COUNTY CRICKET

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 8

COUNTY CRICKET

4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION

HAMMOND A CENTURY DEMPSTER SCORES 110 GOOD BOWLING PERFORMANCES (United Press Assn.—Elec. TeL Copyright) 'Received May 18, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON. May IT Rain Interfered with some of the English cricket fixtures, but nevertheless there were several good performances. Of those with Test prospects. W. R. Hammond was again the most Impressive, scorlnsr his third threefigure innings In «mrrp*sion one being over th* double century. G. Pope compiled S 3, while the ex-Xew Zealander, C. S. Detnpsfer. also notched another three-figure total. L. F. Townsend, who was coach to the Auckland Cricket Association, struck good bowling form, while T. B. Mitchell was another Derbyshire bowler to gain a great average. The details of the matches are as follows Derbyshire v. Surrey.— Derby, first Innings. 235; second Innings, 210 G. Pope 83 . Surrey, first Innings. 159 'Mitchell, s'nen for 45 ; second Innings, 174 Townsend, seven for 57). Derby won by 112 runs. Lancashire v. Esses.— Lancashire, first Innings. 492 for eight wickets declared Iddon 114. Oldfield 115. Hopwood. not riijt . 83 . first Innings. 119 Nutter five for 33 followed on In second innings and made 195 'O’Connor 86 . Lancashire won by Innings and 177 runs. Yorkshire v. Gloucester.— Yorkshire, first Innings. 266 Sutcliffe HO); second Innings. 5* for no wickets. Gloucester. first innings. 42# for nine wickets declared Hammond 124 . Gloucester won on the first innings. Hampshire v. Leicester.— Hampshire, first innings, 221 Creese 89); second Innings, 61 for two wickets. Leicester, first Innings, 288 for eight wickets declared .Dempster 110, Boyes five for 52). Leicester won on the first Innings. Sussex v. Notts.— Sussex, first innings, 487 for seven wickets declared 'Cox 101. Jim Parks 169). Notts, first innings, 231, followed on and made 185 (J. Cornford five for 40). Sussex won by an Innings and 71 runs. Warwick v. Glamorgan.— Warwick, first innings 215 Clay five for 59); second Innings. 178. Glamorgan, first Innings 222 (Hollies six for 8| ; second Innings. 142 for three wickets. Glamorgan won on the first innings. Cambridge v. Northants—Cambridge, first innings, 209; second innings, 379 for seven wickets declared 'Gibb 141 . Northants. firs! innincs. 168; second innings. 172 for four wickets. Cambridge won on the first innings.