NOTTS THE CHAMPION

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 9

NOTTS THE CHAMPION

FINAL COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES LANCASHIRE RUNNER-UP j (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON. Tuesday. j Nottinghamshire won the county j cricket championship for the first ! time since 1907. Lancashire was | runner-up, and Yorkshire third. Sussex had a sensational last- j minute win over Y'orkshire, making j the latter third instead of second, j which position Lancashire occupies, \ though it has only the same points, i owing to its greater number of out- j right victories. Gloucester precedes j Sussex for fourth place by virtue of • the same reason. Last-round results as under: Surrey v. Middlesex. —Surrey, first, 294 (Wilson not out 69); second, 299 for five, declared (Gregory not out 114, Hobbs 111). Middlesex, first, 310 (Hendren 100); second, 125 for four (Gover four for 51). Middlesex won on the first innings. Essex v. Kent. —Essex, first, 395 (Cutmore 72, O’Connor 102, Beslee four for 40); second, 142 for six. Kent, first, 454 (Hardinge 98, Woolley 11S). Kent won on the first innings. Sussex v. Yorkshire. —Sussex, first, 169 (Bowley 74); second, 265. Y'orkshire, first, 152 (Tate four for 52); second, 204 (Holmes 61, Parks three for 7). Sussex won by 78 runs. Notts v. Derby. —Notts, first, 175. Derby, first, 221 for three (Jackson not out 54). Derby won on the first innings. Worcester v. Somerset. —Worcester, first, 93 (Wellard four for 44); second, 96 for one. Somerset, first, 272 (White 73, Gilbert four for 53). Somerset won on the first innings. Glamorgan v. Northamptonshire.— Glamorgan, first, 234; second, 130 for five. Northants, first, 197. Glamorgan won on the first innings. The rain which on Saturday looked like endangering Nottingham’s grip on the championship final game, served it the other way today, preventing a finish. With the exception of Duleepsinliji, the season has produced no new batsmen; but there are better prospects in the bowling, notably the googly bowder, Robins, the spinner Goddard, and the left-hand express Voce, all of whom are regarded as certain to confront the Australians in the 1930 tests. Each county plays 2S games to complete the season’s programme. The final positions are as follow:

OLDFIELD TO CARRY ON

NOT RETIRING YET FROM CRICKET Reed. 9.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Today. The famous cricketer, Bert Oldfield, who has returned from a honeymoon and business trip to England, denies the statement that he is retiring from first-class cricket. He declares that he is perfectly willing to carry on if he is wanted.

Played. Points. Notts . 2S 15S Lancashire .. . . 148 Yorkshire . . . 28 14S Gloucestershire . 28 145 Sussex . 2S 145 Middlesex .. .. 135 Derbyshire . 28 133 Kent . 28 132 Leicestershire .. . 2S 131 Surrey 115 Hampshire .. ,. , 2S 96 Essex . 2S 94 Nor-thamptonshire . 2S SG Warwickshire . . 2S SI Somerset . . . 28 58 Worcestershire . 28 5? Glamorgan .. . . . 28 4S