CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1926, Page 1

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.] ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON. July 6. Yorkshire playing Kent, in the first innings made 428 for 9 declared (Kib ner) 59, Oldroyd SG, Macaulay 65, Waddington 65) . Kent in the first innings made 225 (Ashdown 72), Waddington taking 4 for 47, and in the second 42 for 0. The game was abandoned. Hampshire in the first innings against Surrey made 328 (Bowell 63, Brutton 59, Kennedy not out 70). Surrey in tho first innings made 401 for 2 (Hobbs 200. Gregory not out 134). Hobbs batted two hundred minutes, and hit 22 fours. He gave two early chances, but otherwise there was no blemish. The match was abandoned. !

Lancashire playing Sussex in the first innings made 475 for 7 and declared (Tyldesley 226). Sussex in the first innings made 239 (Williams 71). MacDonald took 4 for 84. In the second innings Sussex made 160 for 5. The game was abandoned. For Worcester .against Northants Foster made .109. Worcester won. For Glamorgan against Derby, Riches made 136. For Derby, Storer took 5 for 90. The game was abandoned. For Warwick against. Somerset, Wyatt- made 102 and Meyer took 5 for 35. For Somerset White took 7 for 62. Tho match was abandoned. For Leicester against Gloucester Geary in the first innings took 6 for 36, and in the second 6 for 74. For Gloucester Parker took 7 for 50. Tlie match was abandoned. Rain interferrod with play. PARKIN’S RESIGNATION. LONDON, July 6. Parkin in an interview stated that he has been treated well by Lancashire but. was fed up with a succession of unpleasant incidents. He felt his step in resigning from the County was the only one possible. It was a wrench to part from Lancashire cricket, but ho had been let down time after time. Tie added that he had been offered £3O weekly by a Yorkshire Club.