COUNTY CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 138, 1 September 1927, Page 7

COUNTY CRICKET

END OF THE SEASON KENNEDY’S FINE BOWLING njj Cable. —Press Association. —Cupynyht LONDON, Tuesday. The end of the cricket season provided an exciting struggle between Lancashire and Notts for the county championship. The outright victory of Notts to-day over Derbyshire, while Lancashire only obtained a first innings’ lead against Leicestershire, virtually decided the issue, and sent Notts to the top of the table with a percentage of 70.37. Lancashire has 68.75 points, Yorkshire 62,54 and Kent 62.01. Notts cannot be displaced from winning the championship unless it most unexpectedly loses outright the hist match against Glamorganshire. RESULTS OF MATCHES The result of the matches which ended to-day are as follows: —Playing against Surrey, Middlesex in the first innings made 54 (Fender seven for 10), and in the second 322 for nine, declared (Hearne 167 not out). Surrey in the first innings, made 149 (Hearne eight for 39), and in the second 229 for five (Hobbs 54, Sandluim 55, Ducat 51). Surrey won by five wickets.

Playing against Essex. Kent in the first innings made 225 (Hardinge 61, Franklin four for 40), and in the second 388 for seven, declared (Hardinge 51, Ashdown 117, Woolley 101). Essex in the first innings made 360 (Wykes 162, Franklin 56), and in the second 123 (Wright five for 45). Kent won by 130 runs.

Playing against Yorkshire, Sussex in the first innings made 221 (A. E. Gilligan 51 not out), Macaulay five for 83), and in the second 120 (Kilner live for 21). Yorkshire in the first innings made 302 (Leyland 57, Kilner 91 not out, Tate five for 64), and in the second 43 for one wicket. Yorkshire won by nine wickets.

For Leicestershire against Lancashire, Shipman made 120. For Lancashire, Watson made 111, Geary five for 59. Lancashire won on the first innings.

For Warwickshire against Hampshire, Wyatt made 117. For Hampshire Kennedy took seven wickets for 8 runs. Hampshire won.

' For Gloucestershire against North - ants, Hammond made 193. Parker in the first innings took seven for 61, and in the second eight for 112. Gloucestershire won.

For Derbyshire against Notts, Storer made 106. For Notts, Payton made 136. S. Staples, five for 83. Notts won.

For Glamorganshire against Somer setshire, Clay took five for 41. Gla morganshire won.

Kennedy. the Hampshire bowler, who, in a recent match took all ten wickets, to-day achieved the most notable feat of the season by taking seven of the Warwickshire wickets for 8 runs. He bowled ten overs, seven maidens and obtained his last six wickets in three overs for four runs. As a result. Warwickshire was dismissed for 36 runs, the lowest county score of the season.—A. and N.Z.