COUNTY CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 105, 20 May 1937, Page 10

COUNTY CRICKET

Bowlers on Top in' AU Matches MANY OUTRIGHT WINS londojt, m&y 19. With the exception of Glamorgan, who were playing the New Zealanders, all the first-class counties were engaged in championship matches in the ieries Which finished to-day. Scoring generally was moderate, several sides failing to reach 100 in an innings, and consequently all but oue of the matches were won outright. Bowlers were more to the fore than 'batsmen and a number of them eollectied six or more Wickets in an innings, IButler (Nottinghamshire) led the way [with eight for 15 against Surreyj Boyes l(Hampshire) captured seven Kent •wickets, and Hammond (Gloucesterishire) took six for 26 against Sdmerjset. Centuries wero scored by Pxentice (LeiCestershire), McCorkell (Hampshire), and Allen (Gloucest'ershire), Eesults are:— Middlesex ▼, Sussex, at Lord's. — Suesex 200 (j. Parkg 97) and 272. Midddlesex, 185 and 11. Sussex won by 210 runs. . Derbyshire v, EeseX, at Chelmsferd.— Derbyshire 234 (g. Pope 81) and 86 (p. Smith six for 35). Esaex 122 and 124 (Towfesend five for 49). Derbyshire won by 74 runs. Worcestershire v. Warwickshire, at Birmingham.— W orcestershire 161 and 208 (Hollies six for 92), Warwickshire 169 (Howorth four for 35) and 87 (Perks four for 27). Worcestershire won by 118 runs; Lancashire -v, Yorkshire, at Manchester. — Lancashire 106- (Yerity six for 32) and 197 (Paynter 86; Verity four for 43). Yorkshire 2j0 (Mitchell 77) and 25 for none.. Yorkshire won by 10 wickets. Hampshire v. Kent at Southampton. — Hampshire .266 (McCorkell 108) and 235 for sdven, declared (Todd six for 87). Kent 133. (Boyes seven for 55) and 157. Hampshire Won by 211 runs. Somerset v, Gloucestershire, at Tauhton. — Somerset 219 (Gbddard six for 65) and 221 (Hammond six* for 26). Gloucestershire 415 for nine, declarea (Allen 123) and 29 for one. Gloucestershire wdn by nine- wickets. Surrey v. Nottinghamshire, at Nottingham. — Surrey 169 (Voce five for 76, Larwood four for 36) and 110 (Butler eight f or 15), Nottinghamshire 222 and 58 for four wickets. Nottinghamshire won by six wickets. Northamptonshire v, Leicestershire, at Northampton. — Northamptonshire 279 (Jupp 82; GCaty six for 78) and 151. Leicestershire 264 (Prentice 127) and 75 for three wickets. Northamptonshire Won on the firet innings, Gentlemen of Ireland v. Minor Counties, at Dublin. — Ireland 102 and 179 '(Jones five for 8). Minor Counties 69 (Boucher five for 22) and 113 (Boucher five for 23). Ireland won by 99 runs;