ENGLISH CRICKET
DEMPSTER NOW ON TOP VERITY’S DISTINCTION. LONDON, June 14. C. S. Dempster (New Zealand), the Leicestershire captain, is now at the head of the English first-class county cricket averages, being ahead of Leyland (Yorkshire). Verity (Yorkshire) is easily the leading bowler and also occupies third place in the batting averages
RAIN STOPS PLAY COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP LONDON, June 14. Kain fell throughout the country and, as a result, there was no piny in the following county cricket matches:— Surrey v. Essex, Derbyshire v. Yorkshire, Lancashire v. Middlesex, Worcestershire v. Hampshire. Oxford Unixersity v. Leicestershire. Cambridge University v. Free Foresters, and Nottinghamshire v. Indians. In other matches the *:ores were: Gloucestershire, 16 for one against Glamorgan; Somerset 169 (Freeman six for 60) v. Kent 22 for 1.- Sussex 19h for four (Cox 66, Cook 80) v. Warwickshire.
Batting. Kuns Av’ge. Dempster (Leicester) .. 505 72.14 Levland (lorkshire) .. 702 70.20 Verity (Yorkshire) . .. 68.00 Fishlock (Surrey) .. .. 822 63.23 Giniblett (Somerset) 794 61.07 Kimpton (Oxford) .. .. 670 56.33 Keeton (Notts) 556 829 55.60 Holmes (Surrey) 55.26 Fagg (Kent) 790 52.66 Harris (Notts) 524 52.40 T. N. Pearce (Essex) .. 65u 50.23 Duckfield (Glamorgan) . 536 48.72 Other- include: Fifteenth, Paynter (Lancashire). 619, 44.21; eig hteenth. James Langridge (Sussex . 42.33; twentv-third. Hardstaff (Nottinghamshire), 372, 41.33; twenty-fifth. Hendren (Middlesex), 765, 40.26; thirtv-ninth, Turnbull (Glamorgro), 459, 35.39. Bowling. ' Wi ckets Av 'ge. Veritv (Yorkshire) .. . • 82 9.30 Copson (Derby) 49 12.34 Smailes (Yorkshire) . .. 30 13.83 Robins (Middlesex) .. .. 40 14.20 Larwood (Notts) 34 14.94 J. Smith (Leicester) . .. 41 .16.70 Hollies (Warwick) .. .. ..... 17.00 Mayer (Warwick) .. .. 24 17.45 Perks (Worcester) .. .. 43 17.48 Gear? (Leicester) .. .. 17.93 Hover (Surrey) li) 17.98 Bowes (Yorkshire) .. .. ~28 18.00 Nichols (Essex) 33 18.06 Peebles (Middlesex) . .. 28 18.35 Freeman (Kent) 47 18.63 Allen (Middlesex) is eighteenth with twenty-three wickets at an average of 20.17.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 142, 17 June 1936, Page 8
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