London, May 22. be 'The match between Gloucestershire and the South Africans Bristol was started to-day. "The weather was unsettled, and' there was an attendance of' 3,000, The Bouth Africans batted first on a soft Wicket and made a total of 162, to Which Nourse contributed 68. Park er, for Gloucester, captured. four Wickets for 41 rans. Gloucester hire then went to the wicket and the close of the day's play had scored 79" for the loss of eight London, May 28, The match at Bristol be: tween Gloucestershire,~ and the South Africans was continued today. in their first. "innings the Souih Afvicans scored 162, to which Gloucester replied with 79 for eight wickets. Gloucester continued their innings to-day and were all out for 92, The South Africans than went {n'u second. time and scored 126 for eight, when they declared, Gloucester had scored" 19. for' the Toss of one wicket when rain in terfered wth further play and th match wan dvavn. In Gloucester's first innings Blanckenberg took four wickets for 20 runs, while in 4 South" Africans' second—inn Susskind scored 00, not out.
Tu the County Championship at Lord's Middlesex beat Lancashire on the first innings. Hearne (Mid. Glesex) made 84, and for Lancaire Parkin took eight wickets for 65 uns, At Northampton, Yorkshire cnfented Northamptonshivee by five wickets. For Yorkshire Macaulay took six wickets for 26 runs in the firat innings amd four for 42_in the second, while Kilner took five for 84 in Northampton's second inn-us sox beat Worcestershire on the frat innings at Worcester. Tate, for Sussex, captured six wickets for 24 run At Iiford, Somerset beat Essex 871 runs. White (Somerset) took ale Wickets for" a9 and seven Surrey beat Derbyshive at Derby by aix Wickets.
At Oxford, Oxford Un bent Kent Ly six wickets, The Oxonian, Howetson, took five wickets "for 16 runs and five for 26." For Kent Woolley took six wickets for 40 run:
Notts beat Glamorgan at Not-bingham by an innings and 67 runs. For Notts Carr made 111 and Why-nail 08,—Reater.
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