COUNTY COMPETITIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 5

COUNTY COMPETITIONS

SURPRISE FOR DERBY

NOTTS' CHEAT FINISH

SURREY DEFEAT KENT

tEloe. Tel. Copyright —United Press Ansn.j (Received July 17, 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 16.

There were several .surprises in the county ciiiket competitions (his week, notably the dci'ciit ol Derby by Notts, in a romarknwo finish.

With a lead of 353 to 137 ou the first innings, Derby in the second declared with six down for 12A, only to find Notts putting up a great batting effort and running up 291 for (Tie loss of seven tviekets, hunu making 113 not out. There was good all-round scoring in he match between Surrey and Kent, in ,vnieh Surrey unexpeetedn had an easy victory.

Two centuries were scored foi E.->-.e.\ ai tije match with Noitbauts, L'earce •uuiiing l& in tiie lir.si and Cuunore IU'J not out in the second. MaiUiea coinmtnced on Saturday reKculi in tiie liist made 356 (Ashdown ~. ami, in u.ts second IUI (Uover seven ior ohj. .surrey, in trie first made oou ,iioui.es i'j). in the second they lost v >.o .or i4< (Squires not out YGj. Sur:e, won Jy eignt wickets. Worcester in tin.- first compiled 202, aid in the second 223 (J. Corntord four ~ .:..;. Sus.sex in the first made 350 iWcnsiey not out 76). in the second they lost one ior 136. Sussex won by nine wickets.

Glamorgan in the first were out for !ly (Cameron live for 6'J). In the second Uiey made 225 (White five for 73). Somerset's first yieluud 19S (Mercer six ior t'2). In the .second they lost three tor 146 (F. Lee not'out i>oj. Somerset won by seven wicket-. Leicester in the first scored 241, and in the second 262 (Armstrong 90J. War■vick in the first made 148 (.Smith seven for 49). and in tiie second 250 (Smith iuur ior b'A). Leicester won by 150 runs.

Derby in the first compiled (Worthington '92). tu the second they put on 124 for six and declared (Voce t'our for 28). .Notts in the first made Lb 7 (G. Tope four for 30). In the second they lost seven for 291 (Fuim not out 113)". Notts won by three wickets Northants in the first, 'made 231 (Bead six for 64), and in the second 285 (Hakewell 80, Lamb 82j. Essex's first yielded 309 (l'earce 132 j. In the second they lost three for 209 (Cutmoro not out 100). Essex won by seven wickets. .Middlesex in the first scored 215 (Robins 70), and in the second 249 (Hen. dren not out 99). Lancashire in the first made 135 (Smith five for 61), and in the second were all out for 82 (Allen seven for 42)'. Middlesex won by 247 runs. Gloucester's first produced 133 and the second 183 (Boves four for 49). HampJure in the first made 201 (Goddard five for 76). In the second t'liey lost seven for 117 (Goddard four for 45). Hampshire won by three wickets.