ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24897, 10 June 1946, Page 6

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

DOUBLE CENTURY TO COMPTON (N.Z. Press Association—Copy right.) LONDON, June 7. Dennis Compton scored the season’s first double century in first-class cricket in the county game. Middlesex v. Cambridge. The New Zealander. M. P. Donnelly, made another brilliant century for Oxford University against Leicester. Results:— Somerset, first innings, 150 (Wood three for 21); second innings, five wickets for 145 declared. Sussex, first innings, 95 (Lawrence, three for 10; Buse, three for 37); second innings, seven wickets for 145. The match was drawn Warwick, first innings, 100 (Phillipson, six for 30); second innings, 232 (Ord 67. Taylor 66). Lancashire, first innings, 292 (Ikin 72, Washbrook 71, Fantham. five for 58); second innings, one for 41 Lancashire won by nine wickets. Cambridge, first innings, 285 (Willatt 112, Robins seven for 71); second innings, 163 (Willatt 85; Robins, four for 23) Middlesex, first innings, 408 (Compton 202, Edrich 72); second innings two wickets for 41. Middlesex won by eight wickets. Leicester, first innings, 173; second innings, nine for 284, declared (Tomkins 135, Prentice 75) Oxford, first innings, 140 (Donnelly 36; Sperry, five for 38); second innings, seven for 270 (Donnelly' 124) The match was drawn

Northants, first innings, 407 (Barrow 151, Merritt 70); second innings three for 252 (Davis 107, Brookes 83). Surrey, first innings, 394 (Barling 163, Gregory 94). The match was drawn.