CRICKET
THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR.
THIRD TEST
GROUND A QUAGMIRE.
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. )
MANCHESTER; August 15. There was no play; to-day in the third Test match, Jinglaiid versus -New Zealand.
The rain ceased during the night. The morning was tine. However, tile • ground was almost a quagmire, as the result of almost twenty-four hours’ continual rain. If the wicket had bten covered it might have been fit for play in the * afternoon.
In the outfield there were patches of ■stained grass, where the groundsmen had swept away pools of surface water.
The groundsmen worked throughout the morning in an effort to get the ground fit for play, but. two showers early in the afternoon, practically undid all their work. Shortly after lunch the umpires decided that play should be abandoned lor the day. The New Zealanders were Keenly disappointed, but they realise that under the conditions ruling at Old Traffqrd, it was almost impossible to play,.:, ; . V
The Test will flow be confined to three days. The New Zealand team will not be selected till Monday morning. The {New Zealanders will be entertained tomorrow at Sir Edwin Stockton’s country house.' . , •.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, August 14,
Yorkshire, with 251 points, and four matches in .hand, needs only two additional points to make their championship position unassailable. Nottingham ■had 189 and Gloucester 187.
Rain continues to spoil County cricket. 'Results: Middlesex, first innings 7 for 408 ((Kiilick 206, Stevens 117) versus Warwick. The match was drawn.
-Northants, first'' 99 (Wellard 4 for 33). Second 164 (White 6' for 79). Somerset first -’235 (Matthews 6 for 80). Second 1 for 29;' Somerset won by nine wickets. Yorkshire, first 378 ' (Robinson not out 73). Glamorgan, first 105 (Verity 6 for' 62). ‘.Followed on 153 (Bowes 7 for 71). Yorkshire won by an innings and 120 runs. , Kent, first 235.' 'Second 214. Hampshire, first 118. Second 218 (Marriott 6 for 64). Kent won by 113 runs. Surrey, first 238 (Squires 70, Brook 5 for 79). Worcester, first 185. Surrey won on the first innings. Gloucester, \ first 104 (Wensley 8 for (53). Sussex, first 173 (Hammond 5 for 68. Sussex won on .the innings. Notts, first 269. Second 7 lor 171. (Leicester, first 129 ‘ (Larwood '6 for ’49)i Notts won on the first innings,
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