day, after a few hours, during which Hobbs gave a splendid exhibition, notching his eighth century of tho season, scoring 169 in 220 minutes, Surrey declared at 5 for 265, and Hampshire' had 23 on for no wickets when tho downpour stopped play. Fry scored 16 on his first appearance sinco The averages arc as follow: —Batting: Hendren 76.12, Ashton 67.8, Hobbs 65.23, Lee, Mead, and Hearne 03. Bowling: Parkin 10.10, Rhodes 11.12, Cook 12.03, Marriott 13.58, Leo 13.60. Bettington is ninth with 15.12. There is a probability of Parkin loaving league cricket and playing for Lancashire owing to a dispute with his club. ~. ; ' Oxford 1/11", Bettington 33 unfinished. In the match Oxford-Cambridge, the former made 193 (Bettington 35), to which Cambridge replied with a scoro of nine wickets for 161. Bettington took 3 wickets for .64 runs. The match was drawn. (Received July 11. H-5 p.m.) LONDON, July 10. Harrow, in its second innings, made 174. Eton, in tho second innings, havo lost ouo wicket for 121.