The Archive · 1926

World's Record by Parker

Gloucestershire, at Bristol, feated Leicestershire by 54 runs.

Gloucester batted first, scoring 1206, Dipper making 77 and Hedges 81.' Leicester scored 271, Taylor] being top scorer with 59.

In the second innings Gloucester were dismissed for 74, Geary taking 15 wickets for 29 and Astill 4 for 38, but they then got rid of Leicester for 55, Parker taking 4 wickets for 29 and Mills 6 for 26.

In this match Parker, of Glouester, as already reported created world's record by taking 200! wickets for the fourth time in his career, while Astill, of Leicestershire, completed his hundred wickets fand thousand runs, for the sixth successive season,

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