1938-05-07 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1938.

M.C.C. BEAT SURREY BY STOP PRESS

FIVE RUNS

London, To-day.

tury of the season in Gloucester's

Yorkshire, the County cricket second knock. champions, secured an overwhelm- Jim Cornford, who finished third ing victory over the Light Blues, in Sussex's bowling averages last field day against at Cambridge, yesterday, when aid-season, had a

ed by centuries from Leslie Hutton Somerset, who were beaten by 8 (180) and Mitchell (100), and wickets, at Hove.

deadly bowling by Hedley Verity, Cornford took 6 for 47 in Somer- who took 7 for 39, won by an in-set's first knock and followed this nings and 105 runs.

up with 7 for 75, in their second

A remarkable match was witness-venture at the crease. ed at Lord's, where the M.C.C. beat The Australian Test tourists Surrey by only five rung after continued in winning vein at Ox-

ford, yesterday, where fluctuating fortunes.

they

the Dark Blies by an

The M.C.C. elected to bat first trounced and were dismissed for 196, R. E.innings and 487 runa,

The Australian wicket-keeper, S. Wyatt, the former Warwickshire skipper, carrying his bat for Walker, injured his left hand yes- while F. R. Brown, the Surrey terday, and did not play. Fingleton trundler, captured 7 wickets for 82 kept wicket and stumped

80,

men.

three

Results as cabled by Reuter, were:

runs. Surrey's first innings came to a disastrous end, however, when J. W. A. Stephenson, the Army bow- ler, took 6 for 41 to help dismiss the side for a meagre 67. The runs.

At Lord's, M.C.C. beat Surrey by 5

M.C.C. consolidated their position M.C.C. 196 (R. E. S. Wyatt 80 not out; in the second innings when

they

F. R. Brown 7 for 82) and 336 (Edrich 115, Compton 100).

41) and 460 (Gregory 130, Barling 129).

At Old Trafford, Lancashire beat Worcestershire by 10 wickets. Worcester: 342 (Martin 112, Pollard 6

for 69) and 143.

scored 336, Edrich and Compton Surrey: 67 (J. W. A. Stephenson & for scoring centuries, but Surrey de- fied their opponents attack in their second. knock to score

and 460, Gregory (130)

Barling (129) being featured in a stand.

Gloucestershire, who finished up fourth in the County Championship last season, lost to Hampshire at Portsmouth by 30 runs, Walter Hammond, who is now playing as an amateur, scoring his first cen-

Lanes: 168 (Iddon 185) and 19 for 0:

At Hove, Sussex beat Somerset by S wickets. Somerset: 240 (Gimblett 91, Jim Corn- (Continued at foot of Next Col.)

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ford 6 for 47) and 224 (Jim Corn- ford 7 for 75).

Sussex: 297 and 169 for 2.

At Cambridge, Yorkshire beat the University by an innings. and 105 runs. Yorks: 540 (Hutton 180, Mitchell 100). Cambridge: 264 and 171 (Verity 7 for

39).

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At Portsmouth, Hampshire Gloucestershire by 30 runs. Hants: 279 (Sinfield 7 for 96) and 374

for 7-dec. (Pothecary 118). Gloucester: 271 (Heath 5 for 74) and

352 (W. R. Hammond 112).

At Oxford, the Australian Tourists beat the University by an innings and 487 runs.

Australians: 679 for 7 dec. (J. H. Fin- gleton 124, S. J. McCabe 110, W. A. Brown 72, D. G. Bradman 58, A. G. Chipperfield 53, E. L. Has- sett 146).

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-Reuter.

TO-DAY'S FIXTURES

Lord's-Middlesex v. Warwickshire. Leicester Leicestershire v. Austra tians.

Cambridge-The Freshmen's Match. Oxford-The “ University v. York-

shire:

Bristol-Gloucestershire v. Derby-

shire.

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QUEEN'S ROAD,

BOX.

ments of Mr. Frank Kekewich Garton, Mr. Arthur Brailsford, and Mr. Thomas Bewick Rolland to 'he Assistant Wireless Engineer, with effect from 1st January, 1938.

Mr. Leonard Jackson has been appointed to be an Engineer, Pu- blic Works Department, with effect from 1st May, 1938, inclusive.

Southampton-Hampshire v. Lanca-

Gravesend Kent v. Essex.

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