CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 2

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

BATTING AND BOWLING. THE BEST AVERAGES.

RECORD OF THE TOUR. SOUTH AFRICANS’ SUCCESS. The South Africans have played 33 matches to date. They have won 19, lost two and 12 have been drawn. They still have six matches to play, including one against an All . England eleven at Folkestone, which will be commenced next Saturday week. Results to date are as follows: — Worcestershire. —Won by an innings and IG6 runs. Leicester. —Won by 170 runs. Cambridge.—Won toy an innings and 40 runs. Surrey. —Won by 190 runs. Oxford. —Drawn. M.C.C. —Drawn. Hampshire.—Won by 110 runs, Middlesex. —Won by 22 runs. Derbyshire.—Won by 209 runs. Lancashire. —Drawn. Northants. —Won by an innings and 35 runs. Glamorgan,—Drawn, Club Cricket Conference.—Won by 120 runs, England (first test). —Drawn, Lancashire.—Drawn. Yorkshire.—Won by 128 runs. Staffordshire.—Won by an Innings and 42 runs. England (second test). —Won by 157 runs. Somerset.—Won by 51 runs. Nottinghamshire.—Drawn. Norfolk.—Drawn. England (third test). —Drawn. Durham.—Won by an innings and 45 runs. Scotland.—Drawn. Scotland.—Won by an innings and 85 runs. Northumberland. Won by eight wickets. England (fourth test). —Drawn. Surrey.—Won by an Innings and 205 runs. ' - Glamorgan.—Won by 96 runs. Warwickshire.—Won by an innings and - -174 runs. Gloucestershire.—Lost by 87 runs. Essox.—Lost- by seven wickets. England (fifth test). —Drawn. THE COUNTY MATCHES. TOWNSEND MAKES 180. VERITY FIVE WICKETS FOR 20. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, A-ugust 20. The county cricket matches were continued, with the following results:— Kent v. Lancashire. —Kent, first innings 340 (Todd not out 114); second innings, nine for 230 declared (Pollard seven for 87). Lancashire, first innings 175 (Todd five for 50); second innings, five for 396 (Hopwood 90, Iddon 141). Lancashire won by five wickets. Derbyshire v. Worcestershire.—• Derbyshire, first innings 406 (Townsend 180); second Innings, six for 259* declared. Wor’c-stershlre, first innings 364 (Quaife 91); second innings, one for 104- Derbyshire won on the first innings. Glamorganshire v- Nottinghamshire. Glamorganshire, first Innings, 201 (Voce six for 61) ; second innings 248 (Turnbull 124, Butler seven for 66). Nottinghamshire, first Inning’s 322 (Walker 137); second Innings, seven for 128. Nottinghamshire won by three wickets.

Yorkshire v. Middlesex. —Yorkshire, first innings 367 (Hutton 131). Middlesex, first innings IS3 (Verity six for 53)'- Following-on they made 102 (Verity five for 20). Yorkshire won by an innings and 82 runs. Sussex v. Leicestershire— Sussex, first innings 136; second innings 199 (Astill, six for 51). Leicestershire, first innings, 163; second innings, six for- 174 (Armstrong not out, 80). Leicestershire won by four wicketsSomersetshire v. ’Surrey.—Somersetshire, first innings 149 (Cover six for 37); second innings 196 (Brown seven for 70). Surrey, first innings 188 (Wellard, six for 69); second innings, two for 160. Surrey won by eight wickets. Northamptonshire v. Hampshire— Northamptonshire, first innings, 129 (Kennedy, seven for 46); second innings, 116 (Hill four Tor 20). Hampshire, first innings, three for 458 declared (McCorkcll 132, Parris not out 134, Arnold 94). Hampshire won by an innings and 2J3 runs. Essex v. Gloucestershire. —Essex, tiest innings, 317; second innings, 151 (Goddard, seven for 49). Gloucestershire. first innings 228 (Evans six for 47);' second innings, JI7 (P. Sml lll, six for 76). Essex won by 03 runs.

The bowling and batting averages are headed by: ENGLAND. Batting. Ins. N.O. H.S. R. Av. H. \V. V. Robins 3 1 108 132 66.00 W. R. Hammond S 2 87* 389 64.83 M. Leyland .... 6 0 161 342 57.00 A. Mitcbell .... 3 0 72 170 56.66 Bowling. Runs Witts. Av. H. verity .. 250 12 20.83 Jas. Langrldge . 46 2 23.00 W. R. Hammond .. 146 6 24.33 R. w. v. Robins .. 264 9 29.33 SOUTH AFRICA. Batting. ins. N.O. H.S. R. Av. B. Mitchell 10 3 164* 488 69.71 E. Dalton .... 6 1 117 244 48.80 K. .1. VHJoen .. 7 0 124 280 40.00 H. B. Cameron . 8 0 90 306 38.25 ‘Signifies not out. Bowling. Runs Wkts. Av. X. Balaskas ... .. 103 9 1 1.44 R. Bell .. 216 7 30.85 c. Vincent .... .. J301 18 .33.39 R. Crisp .. 444 13 34.15