CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20510, 31 August 1936, Page 14

CRICKET

AN INNINGS VICTORY KENT DEFEAT INDIAN TOURING TEAM United Press Association—By Electru Telegranh cv»nvrtghf LONDON. August 28. Kent beat the Indian cricket team by an innings and 202 runs. The Indians made 173 and 148 (Woolley four for 22), and Kent made 523.

WYATT TO PLAY FOR ENGLAND

INVITATION TO VISIT AUSTRALIA United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph • Copyright LONDON, August 28. It is officially announced that R. E. S. Wyatt has been chosen to go to Australia with the M.C.C. team.

PLAY IN CLASSIC MATCHES

INDIANS MEET SUSSEX United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 30, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 29 Playing against Sussex, the Indians in their first innings made 309 (Dilawar Hussain 122, Merchant 52). Kent v. M.C.C. Playing against Kent, Marylebone made 96. Watt took four wickets foi 30. Todd four for 42. Kent has lost foui wickets for 165 (Ames 94).

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY DERBYSHIRE VOCE S FINE BOWLING RECORD United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 30. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON. August 28. As Yorkshire failed to win in a completed match against Sussex. Derbyshire becomes the county cricket champions despite their defeat by Somersetshire. Voce, bowling against Glamorganshire, obtained his thousandth wicket in county cricket, a feat which he has accomplished fcr nine seasons. Paynter, playing against Leicestershire, reached two thousand runs for the season for the first time in his career. Results— Gloucestershire—First innings. 146 (Nichols seven for 50); second innings, 229 (Barnett 117). Essex—First innings 171 (Goddard eight for 64' ; second innings 121 (Barnett six for 17). Gloucestershire won by 153 runs. Sessex v. Yorkshire. Sussex—Fir t innings, 225; second innings, seven for 297 declared (Melville 901. Yorkshire—First innir»<*« 3*lB (Hutton 83); second inings, none for Yorkshire won on the first innings.

Leicestershire v. Lancashire. Leicestershire —First innings 282 (Dempster 137, ”*ollard 69); second innings 139 (Parkinson four for 37i. Lanc< shire —First innings, eight for 422 declared (Iddon 118, Paynter 89). Lancashire won by an innings and one run. Middlesex v. Worcestershire. Middlesex—First innings 398 (Sims I 78); second innings 213 (Rhodes 77). I Worcestershire —First innings 185; second innings 177 (Sims five for 72 i. Middlesex won by 2*9 runs. Derbyshire v. Somersetshire. Derbyshire First innings 216 (Smith 93, Andrews five for 42; secondinnings 200 (Wellard five for 47). Somersetshire—First innings 146 (A. Pope five for 35); second innings, nine for 274 (Copson six for 81). Somersetshire won by one wicket. Surrey v. Hampshire. Surrey—First innings, nine for 423 declared (Gregory 101. Watts not out 116); second innings, five for 227 declared. Hampshire—First innings 310 (Moore 100); second innings, one for 174. Surrey won on the first innings. Nottinghamshire v. Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire—First innings 304 (Keeton 76) ; second innings, seven for 227 declared (Keeton 83). Glamorganshire—First innings 274 (Voce four for 62); second innings, one for 112. Nottinghamshire won on the first innings.