COUNTY CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 209, 4 August 1937, Page 9

COUNTY CRICKET

BIG MIDDLESEX SCORE. « 632 FOR EIGHT WICKETS. lIENDREN HELPS WITH 187. (United, Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received August 4, 10.35 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 3. Middlesex put up the big score of 632 for 8 wickets in the first innings of the county match with Sussex. 01 this total Hendren scored 187 and Human 125. As Sussex innings realised only 101 and 180-respectively, Middlesex had an easy victory. Details are as follow :

Surrey v. Notts. —Surrey: First innings, 264; second innings, 6 for 319 declared (Gregory 124, Holmes 93). Notts: First innings, 9 for 346 • declared (Knowles 90; Squires 5 iqr 58); second innings, none for 97. Notts won on the first innings. Yorkshire v. Lancashire.—Yorkshire : First innings, 246 (Sutcliffe 122 : Pollard 5 for 59); second innings, 168 (Iddon 9 for 42). Lancashire: First innings, 324; second innings, 5 for 91. Lancashire won by five wickets. Sussex v. Middlesex. —Sussex : First innings, 101 (Owen-Smith 5 for 49); second innings, 180 (Owen-Smith 5 tor 83, Sims 4 for 10). Middlesex: First innings, 8 for 632 declared (Hendren 187, Human 125). Middlesex won by an innings and 351 runs. Worcester v. Warwick. —Worcester : First innings, 213 (Mayer 6 for 70): second innings 9 for 334 declared (Quaiff 89). Warwick: First innings. 243 (Croon! 81); second innings, 6 for 262 (Croom 115). Warwick won on the first innings. Kent v. Hampshire.—Kent: First innings, 273 (Ashdown 116); second innings, 311. Hampshire: First innings, 203; second innings, 243 (Davies 6 for 54). Kent won by 138 runs. • Leicester v. Northants. —Leicester: First innings, 277 (Berry 72;; second innings 1 for 331 declared (Berry not out 184, Armstrong not out 100). Northants : First innings, 310 (I imms 80); second innings, 6 for 130. Northants won on the first innings. Gloucester v. Somerset. —Gloucester : First innings 452 (Hammond 110, Barnett 85, Lyon 116); second innings, 4 for 187 declared (Hammond, not out, 55, Barnett 62). Somerset: First innings, 264 (Gimblett 100); second innings, 177 (Neale 6 for 9). Gloucester won by 198 runs. Essex v. Derby.-—Essex: hirst innings, 342 (Vere-Hodge 81),; second innings, 4 for 119., Derby: First innings, 85 (Fames 7 for 41); followed on, making 373 (G. Pope 151). Essex won by six wickets.