ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 May 1938, Page 2

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

GOOD BATTING DISPLAYS. .DEMPSTER SCORES 189. LONDON, May 20. The following are the results of County cricket matches: — Lancashire, first innings, 280 (Paynter 63, Smith 4 for 47); second innings, 7 for 318 “declared” (Iddon 80). Middlesex, first innings, 267 (Compton 134, Pollard 5 for 71); second innings, 218. Lancashire won by 113 runs. Surrey, first innings, 182 (Fishlock 72) second innings, 174 (Gregory 81, Rhodes 5 for 50). Derby, first innings, 94 (Brown 6 for 44, Berry 4 for 15); second innings, 194 (Brown 5 for 91). Surrey won by 68 runs. Worcester, first innings, 289 z(Gibbons 144), Steele 5 for 67); second innings, 9 for 228 “declared.” Hampshire, first innings, 217 (Martin 6 for 73); second innings, 107 (Martin 5 for 43, Perks 5 for 46). Worcester won by 193 runs. Gloucester, first innings, 221 (Barnett 98, Crapp not out 82, Wright 7 for 77 including the hat trick); second innings, 9 for 208 “declared.” Kent, first innings, 133 (Goddard 7 for 57); second innings, 127 (Goddard 6 for 50). Gloucester won by 169 runs. Warwick, first innings, 301 (Wyatt 73) second innings, 5 for 345 “declared” (Croom 82, Cranmer not out 92). Sussex, first innings, 389 (Holmes 107); second innings, 7 for 191. Sussex won on the first innings. Yorkshire, first innings, 171 (Sutcliffe 82, Nichols 7 for 62); second innings, 177. Essex, first innings, 131 (Smailes 6 for 59); second innings, 90 (Verity 7 for 40). Yorkshire won by 127 runs. Notts, first innings, 8 for 397 “declared” (Harris 86, Hardstaff 71, Larwood not out 87). Cambridge, first innings, 212. The match was drawn. Oxford, first innings, 340 99, Magill 80); second innings, 8 for 324. Leicester, first innings, 428 (Dempster 189). The match was drawn.