COUNTY CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 422, 2 August 1928, Page 11

COUNTY CRICKET

MATCHES IN ENGLAND RAIN INTERFERES (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) LONDON, Tuesday. Rain interfered with the county cricket matches on the second day. The following are the results of the various games: Surrey v. Kent. —Surrey, first innings 131. Marriott took five for 41 runs, Freeman four for 58. In the second innings they made 282 (Hobbs 109). Freeman took five for 103. Kent, first innings, 293 (Woolley 51, Ames 96, Legge 52); second innings, 116. Fender took five for 53, and Peach focir for 36. Surrey won by 14 runs. Worcestershire v. Sussex.—Worcestershire, first innings, 168 (Gibbons 52). Tate took four for 39 and Wensley five for 39. In the second innings they made 220 (Wright 62). Browne took six for 42. Sussex, first innings, 267 (Cook 52, Tate 117); second innings, 112 for two wickets (Duleepsinhji 52 not out). Sussex won by eight wickets. Essex v. Northamptonshire.—Essex, first innings, 99. Jupp took seven for 42. In the second innings they made 175. Jupp took five for 79. Northamptonshire, first innings, 419 for seven declared (Woolley 111, Jupp 113, Bakewell 69 not out). Northamptonshire won by an innings and 145 runs. Middlesex v. Yorkshire.—Middlesex, first innings, 488 (Haig 77, Hendren 169, Mann 122). Macaulay took six for 130. Yorkshire, first innings, 303(Holmes 53, Robinson 70 not out, Wood 62). Haig took six for 96. Yorkshire followed on and made 290 for one wicket (Holmes 179 not out, Sutcliffe 104). Middlesex won on the first innings. Lancashire v. Nottinghamshire.— Lancashire, first innings, 373 (Makepeace 167, Sibbles 56). Staples took five for 64. Nottinghamshire, first innings, 215 (Carr 50). Macdor->l took five for 63, and Sibbles four for 48. They followed on and made 144 for two (Walker 50 not out). Lancashire won on the first innings. Leicestershire v. West Indies.—Leicestershire, first innings, 228 (Berry 55, Sidwell 59); second innings, 198 for nine, declared (Armstrong 64, Shipmen 74). W'est Indies, first innings, 271 (Challenor 50). Astill took four for 68. In the second innings they made 39 for two. The match was drawn. For Gloucestershire against Derbyshire Hammond made 134, Rowland 51 not out. Sinfield took five for 78. For Derbyshire Hutchinson made 76 not out. The match was drawn. For Glamorganshire against Warwickshire Bates made 99, ID. Davies 73, Riches 159, Arnott 50. Mercer took four for 64. For Warwickshire Wyatt made 57 not out. Speed took six for 81. The match was drawn.