COUNTY CRICKET
FINE PERFORMANCES CREESE A DOUBLE CENTURY Received May 13, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, May 12. Although there was heavy scoring ' in some of the county cricket matches which were completed to-day, runs were hard to get in the match between Derbyshire and Oxford University. Copsori (Derby) took five for 12 and five for 9, and Pcthcr (Oxford) took five for 7. For Hampshire, who ran up the big [total of 500 for nine, Creese made a [double century. Compton (Middlesex), with 181, was another hatsman who i scored heavily. I Results are:— | Sussex v. Somerset, at Home.—Sussex, 173 (Wellard six for 67) and 158. Somerset, 250 and 82 for one. Somerset won by nine wickets. Surrey v. Worcestershire, at the Oval —Surrey, 396 (Squires 101, Parker SO) and 211 for none (Fishlock, not out, 100, Gregory, not out, 105). Worcestershire. 163 and 195. Surrey won by 249 runs. Oxford University v. Derbyshire, at Oxford.—Derbyshire, 210 (Rhodes 80) and 72 (Pether, five for 7). Oxford, 72 (Copson five for 12) and 47 (Copson five for 9, A. Pope five for 30). Derbyshire won by 163 runs. Northamptonshire v. Hampshire, al. Northampton.—Hampshire. 500 for nine, declared (Creese 241). Northamptonshire, 299 (Timms 114), and following on, 280 for six. Hampshire won on the first innings. Middlesex v. Essex, at Lord’s. - Essex, 403 (O’Connor 128, Avery 129) and 173 for seven, declared. Middlesex, 353 (Compton 181) and 224 for eight. Middlesex won by two wickets. Cambridge University v. Nottinghamshire, at Cambridge. —Cambridge, 239 (Blake 80) and 221. Nottinghamshire, 418 for nine, declared (Voce 104), and 46 for none. Nottinghamshire won by ten wickets. HEADLEY 76 NOT OUT WEST INDIES v. LANCASHIRE Received Mav 13, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, May 12. The cricket match between Lancashire and the West Indies was drawn. Scores are: Lancashire, 226 and 256 (Cameron five for 231. West Indies, 236 and 142 for three (Headley, not out, 76). WEST INDIES AND M.C.C. COMPTON GETS CENTURY Received May 14, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, May 13. Against West Indies M.C.C. in their first innings lost seven wickets for 435. Compton made 115, B. O. Allen 85 and Valentine 73
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 8
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356COUNTY CRICKET Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 8
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