CRICKET

Otago Witness, Issue 3885, 28 August 1928, Page 60

CRICKET

THE COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, August 21. Rain interfered with some of the cricket games. Following are the results :—

Surrey: First innings, 130 (Dnraton four for 31, Haig four for 44). Second innings: 433 for six wickets (Dueat 82, Barling 93, Gregory aot out 75, Garland Bells not out 65). Middlesex: First innings, 42S for nine wickets declared (Killick 170, Hendren 104. Middlesex won on the first innings. Kent: First innings. 261 (Ilar.inge 72; Macaulay, six for 86). Yoikshire: First innings, 43 for two wicket l ’. Owing to the rain the match was drawn.

Derbyshire: First innings, 183 (Bowden 50; Barratt, five for 62). Second innings, 74 for four wickets. Nottinghamshire : First innings, 375 (Wliysall 157, Walker 52). Notts won on the first innings.

Hampshire: First innings. 235 (Wyatt, five for 64) ; second innings. 147 for three wickets. Warwickshire : First -innings 244 (Green 74). War wickshire won on the first innings. Somerset: First innings, 298 (Robertson 72, Young 80) ; second innings, 87 (Ingle not out 50; O’Connor, five for 15). Essex: First innings, 281 (Russell 91, Franklin 104; second innings, 106 for three wickets. Essex won by seven wickets.

Lancashire: First innings, 488 for five wickets, declared (Watson 80, Ernest Tydlcslcy 240, Iddon 113). Leicestershire: First innings, 215 (Astill 68. Colman 54: MacDonald four for 66, Richard Tyldesley five for 55. Leicestershire followed on and scored 61 for two wickets. Lancashire won l on the first innings.

West Inilies: First innings 188 (J. Barken five for 44, Wcinley four for GO) ; second innings, 89 (Wcinley six for 44). Sussex: First innings. 364 (Bowley 62, Graiston 52, Cornford 53, Wagner not out 80). Sussex won by an innings and 87 runs.

For Gloucestershire against Worcester Dipper scored 77. Hammond 80. Neale 51 not out. and Hammond took nine for 23 and six for 105. Gloucestershire won.-

For Glamorgan against Northamptonshire Bates scored 73 not out. while Ryan took six for 71 and six for 59, and Mercer four for 45. For Northants Jupp took seven for 68 and six for 48. Northants won.

LQNDON, August 24. Rain on the second and third days interfered with some of the games. . Yorkshire, first innings 325 (Sutcliffe 76, Oldroyd 124, Peach five for 84). Surrey, first 2 innings 273 for four wickets (Hobbs 105, Ducat not out 70). The match was drawn.

Kent, first innings 388 (Ashdown 72, Harding 74, Chapman 76). Middlesex: First innings, 89 (Freeman four for 45. Marriott four for 24). They followed on, making 86 (Wright six for 22). Kent won by an innings and 213 runs. Sussex: First innings, 300 (Tate 50, Wensley 62, Cornford 56, M'Donald seven for 106) ; second innings, 282 Wensley 107). Lancashire: First innings, 542 for nine wickets declared (Watson 236, E. Tyldesley 118, Makepiece 60). Second innings, 41 for two wickets. Lancashire won by eight wickets.

Leicestershire: First innings, 364 for seven, declared (Shipman 55, Armstrong 59, Berry not out 92). Glamorgan .- First innings, 93 for four wickets. The match was drawn.

Nottinghamshire: First innings, 314 (Wliysall 54, Barratt 67, A. Staples 74); second innings, 169 for three, declared (Guan not out 54, Carr 52). Essex: First, innings, 226 (Nicholas 77. Nicholls 52, Voce five for 52); second

1 innings, 16 for two wickets. Notts won on the first innings. Hampshire: First innings, 429 (Newman 118, Tennyson 217) ; second innings, 02 for two wickets. West : Indies: First innings, 413 (Roach 84, i Hoad 51. Martin 165, Boyes five for 91, Newman four for 73). The match was drawn. For Warwickshire, against Northamptonshire Wyatt made 69, Croon 65, Kilner not out 66; Mayer four for 58, Sanders four for 44. Warwickshire won. For Somerset against Worcestershire Young made 153, and Case 67; bowling —White took five for 58, Robertson (Glasgow) five for 91, and Creswell four for 32. Somerset won.

THE LEADING AVERAGES. INVITATION EXTENDED TO JUPP, LONDON, August 25. The averages of the leading players are as follow:— BATTING.

Staples is thirteenth, his figures being 2347 runs, 106 wickets, average 22.14, and Hammond is sixteenth, liaving taken 73 wickets for 1689 runs, an average of 23.13. It is understood that the Marylebono Club has asked Jupp whether he is prepared to join the English team. Jupp has intimated his willingness provided he receives reasonable notice. SPECIAL ARTICLE BY HOBBS. HAMMOND NOT A GREAT BOWLER, LONDON, August 22. Hobbs, in a special article, says: “ Despite his sensational performances against Surrev and Worcestershire Ham. mond should not be regarded seriously as a great bowler. In Australia he : would be an ordinary change bowler. I anticipate that hi s "best feats will bein batting and catching. He will probably made a lot of runs. There is no question that he is a remarkable catcher. He seems to take the balls almost off tile bat. He must have an eye like a hawk. His 10 catches at Cheltenham yesterday week was an extraordinary feat. His bowling, hou ever, ■ was less sensational, for there was a dusty wicket. Lancashire seems certain to win the county championship. Its batsmen have made some line scores, but I think the deciding factor in the county’s success is Macdonald’s bowling Without his performances I doubt whether Lancashire would be heading the list.” Macdonald is at present third on the list of county averages, ■with 165 wickets and an average of 18-58. Larwood and Freeman precede him. W. R. Hammond had a phenomenal success last year for Gloucestershire in 1926 he had been ill and unable to play, but a winter in South Africa did him much good. In May last year be equalled W. G. Grace's feat of scoring 1000 runs in the month. He scored 2522 runs in the season, and had an average of 72.05. He scored two centuries in the match against Surrey. He is a fine hitter, a stylist in method and a superb driver. He is also a good medium-pace bowler, and a brilliant fieldsman in the slips. Macdonald is the ex-Australian.

Ings. N.O. Runs. Avge. E. Tyldesley 40 9 2745 88.45 Hobbs .. .. 30 6 200S 83.66 Mead .. .. 41 8 2614 79.21 Sutcliffe 36 5 2405 77.58 Hammond .. 42 5 2650 71.62 Hendren 45 6 2718 69.69 Hallows 40 5 2243 64.08 Russell .. .. 38 7 1975 63.70 Watson .. .. 42 4 2346 61.73 Holmes ., .. 38 5 2031 61.54 BOWLING. Runs. Wkts. Avge, Larwood .. 1724 118 15.16 Freeman 4261 252 16.90 M'Donald .. 3354 178 18.84 V. W C. Jupp 2853 151 18.69 R. Tyldesley 1762 93 18.94 Tate 2735 144 18.99 Rhodes .. .. 1793 93 19.27 J. 0. White 2541 125 20.3 Townsend .. 2015 95 21.21 Astill .. .. 2611 121 21.57