CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1929, Page 5

CRICKET.

CRICKETER OLDFIELD. .United Prese Association.—ByElectrio Telegrapn.—Copyright.) (Received this day at .3.30. a.m.) SYDNEY Sept. 4. The cricketer, Bert Oldfield, who returned from a honeymoon and business trip to England, denies a statement that he is retiring from first-class cricket. He declares he is perfectly willing to carry on, if wanted. N.Z. TEAM FOR ENGLAND. AUCKLAND, September 3. At a meeting of the Auckland Cricket Association to-night, the Hawke’s Bay Association forwarded a request for the loan of the coach for'three or four weeks during the coming season. It was decided to reply that the coach would be fully occupied in Auckland. „ The proposal to send a New Zealand team to England in 1931 was supported, provided financial arrangements are satisfactory! CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY NOTTS. (Received this day nt 10 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. 3. Nottingham has won the championship. for the first time c, since 1907, with Lancashire runner-up and Yorkshire third. Sussex had a. sensational last minute win over Yorkshire making the latter third! instead of second, which Lancashire, though only the same points, occupy, owing to the greater number of outright victories. Gloucester precedes Sussex for fourth place by- virtue of the same reason. Last round results:—

iShrrey) first innings, 294 (Wilson, net out, 69. Second innings, 299 for 5, declared (Gregory, not out, 114, Hobbs 111). Middlesex, first innings. 310 (Hendren 100). Second innings. 125 for 4. Glover 4 for 51. Middlesex won on the first innings.

Essex, first innings, 395 (Out-more 72, O’Connor 102). Bestie 4 for 40. Second innings 142 for 6. Kent, first innings .454 (Harding 9S, Woolley 118). Kent won on the first innings. ( . .'Sussex, first innings, IG9 (Bowlev 74). Second .innings, 265. Yorkshire, first innings, 152. Tate 4 for; 52. Second innings, 204 (Holmes 61). Parks 3 for 7. Sussex won by 78 runs. Nottingham, first innings, 175. Derby,-first innings, 221 for 3 (Jackson, not out, 54). Derby won on the first innings. Worcester, first innings, 93. Wellard 4 for 44. Second innings 9 for 61. Somerset, first innings, 272 (White 73)- Gilbert 4 for 53. Somerset won on the first innings. Glamorgan, first innings, 234. Second innings 130 for 5. Northants, first innings. 197. Glamorgan won on tho first innings. CRICKET COMMENT. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3. Rain; which on Saturday, looked like endangering Nottingham’s grip on the championship, in the final game served them the other way to-day preventing tne finish. . .. With the exception of Duleepsinhji the season has produced no new. batsmen, but there are better prospects in howling, notably the gcogly,. Robins; spinner, Goddard; and the left-hand express, Voce; all of whom are iegarded as certain to confront the Australians in the 1930 Tests.