North mptonshire 125 and (fellowing) 125.
July At Portsmouth Hampshire boat Worcestershire by nine wickets.
In the first innings Worcestershire hit up 380, Wright contributing 111, Jewell 103 and Root 68. Hampshire replied with 475, Brown scoring 120 and Howell 133, In the second innings Worcester-there wore dismissed for 166, of] which M. Foster made 69, and Hampshire, requiring 72 runs to win, scored this number for the lors of tone wicket.
At Dover Lancashire beat Kent by 33 runs.
Lancashire batted first and com piled 836, Makepeace scoring 7: Tyldesley 69 and Watson 78. Kent made 154, Macdonald taking 7 wicets for 8
In the second innings Lancashire made 249 for 5 wickets and ded JO' their innings closed, E. Tyldesley coring 144 not out. Kent pat together 892, Macdonald taking 5 wickets for 106 including the hat At Bristol Derbyshire beat Gloucttershire by six wickets.
Gloucester made 287 in the first innings, Smith scoring 94 and Parker 73." Lee took 5 wickets for 89.
Derbyshire scored 248, Bowden mak. ing 63, In-the second innings Gloucester. shire were dismissed for 182, which Dipper made 69. Derbyshire, requiring 222 runs to. win made 228 for the loss of 4 wickets, Bowden making 56, Townsend 51 and Storer 56 not out.
At Coventry Warwickshire bent Leicestershire on the first innings.
Leicestershire made 262 in the fret innings, Shipman contributing 55 and Rudd 68 not out. Warwickshire hit up 293, Parsons being top scorer with 104, In the second innings Leicestershire compiled 349" for 7 wickets and declared their innings closed, Shipman acoring 145 and Lord 102, Warwickshire had made 206 for the loss of 8 wickets when stumps were drawn.
At Southend Essex beat Sussex by nine wickets.
In the first innings Sussex made 257, Cook scoring 64 and Williams 106, against which Essex made 281, OCoxnor contributing 68 and Tate took 5 wickets In the second innings Sussex'
wickets for 70) and Essex, requiring 158 runs to win, scored this number for the loss of one wicket, Freeman scoring 80 not out and O'Connor 56 not out.
At Lords the M. C. C. beat Cambridge by six wickets.
The M. C. C. made 386 in the first innings, Hendern scoring 87, Moffatt 56 and Hearne 103. Meyer took 5 wickets for 90. Cambridge University were dismissed for 113 (Hyndson 5 wickets for 34) and, following on made 362, Dawson contributing 70, Turnbull 65 and En-hoven 98. Durston took 6 wickets for 84, In their second innings the M. C, C,, requiring 90 runs to win mad 93' for the loss of four wickets, Soly 3.
The Australians began a match against Nottinghamshire at Not-bingham to-day, The weather continued fine and about 20,000 people assembled to watch the game.
Carr won the toss for Notts but though the wicket was good the county were all dismissed for 198, Flint being top-scorer with 79 not out, Mailey took seven wickets for At the end of the day's play the Australians had but together 202 for the loss of only two wickets, Macartney making 81 and Bardsley 87 not out.
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