TEN WICKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20891, 24 August 1939, Page 3

TEN WICKETS

WATTS’ PERFORMANCE ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET AMES AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT (United Press Assn.—Ehec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, August 22 A fine performance by E. A. Watts, the fast bowler for Surrey, who took all ten Warwick wickets in the second innings for 67 runs, was the feature of the English county cricket matches this week, when there were again several other line performances. L. E. G. Ames, who has not been considered for the English team for some Lime owing to his back injury lias been scoring well this season, and he again reached the limelight with a fine century. The highest scorer was G. Pope with 4 21, and this player also took four wickets fur 21 runs. Other good scorers were B. 11. Valentine, J. Parks, King ajid Crapp. Besides Walts’ fine performance, W. E. Phillipson, the last bowler with Sir Julien Calm's team in New Zealand, secured a fine double while P. Smith took three wickets for four runs. Details of the matches are:— Derby v. Notts Derby, first innings, 319 (G. Pope 121); second innings, 148 (Voce four for 41). Notts, first innings 185; second innings 135 (G. Pope four for 21). Derby won by 147 runs. Northants v. Glamorgan Northants, first innings 368 for seven wickets declared (Dixon 88, O’Brien 90) ; second innings, 156 for eight wickets declared (Matthews five for 36). •Glamorgan, first innings 296 (Smart 79) ; second innings 222 for seven wickets (E. Davies 85). Northants won on the first innings. Gloucester v. Middlesex Gloucester, first innings 214 (Sims seven for 109) ; second innings 327 for seven wickets declared (Crapp 101). Middlesex, first innings 247 (Robertson 87); second innings 108 (Sinfield six for 48). Gloucester won by 180 runs. Somerset v. Hampshire Somerset, first innings 453 for eight wickets declared (Gimblett 83, Buse 79, Mc-Crae 96). Hampshire, first innings 161 (Hazell six for 60j ; followed on for 230 (Mo* Corkell 107, Mayer six for 48;. Somerset won by an innings and 62 runs. Kent v. Lancashire Kent, first innings 215 (Ames 108; Phillipson six for 70, ; second innings 244 (Valentine 119; Phillipson six for 76;. Lancashire, first innings 252 (Washbrook 79; ; second innings 218 for six wickets (Place 86;. Lancashire won by four wickets. Worcester v. Sussex Worcester, first innings 372; second innings 302 for six wickets declared (King 118). Sussex, first innings 473 for nine wickets declared (J. Parks, not out, 115, Bartlett 89); second innings 200 for two wickets. Sussex won by eight wickets. Surrey v. Warwick Surrey, first, innings 336 (Fishlock 91). Warwick, first innings 115 (Brown six for 40) ; followed on for 220 (Watts ten for 67;. Surrey won by an innings and one run. Essex v. Yorkshire Essex, first innings 343 (Wade 84, R. Smith 91; Verity five for 40). Yorkshire, first innings 131 (P. Smith three for 4); followed on for 2(JB. Essex won by an innings and 4 runs.