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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 10, 1939.
SPLENDID VICTORIES FOR
YORKSHIRE AND
AND NOTTS Remarkable Results In County Championship
HAMMOND FIRST TO REACH 1,000
Chapter Of Accidents
London, To-day.-Batsmen were again in com- plete command in Home first-class cricket matches which concluded yesterday. None of the 11 fix- tures which commenced on Wednesday finished in two days.
There were some excellent performances re- corded. Yorkshire again being well to the fore with a brilliant win over Leicestershire at Hull.
With C. S. Dempster, the for- mer New Zealand test cricketer and Leicestershire's present cap- tain, making 165 not out, Leices- ter made 366 in their first inn- ings.
Yorkshire made light of this task. Sutcliffe made 234 not out towards a total of 500 for 7 dec, and then Ver- ity put Leicester out for 104 in their second innings to enable the Tykes to win by an innings and 30 runs.
There was some collossal scoring at Nottingham where Essex, despite first innings total of 531 for 7 dec., were beaten by the large margin of 8 wickets.
Essex secured a first-innings lead of
runs were knocked off with 8 wickets to spare, in 100 minutes.
Glamorgan Again
Special mention must again be made of Glamorgan for a fine display against Kent. The Hop County batted first and made 471, to
which both
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Ames and Todd made substantial con- tributions. Glamorgan set about their task with a will. M. J. Turnbull, their captain, led the way with 102, while E. Jones also. topped the mark.
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113 and in an effort to score a win, RACE NO. 1 declared their second innings closed at 124 for 7. They did not reckon with Keeton and Notts, however, These two players were featured in an unbroken third wickets stand and the required
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Outsider:-Southern Star.
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RACE NO. 6.
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RACE NO. 8
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With insufficient time to force conclusion, Kent batted for the re- mainder of the match and made 306 for 4, of which Fagg, former player made 169 not out.
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At Gloucester, W. R. Hammond, the England skipper, made 135 and in so doing became the first batsman of the season to reach 1,000 runs. His batting and Scott's bowling gave Gloucestershire victory by an innings. and 67 runs over Surrey.
Mishaps
The cricket programme was marked by an extraordinary number of mis- haps. Mitchell, of Derbyshire, the leg- break bowler, broke a finger of
his left hand whilst playing against Wor- cester, Nichols, of Essex broke a toe in his right foot, while R. E. S. Wyatt, the Warwickshire amateur, received a blow over the heart whilst batting and was forced to undergo treatment for a clot of blood which had formed.
He insisted on batting the next day against doctor's orders but was im- mediately forced to retire when he received a severe blow over the thumb.
* * * COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Worcestershire by 315 runs.
Chesterfield, Derbyshire Derbyshire-158 and 421 for 9 dec.
(Smith 123), Worcestershire 162 and 102 (Alfred
Pope 6 for 47).
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At Wagon Works Ground, Glouces- ter, Gloucestershire beat Surrey by an innings and 57 runs.
Surrey-236 and 171 (Scott 7 for 86). Gloucestershire-464 (W. R. Hammond
135).
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At Horsham, Sussex beat Warwick- shire by 4 wickets.
Warwickshire-217 (James Langridge
5 for 12) and 167.
Sussex-179 (Mayer 6 for 70) and 206 for 6 (James Langridge 87 not out).
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At Hull, Yorkshire beat Leicester- shire by an innings and 30-runs. Leicestershire-366 (C. S. Dempster 165 not out) and 104 (Verity 8 for 38).
Yorkshire 500 for 7 dec. (Sutcliffe
234 not out).
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At Frome, Middlesex beat Somerset by 5 wickets.
Somerset-354 (Lee 151; Sims 6 for
113) and 139 (Sims 6 for 53). Middlesex-312 and 184 for 5 (Comp-
ton 103 not out, Edrich 71).
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At Tonbridge, Glamorgan beat Kent on the first innings.
Kent-471 (Ames 177, Todd 115 not
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out) and 306 for 4 (Fagg 169 not out).
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Glamorgan-492 (M. J. Turnbull 102,
E. Jones 105 not out).
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At Nottingham, Notts beat Essex by 8 wickets.
Essex-531 for 7 dec. (O'Connor 194)
and 124 for 7 dec.
Notts-418. (Harris 196) and 288 for 2 (Keeton 98 not out, Hardstaff 67 not out).
** ** At Southampton, Lancashire beat Hants by 6 wickets. Hampshire 434 (Hopwood 195, Iddon 102 not out; Philipson 7 for 104) and 206 for 8 dec.
Lancashire-256 and 385 for 4.
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OTHER MATCHES
At Cambridge, Cambridge University drew with Army.
Cambridge-411 for 8 dec. and 149 for
7.
Army--537 (Grimston 104, Packe 145),
At Oxford, the Minor Counties beat Oxford University by 4 wickets. Oxford 281 and 266.
Minor Counties 286 and 804 for 6.
At Northampton, West Indies bent Northants by 9 wickets. Northants107 and 299.
West Indies+-882 and 25 for 1.
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