BOWLERS' ROUND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 5

BOWLERS ' ROUND

CRICKET IN ENGLAND VERITY’S NINE FOR 12 OTHER NOTABLE FEATS CENTURY BY GIMBLETT (Elec. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) (Heed. May 27, noon.) LONDON, May 26. Several outstanding bowling feats eclipsed all other performances in the county cricket matches which concluded to-day. The Yorkshire left-hander, Hedley Verity, was practically unplayable at one stage of the match with Kent, who were dismissed for only 39 runs in the second innings. In the first innings, Kent just passed the century, Verity taking six wickets for 25 runs. Thai, the wicket was not altogether responsible was shown by the fact that Yorkshire ran up 299 for seven wickets. Barber making 158. Then came Kent’s debacle. .In 6.5 .overs,. Verity took nine wickets for 12 runs, and secured five wickets with 12 balls.

The veteran, George Geary, now *k> years of age, had an even better average for Leicester against Warwick, in a match that produced ail exciting finish. Warwick made 133 in the first innings, Geary taking six wickets for 36 runs, and Leicester made only 108. In Warwick’s second innings, however, Geary took seven wickets for seven runs, and the side was all out for 77, leaving Leicester requiring 104 for a victory. This total was secured with the last man at the wickets. In other circumstances, Mayer’s five for 19 and Hollies' six for 39 would have been respectable bowling figures. The Somerset bowler, Hazell, was also in form and finished with 14 Northants wickets to his credit at a total cost of 139 ruus. In this match the new bowling find, Gimblett, described as a successor to Jack Hobbs, knocked up a century before lunch, his score including six sixers. The Daily Mail expresses the opinion that Gimblett is playing himself into the test team. Another exciting finish was provided by Glamorgan and Gloucester. Gloucester were 63 behind on the first innings, but dismissing the Welshmen for 116 in the second, they made the most of thenchances and, with the last man in, managed to snatch a victory. The position was reversed in the Army’s match against Cambridge. The ’varsity, with a first innings’ lead of 87 runs, looked certain of a win, but the Army recovered in the second and were only five runs behind when the last wicket fell. Yardley made 101 for Cambridge.

Despite the good bowling, some of the batsmen emerged with centuries, Townsend, who was coaching in New Zealand, making 182 not out for Derby; Warne, 83 and 115 for Worcester, and Iddon 136 for Lancashire in tire same match; Harris, 103 not out for Notts; and Barling, 106, for Surrey.

Matches commenced on Saturday re suited as follows

Kent in the first innings were dismissed for 107 (Verity six for 25), and in the second made only 39 (Verity nine for 12). Yorkshire in the first made 299 for seven and declared (Barber 158). Yorkshire wo.n by an innings and 153 runs. Derby’s first produced 387 (Townsend not out 182). Sussex in the first made 129 (Copson five for 42), and followed on to make 233. Derby won by an innings and 25 runs.

Worcester in the first scored 292 (Warne 83). In the second they lost six for 268 and declared (Warne 115). Lancashire's first produced 332 (Iddon 136). In the second they lost three for 103, and won on the first innings. Notts in the first compiled 303, and in the second lost one for 238 (Keeton 83, Harris not out 103). Hampshire in the first made 299 (Pothecary not out 7b). Notts won on the first innings. Warwick in the first scored 133 (Geary six for 36), and in the second were dismissed for 78 (Geary seven for seven) Leicester in the first made 103 (Mayer five for 19), and in the second lost nine for 1(M (Hollies six for 39). Leicester won by one wicket.

Essex in the first were all out for 94 (Gover six for 36). In the second they made 223 (Gover six for 46). Surrey in the first made 250 (Barling 106, Nicholls five for 70). In the second they lost two for 68, and won by eight wickets.

Glamorgan's first yielded 240 (li. Davies 85). In the second they made 115 (Goddard five for 43). Gloucester in the first compiled 177, and in the second lost nine for 183, and won by one wicket. Somerset’s first produced 262 (Giniblett 106). In the second they made 34 without loss. Northants in the first scored 138 (Hazell six for 60), and followed on to make 167 (Hazell eight for 79). Somerset won by 10 wickets. Cambridge in the first made 238 (Yardley 101), and in the second 109. The Army's first produced 151 and the second 191 (Jehangir Khan five for 55). Cambridge won by five runs.

TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIPS WOMEN LIBRARIANS TWO FROM NEW ZEALAND (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Miss Dorothy M. Neal, of the staff of the Canterbury Public Library, lias been selected for the South Island to take up one of two travelling fellowships offered recently by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to enable women librarians in New Zealand to study juvenile library methods in the United States. The amount of the grant to each librarian is £SOO. Miss Neal will leave by the Mariposa on June 27 with Miss K. Harvey, ol the Wellington Public Library, who was chosen for the North Island. Though Miss Neal is on the staff of the Canterbury Public Library, she has been chosen as the representative of the Dunedin Public Library, to which she will gv> on her return.