CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22659, 26 August 1935, Page 9

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP YORKSHIRE WINS AGAIN LONDON, August 23. Yorkshire has again won the championship. Rain curtailed most of the matches. Following were the results:— KENT v. DERBY. Kent; First innings, 560 (Ashdown not out 305). Derby: First innings, 380. Derby followed on and lost two wickets for 121. Kent won on the first innings. WORCESTER v. YORKSHIRE. Worcester: First innings, 154 (Bowes four for 40) ; second, 144 (Verity five for 48). Yorkshire: First innings, 358 (Sutcliffe 138). Yorkshire won by an innings and 60 runs. GLOUCESTER v. GLAMORGAN. Gloucester: First innings, nine for 440 declared (Barnett 128, Sinficld not out 209). Glamorgan: First innings, 238 (Dyson 96; Sinfield four for 47). Glamorgan followed on and made 139 (Sinfield five for 56, Goddard five for 61). Gloucester won by an innings and 63 runs. WARWICK v. NOTTS. Warwick: First innings, 113 (Woodhead six for 28; Voce four for 24); second, three for 290 (Kilncr 124. Wyatt not out 88). Notts: First innings, 324 (Staples not out 107). Notts won on the first innings. SUSSEX v. SURREY. Sussex: First innings, 489 (John Langridge 111, Melville 110, James Langridge 65, Harry Parks not out 100). . . Surrey: First inuiiigs, nine for 315 (Garland-Wells 83). The match, was drawn. LANCASHIRE v. NORTHANTS. Lancashire: First innings, five tor 521, declared (Payuter not out 208). Northants: First innings, 178 (Hopwood seven for 66). Northants followed on and lost none for 110. Lancashire won on the first innings. HAMPSHIRE v. ESSEX. Hampshire: First innings, 223 (Nichols five for 43) ; second, five for 299 (Arnold 131). _ Essex: First innings, 247 (Kennedy six for 94). . . Essex won on the first innings. Ashdown’s 305 is the season s highest score. Ashdown’s 332 was also the highest in 1934. It was the only triple century in either season. By beating * Worcester Yorkshire becomes the champion county for the eighteenth time since the championship was instituted in 1873, and the ninth since the war. A MATCH ABANDONED LONDON, August 24. The match between South Africa and Sir Julien Cahn’s eleven was abandoned owing to min. THE KING’S CONGRATULATIONS LONDON, August 23. The King sent a message to the South Africans congratulating them on their great victory in winning the rubber after such close and well-fought matches. ' SIEDLE SPRAINS AN ANKLE LONDON, August 24. (Received August 25, at 10 p.m.) Siedle sprained an ankle when he tripped over a cricket bag in the dressing room. There was no play against Sussex because of rain.