COUNTY CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 144, 20 June 1934, Page 10

COUNTY CRICKET

HAMMOND'S CENTUBT-

LARWOOD AND LANCASHIRE

(Received June 20, 2 p.m.)

■ LONDON, June' 19. ' W. R. Hammond celebrated • his thirty-first birthday by registering-his second century since the first Test. For Gloucestershire against Essex 'he scored 104 not out in -63minutes, hitting one 0 and twenty .four 4's. He-showed little evidence of the strain wliich had previously been troubling him. Many other century scores were registered, and in. some cases two were recorded in an innings. The scoring; generally was heavj-j but in spite of this scveraliof the bowlers-did well. Mitchell, dropped from the Test team, took eleven wickets . for Derbyshire. Although Larwood (six for 51) and Voee (four for 49) disposed of Lancashire cheaply in the first innings, Nottinghamshire, were beaten in the match by 101 runs, Larwood taking, only three for 85 in. Lancashire's second innings, declared closed with seven wickets down. Leyland did well- with bat and ball for Yorkshire, Ames made another century for Kent, and Nichols bowled with success for Essex. ■

The series of county matches resulted as follows:— ■ ' -

Surrey v. Somerset, at the Oval.— Somerset 209 (Watts six for. 02) and 349 for eight wickets (Wellard 112) ; Surrey 45S • for six wickets, declared "(Gregory 172, . Bailing 100 not out). Surrey won on the fust innings. Gloucestershire v. Essex, at Westeliff. —Gloucestershire 306' (Daere 93), and 252 (Hammond 164 not put; Nichols iivo for 55); Essex 360 (O'Connor 182 not out) and 190 (Parker.six for .77). Gloucestershire won by S runs.

Derbyshire v. Leicestershire, at Leicester.—Derbyshire 218 -and 190; Leicestershire 147 (Mitchell seven'for 55) and 137 (Mitchell'four for 67). Derbyshire won by 124- runs. ■

. Nottinghamshire v. Lancashire, at Nottingham.—Lancashire 119 six. for 51, Vgce four:for 49) >and 394 for seven wickets, declared (Tyldesley 109;, Larwood three for 85);. N'o.ttinghamsMre 266. (Larwood SO; Iddon five for 70) and 146 (Hopwood six-for<sß). Lancashire won by 101 runs.

Yorkshire v. Hampshire, at Bradford. —Yorkshire 425 (Mitchell 152", Ley land S7); Hampshire 235 and'.lll. (Leyiand four for .16). Yorkshire won :by an innings and 79 runs. " . , ."■"'■.

Warwickshire v. K.ent, : at Birmingham, —Kent 406 for nine /wickets,. declared . (Ashdown 147,. Ames -lio) .and 239 for eight wickets; .Warwickshire 276:1Iient'.won on the. first^iiiaings.! Glamorgan v. Woreestei-shire'at'Car-diff.—Glamorgan. 389 (Lavis' 15'4,'Smart 128) and 160. for -four', wickets;'..■ Worcestershire 352 (Bull 151). Glamorgan won on the first innings. . ■ . . .-'.

Sussex- v. Cambridge .University,, at Hove.—Cambridge University 142 (Nje five foi;. 45), and 307 (Human.; 100); Sussex 186 and . 165 for 'five •. wickets. Match drawn. ■ -.'.'.