CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 197, 23 August 1935, Page 4

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

COUNTY MATCHES YORKSHIRE WIN AGAIN MORE HEAVY SCORING. LONDON. August 2u. Yorkshire improved their prospects of carrying oft tiiie country cricket championship in the series which was completed to-day by scoring an outright win against Middlesex, one of the northern county’s strongest rivals, who were beaten by more than an innings. A big part was played by \ enty, who took, six for 53 in the first innings and five for 20 in the second. Derbyshire, for wiboui Townsend made 180, louud the Worcestershire batsmen hard to shift, and could do no better than win on the first innings. Outright wins were scored by Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, riurrev, Hampshire, and Essex. Batsmen in addition to Townsend who scored centuries were Todd (Kent), Iddon (Lancashire), Turnbull Walker (Nottinghamshire), and McCorkell and Farris Hampshire), The results.of matches are:--

Kent v. Lancashire, at Dover.— Kent .110 (Todd 114) and 230 for‘nine, declared (Pollard seven for 87). Lancashire 173 (Todd five for 50) and 396 for five (Hopwood 90, Iddon 141). Lancashire ywni by live wickets.

Derbyshire v. Worcestershire, al Derby.—Derbyshire 406 (Townsend 180) and 239 for six, declared. Worcestershire 364 (IjJuaife 91) and .10 1 for one. Derbyshire Avon on the first innings.

Glamorgan v. Nottingihainshiro, at Worsop.— -Glamorgan 201 (Voce six fur bl) and 248 (Turnbull 124; Butler seven for 66). Nottinghamshire 322 (Walker 137) and 128 for seven. Nc-t--tinghamshire won by three wickets. I Orkshirc v. Middlesex, at Leeds. — Yorkshire 367 (Hutton 131). Middlesex 183 (Verity six for 53), and, following on. 102 (Verity five for 20). Yorkshire won by an innings and 82 runs.

Bussex v. Leicestershire. at Eastbourne.—Sussex 136 and 199 (AstiH six for 51). Leicestershire 163 and L 4 for six (Armstrong 80 not out). Leicestershire won by four wickets.

Somerset v. Surrey, at Yeovil.— Somerset 149 (Grover six for 37) and 196 (Brown seven for 70). Surrey JBB ( Wellard six for 96) and J6O for two. Surrey won by eight wickets.

Northhamplonsihire v. Hampshire, at Bournemouth. —Northamptonshire 129 (Kennedy seven for 46) and 116 (Hill four for 20). Hampshire 458 for three, declared (McCorkell 132, Parris 134 not out, Arnold 94). Hampshire won by an innings and 213 runs. Essex v. Gloucestershire, at South cod. Essex 317 and 151 (Goddard seven for 49). Gloucestershire 228

(Evans six for 47) and 117 (P. Sniitn “ix for 76). Essex won by 63 runs.