COUNTY CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17567, 18 June 1925, Page 9

COUNTY CRICKET.

HOBBS MAKES NEW RECORD. By Telegraph.—Presa Assn.—Copyright. Better's Telegram* (Received June IS, 11.55 a.m.l LONDON. June 17. Lancashire In the first Innings against Middlesex, made 237 (Wa.son 106, Barnes 56), Duraton taking seven i«.r 47. In the second Innings they made 103, Haig taking four for 15. Middlesex in the first innings made JSC (Hearne S 7. Heafiren 142), Macdonald taking six for 145, and in the see*-.M innings eight for no wickets. Middlesex won by ten wickets. Nottinghamshire, in tlielr first Innings against Yorkshire made 139 tKilner four for 48), and in the secjnd innings 165 (Macaulay seven for 76 1. Yorkshire in the first innings made 15 7 (Barratt seven for 71), and in the second innings 148 for five wickets (Leylana 52). Yorkshire won by live wickets. Somersetshire in the first lnn!ng3 againet Sussex made 199 (Young SSL Tate taking five for 52. In the secotid innings they made 230. Sussex in the first innings made 213 (Wensley 55 >. Glasgow taking five for 68. In the second innings they made 140, Glasgow taking four for 4 3 and Hunt four for 54. Somersetshire won by 76 runs.

Playing for Surrey against Essex, Hobbs made 207. Surrey won. Hobbs completed, his thousand for the season. Hl3 centuries now total 119. For Hampshire against Warwickshire Jameson made 103 and Kennedy five for 44. Hampshire won. For Worcestershire against Glamorganshire Root took seven for 61. For Glamorganshire Arnott took six for For Leicestershire against Gloucepi. tershire A still took five for 21 in the first innings r.nd Skelding five for 93 in the second. Leicestershire won. For Derbyshire against Kent. Jackson mode 127. and for Kent Seymour made 10C, Collins 105 not out. Freeman took six for 35 in the first innings end five for 9 1 in the second. Kent won.