ENGLISH COUNTY GAMES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 190, 12 August 1931, Page 6

ENGLISH COUNTY GAMES.

Clubs Facing Financial Disaster. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received August 12, 11 &.m.) LONDON, August 11. Rain curtailed most of the county cricket games to one day. There was no play in the match between Lancashire and Hampshire. Results were:— Worcester v. Somerset. Worcester—First innings 164 (Lee, r r Second innings 100 (White four for 17). Somerset— First innings 159. Second i *nmngs, three wickets for 106. Somerset won by seven wickets. Essex v. Glamorgan. Essex—First innings 149 (Mercer, five for 65). Second innings, five for 137 declared. Glamorgan—First innings 89 (Smith, five for 30). Second innings, one for 45. Essex won on the first innings. Northants v. Yorkshire. Northants—First innings none for 4, declared. Second innings 86 (Verity seven for 62). Yorkshire—First innings, none for 4, declared. Second innings, five for 88. \ orkshire won bj' five wickets. Notts v. Derby. Notts—First innings 147. Derby—First innings, six for 86. The match was drawn. Sussex v. Kent. Sussex—First innings, nine for 361, declared (Bowiey 102). Kent—First innings, eight for 262. The match was drawn. Leicester v. Warwick.

Leicester—First innings, none for none, Second inning's, none for 197, declared (Berry not out 97). Warwick—First innings, none for none, declared. Second innings, three for 85. The mater was drawn. Surrey v. Middlesex. Surrey—First innings 167 (Lee, six for 60). Middlesex—First innings, eight for 155. The match was drawn. County cricket clubs are faced with financial disaster owing to the extraordinary unseasonable weather.