COUNTY CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26540, 15 August 1947, Page 9

COUNTY CRICKET

HIGH BATTING FIGURES FIFTEEN CENTURIES RECORDED a n m LONDON, Aug. 12. A - feature of the county cricket senes ■inVt completed was the number of centuries recorded, 15 players scoring 100 or more, including two completing the double rpnturv Edrich and Compton were toe outstanding pair for Middlesex two wickets for 537, declared), wnen they were both unbeaten at 157 ana : 137 i e selectively. The two dismissed batsmen scored 127 and 98. Compton. was also in the bowling honours, dismissing six Surrey batsmen for 94 runs in the fix st innings and six for 80. in the second Playing for Kent against Sussej*. Wright took seven wickets for 54 runs, including the hat trick. Scores:— Worcester v. Northants Worcester: First innings, 179 (Howorth 70; Clark six for G 8); second, 150. Northants: First inings, 236 (Barron 106. Jackson five for 77); second., two for 94 Northants won by eight wickets Notts v. Derby > Notts: First innings, 191 (Copson four for 69); second, five for 519 (Winrow 204, Harvey 125). Derby: First innings, three for 496, declared (Townsend 76. Elliott 415, Eggar 173). The match was drawn. Middlesex v. Surrey Middlesex: First innings, two for 537. declared (Edrich not out 157, Compton not out 137, Robertson 127, Brown 98). Surrey: First innings, 334 (Squires 98, Compton six for 94); followed on, 192 (Compton six for 80). . Middlesex won by an innings and u runs. ICent v. Sussex Kent: First Innings, nine for 363, declared (Fagg 163); second, one for 91. Sussex: First innings, 183 (Wright seven for 54, including the hat trick); followed on, 269 (John Langridge 76, Cox 85; Wright eight for 119). Kent won by nine wickets. Leicester v. Essex Leicester; First innings, 388 (Berry 165; Smith eight for 98); second, three for 262 declared (Berry not out 111, Watson 76). Essex: First innings, nine for 400, declared (Vigar 72, Dodds 69): second, six for 145. The match was drawn. Hampshire v. Warwick Hampshire: First innings, 416 (Eager, 128, Hill 93). Warwick: First innings, 204 (Dollery 77): followed on, six for 254 (Ord 88. Taylor 79). x The match was drawn., Somerset v: Glamorgan Somerset: First innings, nine for 346, declared (Walford 90, Meyer 88); second, eight . for 297, declared (Walford 101; Davies five for 59). Glamorgan: First innings, 354 (Wooller not out 78; Wellard six for 108), second, six for 291 (Watkins 105, Davis 87).. Glamorgan won by four wickets. Gloucester v. Yorkshire Gloucester: First innings, 182 (Aspinall four for 53); second, 281 (Emmett 113). Yorkshire: First innings, 228 (Lambert six for 85); second, 227 (Goddard six for 116). Gloucester won by eight runs