ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24900, 13 June 1946, Page 5

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

LONDON. June 11. The majority of county cricket matches were drawn, being abandoned because of rain. Walter Hammond scored another century, making his aggregate 572 runs fon the -season to date with an average of 143. Results:— Northants, first innings, eight fof- 201 declared (Brookes 100). Leicester, first innings, three for 58. The match was drawn. Warwick, first innings, 167 (Grover six for 93); Derby, first innings, seven for 169. The match was drawn. Middlesex, first innings, eight for 317 declared (Robertson 128, Edrich 109); second innings, one for 101 declared. Sussex, first innings, 243 (Cox 87); second innings, one for 6. The match was drawn. Notts, first innings, nine for 249 declared (Jepson six for 71). Surrey, first innings, 238. The match was drawn. Yorkshire, first innings, three for 171 declared. Lancashire, first innings, four for 127. The match was drawn. Essex, first innings, 214 (Crabtree 79; Howorth five for 51); second ininngs, one for 33 declared. Worcester, first innings, 81 (R. Smith seven for 51); second innings, five for 171 (White 77). Worcester won by five wickets. Somerset, first innings, 313 (Lawrence 79); second innings, one for 13. Gloucester, first innings, nine for 364 declared (Hammond 104, Crapp 88). The match was drawn. Hampshire, first innings, 219 (Dovey five for 67). Kent, first innings, 98 (Knott six for 37). The match was drawn. Glamorgan just survived to draw with India in the match which was concluded to-day. Glamorgan, first innings, 149 (Sarwate five for 30, Mankad four for 68); 'second innings, seven for 73 (Mankad three for 31, Sarwate two for 19). Glamorgan, 277 behind on the first innings, were forced to follow