AMES' COMEBACK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19100, 22 August 1936, Page 5

AMES' COMEBACK

FINE CENTURY FOR KENT CRICKET IN ENGLAND MEAD'S GREAT AGGREGATE SUSSEX DEFEAT DERBY (F.lrc. Tel. Copyright—United Prim Assn.) (Bred. Aug. 22, noon) LONDON, Aug. 21. The Kent cricketer. Leslie Ames, who has been on the sick list most of the sea-son-after undergoing an operation to his spine, made a spectacular return to the held this week when, displaying all his old form, he knocked up a beautiful 120 against Yorkshire and was mainly responsible for his side's nine-wicket miirgin.

Another event of the week was. the achievement of the veteran, Philip Mead, in passing W. O. Grace's aggregate of 54,b96 runs. Mead thus joins company with Jack Hobbs, Frank Woolley, and '"Patsy" Hendren.

The surprise of the county matches was the defeat of the. leaders, Dc'rby, by Sussex, whoso 316 in the first- innings included 126-by James Langridge. The match was interrupted by rain, and was decided on the first innings. Howling for Derby, Copson took six wickets for 87 runs. *

The match between Surrey and Warwick was mainly notable for the fine howling of Cover, who took seven Warwick wickets in the first innings for 42 runs and followed this up by taking seven for IC4 in the second, when 1-Jol-lery came to light with a score of 140. Bowling for Warwick, Mayer secured seven wickets for 68 runs. Matches commenced on Wednesday resulted as. follows : Lancashire in the first innings put on 395 for seven and declared (Paynter 71, Lister not. out 104). In the second innings they made 38 without loss. .Middlesex in the first innings made 129 (Parkinson five for 35), and followed on. making 304 (Hume 82). Lancashire won by 10 Wickets.

Yorkshire's first, produced 208 (Cole four for 44), and in the second they made 266. Kent in the first, scored 406 (Ames 120). In the second they lost one for 70. Kent won by nine wickets.

Notts in the first scored 223 (Geary five for 71). In the. second they lost seven for 171 and declared. Leicester in the first made 175 (Butler four for 45), and in the second lost seven for 149 (Dempster not out 63). Notts won on the first innings. Derby in the first innings compiled us 3 (Worthington 56). In the second innings they lost six for 191. Sussex's first, yielded 316 (James Langridge 126; Copson six for 87). Sussex won on the first innings. / Warwick in the first made only 106 (Cover seven for 42). In the second they put on 301 (Dollery 140; Cover seven for 104). Surrey in * the first scored 176 (Mayer seven for 68), and in the second lost." five for 252. Surrey won by five wickets.

Somerset in the first made 132 (Nichols four for 45). In the second innings they scored 180 (P. Smith-four for 48).. Essex in the first compiled 378 (Fames 97).. Essex won by an innings and 66 runs.

Hampshire in the first ran up 422 (Pothecary 86, Manners 81). In the second thev lost three for 108 and declared. Gloucester in the first scored 298 (Page not out 80). In the second they lostfour for 98. Hampshire won on the first innings..