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Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 53

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ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. DOUBLE. CENTURY TO SUTCLIFFE. LONDON, August 28. Rain fell everywhere, and there was no play on the second day. Some of the games were interrupted on the third day. Surrey: First innings, 352 (Sandham 59, Fender 67); second innings, 245 for three wickets (Sandham 97, Hobbs 75). Middlesex: First innings, 325 (Hendren 89, Lee 68, Hart 68). Surrey won on the first innings. Essex: First innings 340 (O’Connor 123, F. Gilligan not out 70, Astill five for 75). Leicestershire: First innings 256 (Dawson not out 126, Astill 62). Essex won on the first innings. Yorkshire: First innings 429 for four wickets declared (Sutcliffe 228, Holmes 63, Oldroyd 50). Sussex: First innings, 131 (Robinson four for 35). Sussex followed on, scoring 490 (Wensley 77, Duleepsinhji 150, Cornford 82, Langridge 56; Rhodes six for 150). Yorkshire won on the first innings. .Northamptonshire: First innings, 101 (Kennedy seven for 36, Newman three for 50) ; second innings, 71 (Kennedy four for 27, Newman six for 39). Hampshire: First innings, 199 (Tennyson 57, Newman 50, Jupp four for 59). Hampshire won by an innings and 27 runs. Lancashire: First innings, 200 (Hallows 114, Barnes six for 58); second innings, 97 for three wickets declared. Wales: First innings, 86 (Hopwood six for 20); second innings, 131. Lancashire won by 80 runs. West Indies: First innings, 282 (Challenor 64, Browne 103); second innings, 216 (Martin 82, Freeman nine for 104), Kent: First innings, 127 (Griffith six for 57); second innings, 170 (J. Bryan not out 95, Constantine four for 62, Griffith five for 61). West Indies won by 201 runs. For Nottinghamshire against Derbyshire Payton scored 53, Larwood taking five for 26. Notts won. For Warwickshire against Worcestershire Kilner scored 56, Fiddian-Green not out 93, and Wyatt, not out, 92. Mayer took five for 31. For Worcestershire King scored 50 not out. Warwickshire won. For Gloucestershire against Somerset Sinfield scored. 63 and Hammond 53, Parker taking seven for 47. Gloucester won. LONDON, August 31. Rain everywhere for the second day interrupted play.

Kent: First innings, 539 for nine wickets declared (Hardinge 86, Ashdown 70, Woolley 73, J. Bryan 72, Chapman , G ' Bryan 60 out). Middlesex: First innings, 304 (Lee ib, Hendren 106; Freeman, six wickets for 122). Middlesex followed on and scored 223 for six wickets (Haig 60, Enthoven 54 not out). Kent won on the first innings.

Leicestershire: First innings, 242 (Sidwell 65, Coleman 54; Lock, four wickets for 34) ; second innings, 241 for four wickets (Bradshaw 88 not out, Armstrong 83 not out). Surrey: First innings, 422 for six wickets declared (Hobbs 101, Shepherd 66, Barling 111 not out). Surrey won on the first innings.

Yorkshire: First innings, 433 (Oldroyd 162 not out, Robinson 59, Wood 69). Glamorgan: First innings, 167 (Bell 82; Macaulay, seven wickets for 57). Glamorgan followed on and scored 154 (Rhodes, six wickets for 56). Yorkshire won by an innings and 112 runs. Hampshire: First innings, 287 (Mead 56; Bowley, five wickets for 71) ; second innings, 160 for five wickets declared (Livesey 55, Mead 62). Sussex: First innings, 130 (Bowley 63; Kennedy, four wickets, for 47 and Boys four wickets for 29) ; second innings, 183 (Wensley 102; Boyes, six wickets for 64). Hampshire won by 134 runs.

Derbyshire: First innings, 162 (Hopwood, five wickets for 71) ; second innings, 105 for three wickets (Jackson 61 not out). Lancashire: First innings, 287 for three wickets declared (Watson 122, Hallows 117). Lancashire won on the first innings. West Indies: First innings, 3-11 (Browne 60, Small 98 not out) ; second innings, 260. Harlequins: First innings, 676 for eight wickets declared (Burton 52, C. Knott 261 not out, Mettlngton 127, Eyans 124). Harlequins won by an innings and 105 runs. For Nottinghamshire against Worcestershire Gunn scored 90 and Carr 64. Voce took four wickets for 24, Staples four for 37, and Larwood five for 42. For Worcester Gibbons scored 57 and Root 93. Notts won. For Somerset against Warwickshire Hunt scored 54. White took six wickets fo*r 71 and four for 29. For Warwickshire Parsons took four for 28 and four for 17. Somerset won. ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM. AN INVITATION TO GEARY. FENDER TO ACCOMPANY THE LONDON, August 29. The Star has engaged Fender to accompany the English cricketers and report on all matches in Australia. The Marylebone Club has issued an official statement that the composition of the team for Australia has been confirmed. Geary will be included, -provided an operation on his arm is successful and the medical certificate warrants this conclusion. Jupp has accepted an invitation to join the team if a vacancy arises before it sails, subject to his receiving reasonable notice. G. Geary (Leicestershire), who is 35 years of age, represented England in the last series of test matches against Australia, taking three wickets at an average cost of 63 runs. In the 1927 season he took 71 wickets at a cost of 18.12 runs apiece, and was fourth in the batting list with an average of 30.76, FENDER’S FINE BOWLING. LONDON, September 1. G. Geary has received an official invitation from the Marylebone Club today to join the team for Australia. Geary’s remarkable slip-fielding in the final test on the Oval, when Australia lost the ashes, will long be remembered. He is a most useful all-rounder, who should be valuable in Australia, provided he is fit. There seems every possibility that he will replace Jupp, who is standing by in readiness in case of eventualities. In view of the fact that F. G. IL Fender is reported to be going to Australia at the time of the tests in a private capacity, it is interesting to recall that there is a considerable volume of opinion in England in favour of his inclusion in the team. Fender to-day captured his hundredth wicket this season.

ENGLISH TEAM IN WEST INDIES. LONDON, September 1. In their first innings West Indies scored 212. Freeman took six wickets for 87. The visitors had lost two wickets for 114 runs, when stumps were drawn.