Aug. 20.
Kent defeated Middlesex on the first innings at Lords.
The Hop County batted fi and scored 314, the principal scorers being Knott 61, Seymour 82 and Collins 62, not out. Powell took 7 wickets for 81.
The home county amassed 192, Killick making 62, while Marriott took 4 wickets for 46.
Kent, in their second innings, scored 298 for 3 wickets and declared, Hardinge and G, Bryan both being 81 not out, Middlesex had scored 78 for 3 wickets when stumps were drawn, Worcestershire y, Notts Worcestershire won on the first innings in their match against Notts The visitors went out to bat first! and knocked up 287, Root 69 and Foster 84, Richmond took 6 wickets for 81, Notts, in their first innings, scored 283, Carr being responsible for 138, Worcestershire had scored 149 for: 5 wickets (Williams 89) when the match was brought to a close.
Warwick ¥. Surrey Another win on the first innings was registered by—Warwickshire against Surrey at Birmingham, 'The visitors batted first, and scored 828, Jardine making 167. Warwickshire then went out to bat and collected 364, which included two centuries, by' Kilner (146) and Bates (104).
On their next visit to the crease, Surrey, after scoring 241 for 2 wickets, declared, the principal scorers' being Sandham, 69; and Ducat 180 (not out). Warwickshire had scored 54 for 1 wicket when stumps were drawn, Yorkshire v. Hants Yorkshire scored a first innings victory over Hampshire at Harrogate.
In their first innings the Southern county were all dismissed for! 121, Kilner taking 4 wickets for 24. The Champion county declared after they had scored 262 for 9 wickets. Kilner scored 78 and Stephenson 60, Lancashire v. Sussex At Brighton, Lancashire gained a first innings win over Sussex, Batting first, Lancashire scored, 248, out of which total Watson was responsible for 84 (not out). Sussex scored 239, Tyldesley taking 5 wickets for 57.
Lancashire had scored 125 for 3) wickets, Makepeace being 75 (not) out) when the match was concluded, Derby v. Northants Derbyshire beat Northamptonshire by an innings and 69 runs at Chesterfield.
The visitors, batting first were dismissed for 66, Morton taking 4 wickets for 27 and Townsend 5 for 14, Derbyshire, after scoring 235 for 7 wickets, declared. Hutchinson) scored 58 (not out) and Worthington 69, while Jupp took 5 wickets for 98. In their second innings, Northamptonshite were dismissed for 100, Townsend taking 4 wickets for 98.
Yorks Beaten by Surrey Aug. 24.
Yorkshire were defeated on the first innings, at the Oval, by Surrey.
The Champion County batted fist, scoring 274 (Holmes 61, Sutcliffe Rhodes 96). Surrey, after making 355 for 9 wickets, in their first innings, declared, Hobbs scored 102 and Fender 72.
Yorkshire went out to the crease for a second time, and had scored when stumps were drawn, Essex and Gloster At Leyton, Essex registered a first innings' victory over Gloucesters hire.
Gloucestershire batted first, collecting 228, Smith making 89 and Mills 63, while Nichol took 7 wickets for 90. Essex knocked up the huge al of 471, the principal scorers]
ing Freeman 84, Cutmore, 69, O'Connor 69 and F. Gilligan' 78 (not out).
Gloucestershire had scored 313 for 4 wickets (Dipper 50, Smith 86 end Seabrook 132) when the match came to a close,
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