CRICKET.
IMPROVED PLAY AT HOME.
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association) (Received Thursday, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, Wednesday.
Ah unusually lengthy spell of the lines! weather, combined with the limiting of niau-hes to two days, has brightened county cricket, resulting in large attendances and a, great revival of interest in the game. "Well-known cricketers are rapidly recovering pre-Avar form, particularly llobbs. Ifendren, Perrin and .J. W« Hearn. Twenty-four centuries, including two by Australians, have boon scored it> lirst-class cricket during the last eight days, including double centuries by PeTriii (12(> and 101 not out) against Kent, and Coorge Gunn (160 and ISS not out) against Surrey. I'esjiite the higli scoring in a fair proportion of matches, there have been some excellent bowling performance?, tiie most prominent being that of Stevens t'a schoolboy who is playing for Middlesex), viz., 7 for 104 ami 3 for 32 against Hampshire.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13856, 12 June 1919, Page 5
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