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THE NEW ZEALAND TOUR. ; HEAVY RAIN. (Special to Press Association), (Received this day at 9.25 a.iii) LONDON, September 2. Owing to heavy rain, there was no play in the morning of the cricket, match New Zealand v. Gentlemen of England and little prospect of play to-day. I . RAIN PREVENTS PLAY. LONDON, September 2. There was no play in the match New Zealand versus Gentlemen, or Yorkshire versus Marylebone, Rain was falling all over the country. , CRICKET UMPIRES. LONDON, September 2. Cox and Newman, former coaches in New Zealand, are umpiring the match, New Zealand versus the Gentlemen of England. COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, September 2. Final positions in the County cricket championship are:— Yorkshire 287 points. Gloucester, 219. Kent, 216. Sussex, 205. Nottingham, 202, Lancashire, 174. Derby, 170. Surrey, 162. Northants is last witli 76. COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, September 1. County cricket, last round results—• Leicester, first , 331 (Armstrong 100); second 5 for 120 declared, Essex first, 273 (O’Connor 108, Asti!] 5 for 73); second, 3 for 159. Leicester won on the first innings. Warwick, first, 473 (Bates 133, Wyatt 124); Somerset, first, 313. Followed on 4 for 96i Warwick won on the first innings. Northants, first, 244. Second, 91 (Parker 6 for 47). Gloucester, first, 194 (Hammond 102); second, 2 for 65. Northants won oix the first innings. Friendly matches, Surrey, first, 296 (Hobbs 88); second 9 for 297 declared. (Sandham, not out, 137). Middlesex, first, 267 (Brown 6 for 85); second, 6 for 253; drawn. Glamorgan, first, 157; second 7 for 197 (Larwood 5 for 27). Notts, first, 262 (Jones 5 for 86) drawn.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1931, Page 5
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