CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1922, Page 1

CRICKET NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, September 1. Notts 174 and 58 for 1 wicket beat Hampshire 157 and 73, Richmond took 9 for 21. Newman played to-day, having apologised to both captains for the incident cabled”yesterday. Leicester 143 and 7G beat Gloucester 73 and 72. Astill 6 for 28 and 4 for 37, and Geary 4 for 42 and 6 for 26, bowled throughout both innings. Kent 196 for 9, declared, heat Sussex 47 and 12'6. Freeman in the second innings ook 8 for 56. This is only the twelfth time a bowler has taken seventeen wickets in a first class match. Warwickshire made 244 against Surrey 104 for 2, when the match was abandoned owing to rain.

The match between Essex who had live on for one wicket against Yorkshire, was also abandoned for the same reason.

Yorkshire wins the County Championship with a percentage of 73.89; Notts 71.53; Surrey 6G.95; Kent 63.70. Yorkshire averages are : —Batting— Oldroyd 45.11 ; Sutcliffe 44.10; Rhodes 39.36; Holmes 39.18. Bowling—Rhodes 84 at a cost of 12.71 runs; MacAulay 120, at cost of 12.31; Kilner 101 at cost of 14.39; AYaddington 127 at cost of 14.40.

Notts averages are:—Batting—Wardstaffo 45.03; Carr 37.74 ; Payton 3(1.77 ; Gunn 33.95. Bowling—Richmond 169; wickets at cost of 13.48; Barratt 109 at cost of 16.33; Matthews 37 at cost 18.02.

Surrey Averages arc hatting—Hobbs 63.48. Sandhnm 46.96. Fender 39.78. Bowling—Lockton, 9 wickets at cost of 19.33, Gentry' 25 at cost of 19.48 Fender 143 at cast- of 19.49.