July 3.
At Tonbridge Kent beat Worcesters hire by ten wickets. Kent 337 and 4 for 0. Worcestershire 123 and 215 (Freeman 6 for 85).
At Kettering Northamptonshire beat Essex by nine wickets. Essex (France) beat Tilden (America) 26, 64, 2-6, 64, 6-3.
'The passing' of Tilden was pathetic. He states that he may not appear at Wimbledon agai He beat himself, He drew Lacoste subtly with chopped and sliced shots and an occasional gunshot drive, but he was too eager and wrecked himself on the stonewall defence of Lacoste. By his impetuosity he revealed his tactics. Thereupon Lacoste withdrew from his shell. and wore down the Ameri can, ensuring an' all-French final—
165 (Jupp 5 for 43) and 138, Northants 267 and 37 for 1.
At Sheffield, Notts beat Yorkshire the first innings, Notts 134 and for declared (Whysall 107, Puyton 117). Yorkshire 125 (Larwood 6 for 24) and 198 for 4.
'At Southampton, Surrey beat Hampshire on the' first innings, Hampshire 334 (Mead 130) and 187 (Fender 5 for 50), Surrey 39) (Sandham 122) and 72 for 2, At Birmingham, Warwickshire beat Leicestershiro'on the first innings. Leicestershire 275 (Sidwell 102 not out) and 289. Warwickshire 307 (Parsons 110) and 49 for At Manchester, the West Indies drew with Lancashire. Lancashire 235 and 144 for 1 declared. The West Indies 108 and 178 for 2.
At Lord's, Oxford University beat the M.C.C. by five wickets. M.CA, 293 and 285 for 9 declared.
Oxford 816 and 265 for 6 (A, Craw: ey 101).
At Brighton Sussex beat Somerset by six wickets, Somerset 226 and 239. Sussex 396 (Bowley 107, Sellar 119, Hunt 7 for 118) and 73 for 4, At' Bristol Gloucestershire -beat Glamorgan on the first innings. Gloucestershire 653 for 6 declared (Hammond 218 not out, Dipper Glamorgan 204.
Eastbourne H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI beat Cambridge University by 139 runs. Leveson-Gower's.
XI 242 (Allom 7 for 74) and 403 (Bettington 118), Cambridge 172 and 334—Reuter,
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