CRICKET IN ENGLAND.
. COUNTY MATCHES. SOME SPLENDID SCORES. WOOLLEY’S 100TH CENTURY. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Au.siralian Press Association.) • (Received August 31, 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, August 30. Kent v. Middlesex. —Kent: First innings, 380. Woolley made 176, this being the 100th century of his career. Second innings, 186 (Bryan 94- not out; Robins took four wickets for 47). Middlesex: First innings 168 (Freeman took five wickets for 77) ; second innings 311 (Hendren 64; Boslie took four wickets for 61). Kent won by 87 runs.
Leicester v. Surrey. Leicester: First innings, 516 for eight wickets, declared (Dawson 140, Berry J 56, Bradshaw 105 not out). Surrey: First innings, 243 (Gregory 88 not out; Geary took four wickets for 56). Sussex followed on and lost two wickets for 186 (Hobbs 115 not out). Leicester won on Hie first innings.
Gloucester v. Hampshire—Gloucester: First innings 212 (Smith 66'; Kennedy took six wickets for 58); second innings, 117 (Kennedy took five wickets for 52, Newman five for 43). Hampshire: First innings, 167 (Parker took five wickets for 38, Goddard four for 78) ; second innings, 148 (Goddard took seven wickets for 46). Gloucester won by 14 runs.
Glamorgan v. Lancashire. — Glamorgan: First innings, 239 (Bell 74; Macdonald took six wickets for 93) ; second innings, 253 (Davis 81, Dyson 70; Macdonald took five wickets for 73). Lancashire: First innings, 447 for five wickets, declared (Watson 148, Iddon 124, Makepeace 80)>; second innings, 46 for one wicket. Lancashire won by nine wickets.
Northants v. Nottingham.—Northants: First innings, 219 (Matthews 60; Larwood took four wickets for 47); second innings, 102 (Larwood took four wickets for 37, Voce five for 21). Nottingham: First innings, 305 (Lilley 115, Walker 73); second innings, no wickets for 20. Nottingham won by ten wickets.
Somerset v. Warwick. —Somerset: First innings, 334 (White 73, Case 69; Foster took four wickets for 58) ; second innings, 290 for eight wickets, declared (Longrigg 124, Young 73). Warwick: First innings, 129 (White took four wickets for 25) ; second innings, 116 (Wellard took five wickets for 45, White four for 42). Somerset won by 379 runs.
Worcester v. Yorkshire. —Worcester: First innings, 94 (Bowes took four wickets for 51, Dennis, three for 4); second innings, 234 (Nichol 74; Dennis took five wickets for 58). Yorkshire: First innings, 307 for seven wickets, declared (Mitchell 122 not out) ; second innings, no wickets for 26. Yorkshire won by ten wickets.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
NOTTINGHAM PROBABLE WINNER.
(Received August 31, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 30.
The victories of Nottingham, Yorkshire and Lancashire to-day left the championship dependent on the last round matches.
At present Nottingham has 155 points and Yorkshire and Lancashire 148 each. Nottingham can only be deprived of winning if Derbyshire heats Nottingham outright and Yorkshire beats Sussex outright. Lancashire has played its last match, so is out of the running.
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17804, 31 August 1929, Page 8
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