COUNTY MATCHES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 126, 30 May 1935, Page 7

COUNTY MATCHES

i, y r SOME GOOD SCORES e y LANCASHIRE BEATEN 5LONDON, May 28. ‘ e Though a number of bowiers returned good figures, scoring was fairly 0 heavy in some of the county cricket championship matches which were completed to-day, and in several games 5. results were confined to the first init n nmgs. Last year’s champions, Lancashire were beaten by 129 runs by Leicestershire, being disposed of for 73 in theii second innings, mainly as the result of destructive bowling by Geary. 5( 1 Geary rook six wickets for 34 runs, r ' and other bowlers who took six ie wickets in an innings were Eastman (Essex), who took eleven wickets 3 * against Derbyshire at a total ccst of ie 96 runs, and Howarth and Perks (Worse cestcrshire). re There was a good crop of centuries. ,( * Barber (Yorkshire) headed the list with a score of 191 against Sussex. 1C Others who passed -the 100 m;nk were 11 Iddon (Lancashire), Bakewell (North- *° amptonshire), who followed up with a e score of 89 in the second innings. Heane aud Winrow (Nottinghamshire), and Ames (Kent). Dacre, the former New Zaa’ander, who is now playing for Gloucestershire, scored 52 in the first innings against Surrey, and 76 iu the second innings. Results are;— Essex v. Derbyshire, at Brentwood. — Essex 116 (Copson five for 29) and 219. Derbyshire 150 (Eastman five for 36), aud 186 for six (Eastman six for 60). ir Derbyshire won by four wickets. r, Surrey v. Gloucestershire, at Bristol, in —Surrey 338 and 243 for eight, deLc dared (Squires 70). Gloucestershire ri- 308 (Dacre 52, Lyon 89) and 190 for d eight wickets (Dacre 76). Surrey won on the first innings. is Hampshire v. Worcestcrahiic, at t- Southampton. —Hampshire 13b (Howie arth six for 58) and 97 (Perks six for is 36). Worcestershire 139 and ICI for I four. Worcestershire won by six r- wickets. t, Leicestershire v. Lancashire, at is Leicester.—Leicestershire 375 (Shipin man 92, Prentice 93) and 69 tor seven, 7 declared. Lancashire 242 (iddon 124) jo and 73 (Geary six for 34). Leicesteri» shire won by 129 runs. x Northamptonshire v. Glamorgan, at a- Kettering. Northamptonshire 329 e- (Bakewell 121) and 157 (Bakewell 89). y Glamorgan 174 (Clark five for 47) and i- 143 for three. Northamptonshire won ly on the first innings. e- Nottinghamshire v. Somerset, at Nt■y tingliam.—Nottinghamshire 4’>9 (Heane ic 101, Winrow 137) and 124 f)r three, it declared. Somerset 33U (.1. Lee 91) and e 30 for none. Nottinghamshire woi on of the first innings. s- Kent v. Warwickshire, at Ihnningc. ham. —Kent 421 (Anics 138) and 266 for six. Warwickshire 186. Kent won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Sussex, at Leeds—Yorkshiro 421 (Barber 191). Sussex 86 (Verity four for 16) and, following on, 212. Yorkshire won by an innings and 123 runs.