FINE INNINGS BY HOBBS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 431, 13 August 1928, Page 9

FINE INNINGS BY HOBBS

COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES GAMES IN ENGLAND j (United P.A. —By Telegraph Copyright) (Australian Press Association) (United Service) LONDON, Friday. Rain on the third day interfered with some of the cricket games. Kent v. Essex.—Kent, in Its first innings, made 346 (Hardinge 90. Woolley 99). Nichols took four wickets for 5S runs, and C. Ashton five for 103. In its second innings, it made 226 for on.' wicket, and declared (Ashdown 84. Harding© not out 96). Essex, in its first innings, made 20S (Russell 6i*. Franklin 54). Freeman took eight wickets for 94. In its second innings Kent made 218 (Russell 56). Freeman took six wickets for 87, and Marriott five for 54. Kent won by 14*; runs. Surrey v. Warwickshire.—Surrev, m its first innings, made 239 (Shepherd 60). Mayer took eight wickets for 63. In its second innings, Surrey made St l for six wickets, and declared (Hobbs not out 200. Ducat 71). Warwickshire, in fast faminga, made 851 (Bal a "3, Wyatt 74. Groom not out 60). In its second innings it made 75 runs for one wicket. Warwickshire won on tin* first innings. Somerset v. Glamorgan.-—Sonnrse.. in its first innings, made 25S (Hunt 101). Mercer took six wickets for 75. In its second innings it made 192 (Longrigg not out 55). Glamorgan, in its first innings, scored 213 (Bell 88). Somerset won on the first innings. Gloucestershire v. West Indies.— Gloucestershire, in its first innings, made 319 (Seabrook 76. Neale not *u; C 6). Constantine took four wickets for 66, and Scott four for 61. In its second innings Gloucestershire made 129 for three wickets (Dipper not oui 62). West Indies, in Its first scored 299 (Roach 71. Nunes 71. Mai - tin 53, Scott 66). The match was drawn. Leicestershire v. Yorkshire.—Leicestershire, in its first innings, made 390 (Berry 50, Armstrong 186). Yorkshire. in its first innings, scored 234 (Mitchell 55). Astill took four wickets for 63. Yorkshire followed on. and scored 273 for four wickets (Holmes 110, Sutcliffe 119). Leicestershire won on the first innings. Lancashire v. Middlesex.—Lancashire in its first innings made 406 for s. . wickets, and declared (Hallows Iddon not out 71, Ernest Tyldt 168). Middlesex, in its first inr, - scored 151 (Hendren 60). TTop\ took four wickets for 30. Middles' \ followed on for 145, Hopwood tuku , five wickets for 44. Lancashire won by an innings and 110 runs. Sussex v. Nottinghamshire.—Sussex in its first innings made 190, Larwood taking five wickets for 55. In its second it made 158, Larwood taking six wickets for 46. Nottinghamshire, in its first innings, made 162. Tate took five wickets for 39 runs. In its second innings, Notts made 189 f**r eight wickets (Payton not out 57. George Gunn 52). Notts won by two wickets. Northamptonshire v. Hampshire.— For Northamptonshire in its first innings W. Timms made 90, and Jupp y«*. The second innings yielded 265 for six wickets (Woolley 97, W. Timms 65;. Hampshire in its first innings made 395 (Mead 76, Kennedy 87, Brown 51). Jupp took five wickets for 144. Hampshire won on the first innings. I For Worcestershire against Derfcv- ! shire, Higgins made 50. Root took six i wickets for 107. and five for 61 Lor : Derbyshire. Storer made 76. Lee took j five wickets for 99. and Townsend s*x j for 84 and fo’ir f .i- 4~ won.