ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24906, 20 June 1946, Page 5

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY HAMMOND BATS WELL (N.Z Press Association—Copyngnt) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, J une IS. Rain again seriously interfered with county cricket games and caused some peculiar declarations. Results Lancashire, first innings 184 (Better, five for 65). Second innings, 92 for eight wickets, declared ( B®dser, six for 24). Surrey, first innings 112 (Price six for 34). Second innings 137 (Pritt, four for 30). Lancashire won by 27 first innings 131 (Rhodes, four for 14; Gladwin, five for 4s). Second innings, 163 for seven wickets. Derby, first innings 108 (Merritt, three for 33; Clark, three for 24). The match was abandoned. Warwickshire, first innings 252 for eight wickets declared (Grander 83). Second innings, 154 for two wickets declared (Cranmer, not out, 81). Hampshire, first innings 154 for eight wickets declared. Second innings 179 (Hollies, five for 71). Warwickshire won by 73 runs. Somersetshire, first innings 51 for one wicket, declared. Second innings, 53 (Matthews, seven for 13). Glamorganshire, first innings 51 for one wicket declared. Second innings, 54 Tor two wickets. Glamorganshire won by eight wickets. Yorkshire, first innings 140 (Young, tour for 41). Second innings 108 (Young, eight for 31). Middlesex, first, innings 74 (Bowes, three for 7; Smailes, three for 21; Robinson, four for 32). Second innings. 101 (Bowes, three for 20; Robinson, five for 38). Yorkshire won by 73 runs. Kent, first innings 171 (Todd 98: Cook, four tor 37). Second innings,2o6 (Goddard, four lor 33). Gloucestershire, first innings 241 (Hammond 80, Wright, seven for 83). Second innings 137 for.five wickets (Hammond 53). Gloucestershire won by five wickets. Leicestershire, first innings 370 tor nine wickets, declared (Prentice 74), Worcestershire, first innings 111 (Walsh, four for 30), followed on end scored 216 (Bird not out 73; Welsh, five for 75). Leicestershire won by an innings and 43 runs. Essex, first innings 173. Second innings 108 (Cornford, three for 33; Nye, three for 35). Sussex, first innings 317 (John Langridge 87). Sussex won by an innings and 37 runs. Only 20 minutes* play was possible in the match India v. Nottingham, rain causing the game to be abandoned. Indie, first innings, 345 for five declared. Nottingham, first innings, 34 tor one.