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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1925, Page 3

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[Australia W N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON. August 18. Middlesex in their first- innings made 170 (llendron 71, Staples 5 lor 28) and in the second 2GO (Hcarnc .">2, Harwood l for ft')). Notts in the first innings made 881. (Carr 54, \\ hysall <B. Lilley GG, Hcarnc took 0 for 86) and in the second innings 100 for 7 (Hcariio -1 for 50). Notts won by three wickets. Yorkshire in the first innings made 119 (Wensley 4 for -It) and in the second 280 (Oldroyd 77, Robinson 54, Brown -I for 62). Sussex in their first innings made 87 (Kilnor a for I D am in the second 289 (Boa ley 105, MacAulay 7 for 07). Yorkshire won by twen ty-three runs. For Hampshire against lleit ester Kennedy took 7 foi- 82. Hampshire won. Eor Derhv against Lancashire Mortoil took 7 for 5. Lancashire won. For Kent against Gloucester, Woolley made 17G. Freeman in the first innings took 6 for 84 and in the second 0 for 111. Kent won. PRICE OF HOBBS’ HATS. LONDON, Aug. 18. Hill missed an opportunity of stumping Holilis when he was 87. the only chance which he gave. Tim “Sportsman” offered Hobbs £lO9 apiece for the hats wherewith he equalled and broke W. (L Grace's records. Ilohbs refused. LONDON, August 19. Hobbs on medical advice, is resting and is not playing against Glamorgai) to-day. hut expects to play against 1 orkshire at the Oval oil Saturday. He is suffering from temporary physical and mental strain. Ilohhs paid warm tributes to Snmiham for playing a wonderful and unselfish game and nursing Hobbs wit great skill. The hitter says that blit for Saiulham he would not have been near a century when Surrey obtained the runs required to win.