In the first class cricket matches which should have begun last Sat-Urday vain prevented play every: where on the frst day except in the match between York Essex at Leyton.
this match Yorksh Essex by 10 wickets. made 359 (Rhodes. 132) and. six for no wicket, while Essex made 110 (Kilner six wickets for 43) and orts beat Northamptonshire at nottingham by four wickets. The scores ere: Northants ILL (Richmond five wickets for 29) and 227 {Jupp 23, Larwood five wickets for $5): 180 (Jupp "ix wickets 160 for six wickets 1 the match between ud Hampshire ended in a winning on the first innings and thus obtaining three points to Hampshire's Surrey made 243 (Jardine 79) and 143 for three wickets (Innings declared closed: Sandham 84}:
shire replied with 182 (Howell and 118 for four wickets.
At Manchester Lancashire beat Warwickshire on the first Lancashire made 179 (Qui fe four wickets for 13) and 180 for six wickets (Innings declared closed) Warwickshire made 40 (Mac-Donald five wickets for 55) and 91 for three wickets.
The match between Cambridge University and Middlesex at Cambridge was abandoned owing to the strike, Cambridge made 89 first innings and Middlesex 223, May 5.
There was no play to-day in the scheduled match between the Australian and Essex at Leyton owing to rain—Reuter,
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