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THIS IS A TALL ONE!
HAROLD Popken, young
sportsman of 8 years of age, can tell a good fishing story, but this is his bost Unk This
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CANERA
WANTS
REVENGE
PROMISES THE K.O. TO LARRY GAINS
NEXT TIME
THE world goes on. whatever Ty happen, and,
although
suffered a severo
BOWLERS' AVERAGES
BEING RUINED
EIGHTEEN. CENTURIES IN
THREE DAYS
SEVEN MATCHES PRODUCE OVER THOUSAND RUNS
BUT POPE TAKES TEN WICKETS
London, June 29.
COUNTY CRICKET bowlers are having a very lean
time these days and averages are being completely ruined. The latest crop of first-class matches reveal some tupendous scoring feats, only two encounters pro- ducing less than 1000 runs.
Eighteen batsmen recorded centuries, Squires of Surrey getting two in one match, and Arnold topping the 200 mark. Pope of Derby stood out as the long up-
TOUCHING BEST FORM
HENDREN
celebrating
hia
turn to the Middlesex cide with displays of firework batting. Having recovered fram his dia- located finger he is jumping into best form and has scored two suc-' kasrive centurion, his latest being againat Yorkshire.
holder of the trundling brigade, capturing ten wickets HAMMOND'S against Notts, who were surprisingly defeated.
Gloucester took another count, this time against MIRACLE Worcester. Sussex continued on their winning path, taking full toll of Warwickshire.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
CATCH
Essex (276 and 237 for 3) beat Leicester (231 and 280) at TWO SPLENDID FEATS
Chelmsford by 7 wickets.
Worcester (267 and 92 for 0) beat Gloucester (201 and 257) at
Worcester by 10 wickets.
Derby (265 and 181 for 3) beat Notts (244 and 200) at Ilkeston
by 7 wickets.
Yorkshire (481 for 7 dec.) bent Middlesex (340 and 196 for 5)
on first innings at Sheffield.
Northants (230 and 296 for 7) beat Somerset (228 and 295) at
Frome by wickets.
Sussex (611 for 7 dec.) beat Warwickshire (262 and 229) nt
Birmingham by an innings and 20 runs.
Hampshire (478 for 6 dec. and 154 for 3) bent Glamorgan
(384) on first innings at Cardin.
FRIEN DLIES.
Surrey (455 for 9 dec. and 272 for i dec.) drew with Oxford
(487 and 105 for 4) at the Oval.
Cambridge (111 for 7 dec. and 90 for 43 bent Leveson-Gower's
XI (216 and 282) nt Eastbourne by 6 wickets.
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and, by the way, it is interesting | Leyland (Yorks y, Middlesex to note that Larry Gains had his | Dowing (Sussex)) v. Warwick kit stolen the other day writes Cook (Sussex) v. Warwick Fred Dartnett. The thief could. II. C. Human (Cambridge) v. hardly have known who was the L. Gower
158"
owner, or he would surely havellarber (Yorkshire) v. Middlesex 162 passed on. It was lucky for him F. G. H. Chalk (Oxford) v. ihat Gains did not catch him with- in the meaning of the net.
- H
has been unburdening
Surrey
130
Eastman (Essex) v. Leicester
Derby
Hendren (Middlesex) v. York-
shire
123
122
118
118
Chimself of his troubles in Dublin. Babeweerthants), V. Somer-
Eked if it we're likely that he would meet Gains again, the Italian ruefully Hulme (Middlesex) v. Yorkshire 114 exprcased his doubt. He aaya that C. C. Case (Somerset) v. Nor- he has offered the negro
£1,000 for hants
a return match, but that Goins
112 B. W. Hone (Oxford) v. Surrey 108
not to be tempted. i should be sur Dai Davies (Glamorgan) V.
prised if he were, and I certainly 10 not blame Gains for regarding the matter from
businesslike such a point, of view. His victory over Carnera has lifted his stock im mensely.
**
FO doubt many of the correspon
Ndents who have written to me
upbraiding me--and that is a mild word to use un regards some of the
This
Hants
• Signifies not out.
Bowling.
and
106
IN CLOSING STAGES OF TEST MATCH
London, June 28. Walter Hammond and Amar Singh were the two prominent figures in the clos- ing stages of the Test match between England and All- India which England won by 158 runs.
Hammond not only bowled with. exceptional success but effected a miraculous catch to dispose of Wazir Ali,
The Gloucester all-rounder was given the ball late in the Indians'
final innings, but within a very
short time he had disposed of the remaining batsmen, his analysis
0. M. R. W. 5.3 3
9
3 Earlier on, just when Wazir Ali appeared to be getting set and was acoring freely, having 39, to his credit, Hammond brought off a most spectacular and miraculous, catch in the slips.
and more than one individual sue- | reading. cess was enjoyed. Squires, the young Surrey player in scoring two separate centuries, also had the satisfaction of knowing that he had compiled three such scores in successive innings. Barling was décidely unlucky in not getting a couple of three-figure scores out of the mutch, in the first innings he hit up 171 and failed to reach the 100 in the second innings by two runs. For Oxford F. G. H. Chalk (130) and B. W. Hone (108) stood out prominently.
England carried their overnight score from 141 for 4 to 275 for 8 and then declared, and, apart from Amar Singh, whose in- vigorating batting was the feature of the match, the Indians fared
Surrey's totala wore 455 for badly against the well-directed declared and 272 for 4 declared,
and Oxford responded with 487 and 105 for 4.
PROUD DERBYSHIRE
Lower Colours Of Mighty Nottinghamshire.
1-
Derbyshire accomplished " markably fine performance in ad- ministering the coup de grace to Netta by 7 wickets, Pope enjoyed
it
| English attack, and were put out
for 187.--Reuter.
taking
innings aggregate of 22, G wickets for 54 runa,
Northants only just managed· to pass this with 230, but again Somerset failed to beat the North- ants attack, only Case playing it with much confidence. Nosthants were set 295 to win and they achieved it with the loss of seven batsmen, Bakewell coming along wonder- |Pope (Derbyshire) v. Notts 0 for 54 fully successful match with the with a timely innings of 118.
for 55 ball, taking in all 10 wickets for Matthewp
SUCCESS FOR SUSSEX 00 runs. He skittled Notts out in 6 for 64
their first innings for 244, cap- 4 for 73 turing 6 wickets for 54 and con-
Warwickshire Benten by an Innings 0 for 83 tributed to their final debacle by
annexing another four victims for Sussex completely for3755.
outplayed Warwickshire at Birmingham, de- feating them by an innings and 20 runs.
(Northants) V. Somerset Wenesley (Sussex) v. War-
wick
V.
5
letters-for my remarks on the White Nichols (Easex) v. Leicester City verdict, will think me insincero Langridge, J. (Sussex) In expressing the above views.
Warwick is not so. However. I recognise that modern pugilism is so much more of a business than a port nowadays. and, next to the skill which the boxer mny, possess. I have a genuine av preciation for the fellow who shows himself a really good business man ne well. Luck which translated into
EASY FOR ESSEX..
Finish Strongly Against Leicester.
The homesters, thanks
to J.
Keeton saved Notts from total collapse in their second venture by acoring 118 out of a total of 200. It was an astonishingly Langridge (5 for 37) could only forceful innings,
put together a Grst funinga total of 262 and they did even against Wensley (6 for 73) at the second time to asking being dis- missed for 220.
Derbyshiro put 265 on the board Essex, set 237 to win against
with auch con-in their first knock and obtained victory may be ea sitalised by the Leicester, batted boxer, and more nower to his fist,fidence and ability as to hit off the the necessary 181 to win for the Any I. when he takes advaringe of runs for the lass of but three loss of three wickets.
that fart.
THOUGHT that Cariera showed a very good spirit in necepting so really the other night the verdict of the referee. He sava. however, that if a second match with Gains could
wickets and won with ense.
The teams completed their first innings with but slight advantage on either side. Leicester in the initial knock compiled 231, Nichols taking G for 83, and Essex replied be made and he in agrecuble for the with 276. Eastman scoring 122. winner to take all the purae he would relief the referce of any
Leicester reached a total of 280 necessity at the second time of asking, and to give a decision. That may or not Essex experienced no difficulty be, but one may point out to Carnera whatever in securing the runs. that hin. great mistake was not to have done as much on the first occa sion. He had his chance then and neglected to take it.
A PHYSICAL culturist from
Llanelly writes to me to say that
“,
GLOUCESTER'S DEBACLE
Worcester Their Laiest Victors.
Gloucester, who are experien-
a
- FOUR CENTURIANS. ·
Hendren, Hulme, Barber and Leyland In One Match,
Worse
On the other hand Sussex scored freely and declared with the hand- some total of 511 for 7 wickets. Bowley (162) and Cook (180) were the chief run-getters.
ANOTHER 1000 RUNS MATCH
There was never any chance of definite finish in the Yorkshiro Middlesex encounter, but specta-
Bat Beats Ball in Hampshire tors were treated to some rare
y Glamorgan Encounter exhibitions of bastmanship, Hendren and Hulme of Middlesex Hampshire beat Glamorgan on.
where and Barber and Leyland of York arat Innings in a match shire flogging the attack.
over 1000 runs were scored. Yorkshire by "putting together Hampshire compiled 478 for 61 the colossal total of 481 for 7 won declared, Arnold scoring a magni-
To ficent 227. points on the first innings.
Clamorgan replied thin aggregate Levland contributed with 384, Da! Davies leading the way with 106, and Hampshire, playing out time added another 154 runs for three wickets.
CAMBRIDGE IN FORM
Leveson Gower's Team Beaten by Six Wickets Cambridge played
he thinks Carnera is rather muscle-cing one of their worst postwar 189 and Barber 162. bound and that this prevents him season so far as defenta in the
Middlesex had 340 on the board from hitting effective blows and makes championship aro concerned, him alower with his punches. A suffered another reverse when they wicket
as a result of the first visit to the boxer with an over-developed muscle
and finished up their tires quickly, and with regard to mat Worcester being beaten by ten second knock with 196 for 5 Carnera'a biceps measurement of 10in. wickets.
my correspondent points out that Bob Gloucester falled twice at the Hendren's contury, his second in Fitzsimmons' Armo only measured 13% in and he could hit n blow that was equal to a 15 ckt.
power.
JUST unusually
and
UST one more selection from my heavy postbag
I have done. The writer
ls well known and has an intimate connexion with the boxing game. ΣΤΟ writes: "I entirely agreed with your reading of the fight. But seeing that
.
for befug dismissed crease,
201 and 257. Worcester res- ponded with 307 and hit of the required 92 runs without loss.
HUGE SCORING
Oxford And Surrey Batsmen Enjoy A Field Day.
succession, was excooded by 28 runs and Hulme, the Arsenal foot- an unfinished in- baller played nings of 114.
NORTHANTS WIN
Matthews and Bakewell Play Big Port
ngainat Northants
excellent cricket beat Leveson Gower's! clevon at Eastbourne by aix wickets.
The representative side put to- gether 216 In their first knock and 282 In the return visit.
Cambridge scored at will, com-i
In one of the highest scoring Despite a fine innings of 112 by nolther Carnera nor Gains over really matches of the season, where no /C.C. Case, Somerset fought a low piling 411 for 7 before declaring hit each other, I don't nea that it less than 1319 runs were register-g battle
their initial innings, R.N.C. maiters much Honestly, I am begin nine to mistrust the boxing rapprterne. Oxford and Surrey drew at the being eventually beaten by three man batting extremely well to remain undefeated with 158 to his wickets. two excep- Ovnl,
credit, and they hit off the neces Batsmen had things entirely Matthown was chiefly, respon. their own way from start to finish, sible for Somerset's poor frat Bary runs for four wickets.
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