BATSMEN TAKE CHARGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 355, 16 May 1928, Page 13

BATSMEN TAKE CHARGE

BIG SCORING IN COUNTY CRICKET EXPERTS SURMISING (United V.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (-,Australian Frees Associations Reed. 9.5 &.m. LONDON, Monday. The week-end orgy of big scoring is engaging the attention of experts, who largely blame the absence of good bowlers, combined with hard-baked wickets. George Hirst is of opinion that the groundsman holds the secret of the hard wickets beating the bowlers. The Only thing is t otake a bit out of the wicket, and restore its life. Something must be done. J. W. H. T. Douglas says so much cricket is played that it means a tremendous strain on the endurance of the fast bowler. The smaller ball has boomeranged in favour of the batsmen. It is killing the swerve bowler, simply because it is impossible to swing it. In the county matches, which were continued to-day, Worcestershire in the second innings made 188 (Jupp four for 59). Northemptonshire in the second innings made 97 for five (Root four for 37). Northemptonshire won. The scores so far in the other matches are as follow: Hampshire, in the first innings, made 540 (Hosie 106), and Middlesex 200 (Hendren 94. Utley six for 70). Middlesex followed on and made 50 for one wicket. Torkshire in the first innings made 514 for six wickets and declared (Leyland 133, Mitchell 71). Essex in the first innings made 179 for three (Cutmore 64, Russell 50). Leicestershire in the first innings made 234 (Shipman 59, Berry 68. Ashdown four for 9), and Kent in the second innings made 183 for five (Woolley 91). Glamorganshire in the first innings made 282 (Hills 101. TownsenS six for 72), and Derbyshire in the second innings made 220 for six Storen 51). Warwickshire in the first innings made 205 (Bates 56, Wyatt 66 not o»t) Iddon eight for 50), and Lancashire in the second innings 135 for two (Hallows 56 not out). Sussex in the first ibnings made 173 (Grimston 61. Sinfleld four for 56), and followed on .and made 5 for one’ wicket against Gloucestershire. Nottinghamshire in the first innings made 333 (White six for 90), and Somersetshire made 159 (Case 51 not out Larwood four for 40), and followed on and made 88 for two wickets.