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—* — i - A TRIUMPH FOB SLOW BOWLING. London, Augusti 24. Surrey beat Yorkshire at, the Oval by S3 runs, after one of' the best games of the season. Surrey led on the first innings by 74, and scored freely to-day, trying for an ouilright win, which appeared unlikely. Two Marylebone players, Wilson and Rhodes, went on at 56 to keep the runs down. The result was, o, triumph for slow bowling. Wilson's accurate leg-breaks and Rhodes's fault-, less length on both breaks broughti tho hatting to a standstill , for nearly : 'an hour, in which five wickets foil for no rung. The performance of Wilson and Rhodes is probably the best slow bowling on a good wicket seen, tfois season. Wilson took five wickets for 29, and Rhodes three for 28. Hitch scored 24 hits. Tho innings realised 110. Yorkshire in tho second,innings failed badly for 153. The veteran Hirst, in the first! Innings, made tho top poore, 84, in great etvle. The order of Hie counties is now:— Middlesex, Lancashire, Kent, Surrey, Yorkshire. Public e.wifcemenfl over tho championship is increasing daily.— Avs.N.Z. Cable Assn. '
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 286, 27 August 1920, Page 7
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185ENGLISH CRICKET Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 286, 27 August 1920, Page 7
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