CRICKET SENSATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 181, 5 August 1935, Page 8

CRICKET SENSATION

YORKSHIRE TROUNCED NICHOLS’ FINE “DOUBLE” AMATEUR FAST BOWLER t ßy Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright] LONDON, Aug. 2. A sensational result m tue senes of county cricxet ciiampionship matches wliicu was compieteu to-day was tue defeat of I’oi’Ksuire, one of the leading teams, by iz>sex, iio are well down on tue lut. 'lhe northern county was beaten by an innings and 204 runs and the p.ayer mainly icspc-usible was -Ai. ixicuols, wiio look xour lor 17 aau seven for 3/, in addition to scoring 146 runs.

foiKsiiire fell for 31 runs in the lirs>l innings, six of the wickets being takvii at a cost of 11 runs by amateur last bowler, 11. D. Read, whom tue Daily Mail describes as the fastest buwier in England, Last year his pace was excecued only by i_.arwoou. (Last year Read toox u 5 wickets m county maleues at au average cost of -O.uu runs, being second in the .Essex average.).

Middlesex and Derbyshire both woo their matches outrigat, as also did N ottniguamshire.

There was another good crop of centuries, the batsmen uno achieved mis distinction being Ames and xodd (Kent), Walters, who scored 94 not out in lhe second innings, and xuaitin (Worcestershire), Keeton (Nottinghamshire;, James Langridge (bussex) Hendren (Middlesex), Hopwood aim Oldfield (Lancashire), an; McCoikcll

In spile of the generally heavy scoring a number of oowlcrs secured good figures, prominent among those who did wed with the ball buing Larwood and Voce (Nottinghamshire;, Buns ana Owen-Binith (Middlesex), Wellard (Somerset;, Copaon (Derbyshire;, J. Cornford and Hopwood (Lancashire). Results oi matches are:—

Kent v. Worchestershire, at Worcester. —Kent 403 (Ames 118, Todd 104 not out) and 204 for nine, declared (Howorth five lor 70). Worchcstersniie 315 (Walters 115, Martin 103) and 205 for two (Walters 04 not out). Kent v. on on the first innings.

Yorkshire v. Essex, at Huddersfield. —Yorkshire 31 (Read six for 11, Nichols four for 17} and 99 (Nichols seven for 37). Essex 334 (Nichols 146). Essex won by an innings and 204 runs. Leicestershire v. Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham.—Leicestershire 176 (Larwood live for 55) and 190 (Armstrong 82; Voce live for 93). Nottinghamshire 403 for five, declared (Keeton 184’not out). Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 37 runs. Somerset v. Middlesex, at Taunton. —.Somerset 117 (Sims six for 41) and 234 (Owen-Smith six for 72). Middlesex 255 (Hendren 114; Wellard six lor 91) and 97 for one. Middlesex won by nine wickets.

Sussex v. Derbyshire, at Hove.— Sussex 194 (Melville 74) and 244 (James Langridge 106; Copson six Lr 42). Derbyshire 213 (Worthington 91; J. Cornford seven for 76) and 227 for five. Derbyshire won by five wickets.

Lancashire v. Hampshire, at Liverpool.—Lancashire 472 for four, declared (Hopwood 104, Oldfield 101 not out), Tyldesley 89). Hampshire 175 (Hopwood five for 26) and, following on, 317 for three (McCorkell 154 not out). Lancashire won on the first innings.