CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1928, Page 3

CRICKET.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Australian. Press Assn.—United Service

LONDON, July 6

Overnight rains twice during the week gave the bowlers sticky wickets. Freeman and Larwood being brilliant. Details arc as follows:, —

Marylebone first innings 226, .second 221 (Hubble 51, Robins 6 for 611. Cambridge first innings 354 (Robins 103, Killick 101, Bowler 4 for 70); second 96 for 2. Cambridge won by 8 wickets.

Hampshire first innings 456 (Mead 156, Newman 70, Tennyson 69, Liv.scy 74, Eastman 5 for 122). Essex first innings 224 (Bray 75, O’Cbnnor 64, Boyeis 5 for 44); followed on, 325 for 8 (Nichols 112, Raison 57). Hampshire won on the first innings. Yorkshire, first innings 284 (Sutcliffe 98, Barber 98, Francis 4 for 65); second innings 172 for 1 declared (Holmes not out 84, Mitchell not out 51). West Indies first innings 208 (Constantine 69, Martin 60) ; second innings 58 (Alccaulav 6 for 30). Yorkshire won by 190 runs.

Oxford first innings 191 (Haig 4 for 60); second innings 389 (Kingsley 144. Ford 87, Arnott 4 for 56). Levosonower’s first innings 461 (Aliles Howell 101, Haig 111, Arnott 67), C. Hillwood 5 for 127); second innings 123 l’or2 (Hnig not out 67). Gower’s team won by 8 wickets.

Nottingham first innings 456 for 7 declared (Whysa.il 107, Walker 66, Barratt not out 110). Glamorgan first innings 240 (Dyson 69, Larwood 4 for 63, Barratt 4 for 69)'; second innings 209 (Larwood 5 for 69, Richmond 5 for 46). Notts won by an innings and 7 runs.

Leicestershire first innings 107 (Freeman 8 for 64); second innings 432 (Shipman 226, Armstrong 50, Freeman 7 for 160). Kent first innings 288 (Woolley 160, Ames 50), Skclding 5 for 74, Astill 4 for 57. Second innings 169 for 6 (Ashdown 56). Kent won on the first innings.

Surrey first innings 364 for 7 declared (Ducat 121, Jardine 91). Somerset first innings 317 (AT. Lyons 58. Young 74, Cover 4 for 72) ; second innings 258 for 8 (Young 79). Surrey won on the first innings.

Lancashire first innings 32S (Makepeace 56, Hopivood, not out, 136. Roor, 5 for 79. Worcestershire 142 for 4 (Quaife, not out, 63). Bain intervened, game drawn. Sussex first innings 361 for 9 declared (Bowley 60, J. Parks 68. Cook not out 100, Sinfiehl 5 for 95). .Gloucestershire first innings 136 (Hammond 66. Gilligan 4 for 31) second innings 160 (Hainmoiul 61, A. Gilligan 4 for 33). Sussex won by an innings and 65 runs.

For Northamptonshire against AVarwiksliire, Clark took 4 for 70, Jupp 4 for 42. For Warwick, Santail 70, Howell 5 for 76. Nortjhants Tyldesley is leading the hatting averages. In his 24 innings he had six

not outs, with 1518 runs, an average of 54,33. Afead 22 Innings, 4 not outs, 1439 runs, average 75.35. Bowling:—Larwood 10S8 runs for 70 wickets, average 15.54; A. P. Freeman, 2356 runs for 149 wickets, average 16.1.