ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12485, 29 June 1926, Page 10

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

LANCASHIRE DEFEATED 'oxford and surrey draw, Reuter’s Telegram. LONDON) June 26. Rain interfered with play in several oi. the, comity matches; but otherwise most were successfully carried through. Oxford University, playing at the Oval, against Surrey,. In the first innings made 273 (Taylor' 105, Newman 66), Peach rtaking six wickets for 84 runs. In tho second innings Oxford lost four,. wicket* for. 212. (Fawcus 70, Holmes .55). Surrey in the 'first, innings declared when hve wickets had fallen ■ for ,505. (Hobbs 261, Sandham 183). The match was drawn. Kent, playing against Notts at Nottingham, in the first innings made 400 (Harding©. 78, Ashdown 137, Woolley 1-14, Chapman 51), Barrat taking six wickets (or 92 .runs. Notts, in the first innings, made 145, Woolley taking three for 15, and in the second the side scored 152 (Walker 50), Wright taking four for 35. Kent Won by an innings and 103 runs. ... “HAT TRICK” BY PARKER. Playing af Bath against Somerset, Middlesex in the first innings made 345 (Hearne 74, Kidd 59), and in the second, declared when five wickets had fallen for 259 ' (Hendren 60, Lee not out, 100. Bruce 61). Somerset in the first innings made 145, Hearne taking five wickets for 43 runs. In the second hit 'Somerset made 184, Diirstbn taking four for 59. Middlesex won hy 275 runs. ’ ' , , Playing for Northants against Essex at Leighton, Nicholson took five wickets for 79 runs. The match was dra,wn. Playing for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire at Hull, Parker took five wickets for 50 runs, including the “hat trick.” For Yorkshire Oldroyd took four for 14. The match was drawn. Playing for Lancashire against Leicestershire at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Macdonald in the first innings took five wickets, for 53 runs,, and in the second six for 62. For Leicestershire Astill took five for 55. while Geary in the first innings took five for 65 and in the second nine for 33. Leicestershire won) RECORD PARTNERSHIP. In the Oxford University - Surrey match at the Oval, Hobbs and Sandham scored 428 foa Surrey’s first wicket, thus creating a new Surrey record. which is also the highest ever made at the Oval, the third best in all first-class cricket, and the second best in England. J. B. Hobbs (Surrey) lias reached 1000 runs for the present season.