CRICKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21360, 1 June 1939, Page 5

CRICKET

ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES BOWLING AND BATTING SUCCESSES United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON. May 30. County cricket resulted as follows: Sussex v. Middlesex Sussex—First innings, 182; second innings, 236. Middlesex —First innings, 264 (Compton 81); second innings, three for 55. Middlesex won by seven wickets. Essex v. Worcestershire Essex —First innings 271 (Nichols 116 nc‘ out; Jenkins seven for 98); second innings, five for 285, declared (O'Connor 118 not out). Worcestershire—Frist innings, 155; second innings, 106 (R. Smith six for 46). A Essex won by 295 runs. Kent v. Hampshire. Kent—First innings, 134 (Heath five for 48); second innings, 364 (Fagg 149). Hampshire—First innings, 211; second innings, 108 (Todd five for 40). Kent won by 179 runs. Lancashire v. Yorkshire. Lancashire —First innings, 300 (Nutter 85); second innings, 185 (Bowes six for 43). Yorkshire —First innings, eight for 528, declared (Sutcliffe 165, Mitchell 136). Yorkshire won by an innings and 43 runs. Leicester v. Northants Leicester —First innings, 134; second innings, 183 (Merritt six for 56). Northants—First innings, eight for 510, declared (Brookes 187). Northants won by an innings and 193 runs. Surrey v. Notts Surrey—First innings, 208 (Butler six for 82) ; second innings, 301 (Barling 96). Notts —First innings, 247; second innings, three for 264 (Hardstaff 114 not out, Gunn 92 not out). Notts won by seven wickets. Somerset v. Gloucestershire Somerset—First innings, 247 (Gimblett 108); second innings, six for 3'4, declared (Lee 86). Gloucester—First innings, 265 (Hammond 91); second innings, five for 129. Gloucester won on the first innings. Warwickshire v. Derbyshire. Warwickshire —First innings, 141 (Copson five for 47); second innings, 372 (Dollery 177). Derby—First innings, 234 (Hollies six for 48) ; second innings, 208 (Hollies five for 79). Warwickshire won by 71 runs. Oxford v. Free Foresters Oxford—First innings, 283 (Eager 92); second innings, 329 (Eager 134). Free Foresters—First innings, 220; second innings, 383 ( Mitchell-Innes 143). Oxford won by 9 runs. West Indies Tour Playing Glamorgan, West Indies made 253 and 208. Glamorgan made 377 and 157, and won by 73 runs. Wooler took five for 69 for Glamorgan.