DOUBLE BY FAGG

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19031, 3 June 1936, Page 5

DOUBLE BY FAGG

CRICKET IN ENGLAND RAIN CURTAILS PLAY FEW MATCHES COMPLETED SMALL SCORES THE RULE (Eloc. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Heed. June 3, 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 2. Rain throughout the country seriously curtailed county cricket matches, and none of the games in the round were played to a finish, no fewer than five being drawn.

There, were two exceptiins to the general experience of small scores. A fine 257 by Fagg, and a century by the veteran, Frank Woolley, enabled Kent to run up the good total of 502 against Hampshire, but the latter were not without scoring ability, and replied with 469, of which Philip Mead contributed 126 and McCorkel] missed the century by one run. Kent fared badly in the second, Human taking seven wickets for 59 runs, and the side being out for 137, the lowest score of the round,

Oxford had put on 355 for three wickets against Free Foresters 1 when they declared, Kimpton making another century and still being unbeaten. In the second innings, the same player made 85, and the side scored 236 for four wickets. In Foresters' first innings, Kimpton revealed himself as a bowler, taking four wickets for 42. • , The only other centuries of the round were Bakewell's 120 not out for Northants and Barnett's 147 for Gloucester.

Matches commenced on. Saturday re suited as follows :

Sussex in the first innings made 185 (James Langridge, 53; Smith, fbur for 49). In the second they lost three for 189 (James Langridge not out 83). Middlesex in the first made 198 (Tate six for 48). Middlesex won on the first innings.

Yorkshire in the first put on 175 for seven and declared (JSiitcliffe 89). Lancashire in the first Lost three for 16. The match was drawn.

Derby's first produced 179 ((Worthington, not out 85). Essex in the first lost six for 193, and won on the first innings. Notts in the first made 179 (Gower six for 55) and in the second! lost two for 92. Surrey Jn the first made 180 for nine runs and declared (Larwood five for 64). Surrey won on the first innings. Northants in the first compiled 211 (Bakewell not out 120; Astill seven for :0). Leicester in the first lost none for 41. The match was drawn.

Warwick's first yielded 209 (Groom 7 5). Worcester in the first lost two for 103, the match being drawn. Somerset in the first put on 329 (F. Leo 86), and in the second lost four for 55. Gloucester in- the first made 287 (Barnett 147). Somerset wlon on the first innings.

Kent's first yielded 502 (Woolley 101, Fagg 257). In the second they made 137 (Tinman seven for 59). Hampshire in the first compiled 469 (McCorkell 99, Mead 126). Kent, won on the first innings.

Oxford in the first made. 355 for three and declared (Kimptbn not out 110). In tl.e second they lost four for 236 and declared (Kimpton 85). Free Foresters in the first made 232 (Kimpton four for 42). In the second they lost three for 86. The match was drawn.

Sir Julien Calm's eleven in the first made 277 (Maxwell not out 94), and in the second lost seven for 48. Glamorgan in the first made 269, the match being drawn.