COUNTY CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17029, 14 August 1929, Page 7

COUNTY CRICKET

SOME FINE BATTING DULEEPSINHJI'S 246 SCORED 461 IN MATCH. (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) (Australian Press Aesn.—United Service.) (Received August, 14, noon.l LONDON, August 13. County cricket this week has been marked by some fine individual scores, the most outstanding being Duleepsinhji's performance of 115 and 246 against guch a good team as Kent. Duleepsinhji's double century recalls his kinsman, Ranji, at his best. His 246 occupied 3j hours, and included five sixes 31 fours. His wonderful hitting continued to the end, mainly drives. Middlesex in the first innings scored 514 for five wickets and declared, Lee making 225 and Allen 155. In the second they made 53 for two. Surrey's firstyielded 171, Peebles taking six' for 23. They followed on to make 394, Hobbs scoring 97, Haig taking four for 71. Middlesex won by eight wickets.

Northants in the first made 122, Parker taking seven for 58, and in the second 118, Goddard faking four for 35. Gloucester in the first scored 156. Thomas taking four for 43 and Jupp four for 73. In the second they made 88 for three. Gloucester won by seven wickets. Sussex in tho first' scored 428, Duleepsinhji making 11.", Langridgc SO and Holdsworth not out G 9. Freeman took six for 131. In the second they made 381 for eight wickets and declared) Duleepsinhji compiling 24(1. Kent in the first made 1598, Ashdown ■coring 63, Knott 140 and Wright 69. Tale took six for 136, In the second flicy made '244, Ames scoring 118. Tate reek seven for 58. .Sussex won by IC7 IUIIS. Yorkshire's first produced 3(3!), Sut filiffe making 95, Leyland CD, and Mitchell (i!). Hampshire in The first scored 189, Mead making 01. Robinson took four for 47, and followed on to make 162, Robinson taking six for 62. Yorkshire won by «n innings and 18 runs.

Warwick in the first made 138, Hoi royd taking five for 47. In the sec ond they scored 178, MacDouald taking five foi 80. Lancashire in the first put on 3(5!) for nine wickets and declared, Hallows making 102 and Makepeace 163 not out. Lancashire won by an innings and o 3 runs. Derby in the first made 4-"7 for eight wickets and declared, Storei making 176, Lee 76, and Hillwood 72. In the second they made fiO for two wickets. Nottingham in the first made 353, Gutm scoring 74 and Walker 61. Lee took five for 111. Derby won on the first innings. Somerset in the first made 126, Mercer taking four for 54 and Ryan five for ID. The second yielded 22!), MacHryan making 74. Mercer took four for 71 and Ryan four for 65. Glamorgan's first produced 109, Wellard taking five for 31. fn the second they made 250 for six wickets, Bell scoring 83. Glamorgan won by four wickets.

Worcester in the first made 107, and in the second 294. Leicester in the first scored fi.'l for seven wickets and declared. Leicester won by an innings and 150 runs. WIN FOR SOUTH AFEIOA (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) (Received August 14, 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 13. South Africa defeated Essex by 227 runs. In the second they made 281 for eight wickets and declared, Taylor making 67 and Owen-Smith 90. Palmer took four for 112, and Hipkin two for 44. Essex in the second scored 106, Crawley making 47. McMillan took four for 56 and Owen-Smith three for 13.

A writer in the Christchurch Star says: "The New Zealand Cricket Council actually proposes to send a side to England in 1931, when the West Indies team will also be visiting the Old Country. If tho New Zealand-council's proposal is carried out the loss sustained on the last tour will be but a flea bite compared to the loss which will be sustained on the next."