Hard hitting and excellent bowling Jwere features of the cricket matches jeoncluded to-day, three of the fixtures resulting in draws and the others in victories for Essex, Notts, Laneathire, and Sussex. Yorkshire were held to a draw by the MCC, while Leicester forced a draw with the Australians, and Oxford University drew with Worceste Altogether, ten individual centuries were scored. Barber of Yorkshire being top-scorer with 168, followed by Wyatt (M.CC.) 182, Todd (Kent) 130, Watson (Lancashire) 128, the Nawab fof Pataudi (Worcester) 128, _Tddon (Lancashire) 121. not out, Walker (Oxford) 118, McCabe (Australians) 108, Leyland (Yorkshire) 104 not out, Davidson (Yorkshire) 101 not out, Other notable scorers were Cutmore (Essex) 97 not -out, and Dawson (Leicester) "91. The outstanding, bowling performance was by Eastman [essex), wha took five wickets for 123 in Kent's bacond "knock.
JAt Gravesend, Essex detented Kent by wickets.
Kent, 275 (Todd 130) and 183 (Eastman Ave for 23). ex, 24 (Lewis tight for $8) and Wes for 8 (Cutmare 97 not out).
At Nottingham, Notts beat Somerset on the first innings.
Somerset, 186 (Larwood four for 31), "and. €3 for 2. otis, 232, 'Rain' interfered, JAt Leicester, Leicester arow with the Gloucester 314 for 4.
"At the Oval—Surrey 9. Warwickshire, Surrey 47 for 2.
"At Hove—Essex 197, Sussex 21 for At Manchester—Lancashire v. Somer-sot, Lancashire 239 for 6, "At Oxford-—Oxford "University ]Yorkshire, Yorkshire 296 for 4—"Reuter, London, May 10.
An easy victory for the Australian cricketers appears to be foreshadow-fed by the scores in the second day's Jplay between the visitors and Cambridge University, at Cambridge.
'The Australians, who batted all yesterday for 418" for four, brought their overnight score to 481 for five, declared. W. H. Ponsford, who was 195 not out yesterday, remained. undefeated at the close, hitting all around the wicket and' carrying his bat for 229. W. Brown, who had scored 77 not out when stumps were drawn yesterday, brought his figures to 105. [Brown's batting was stylish, Cambridge, in their first knock, scored only 158. Grimmett being dead-with the ball. He took nine wickets for 74 runs. Following on, ICambricge had scored 68 for six when stumps were drawn, Playing at Manchester, Lancashire to-day defeated Somerset by. innings and 159 runs, Lancashire yesterday scored 389 for six and Jdcclared, Watson compiling 143, Somerset fared disastrously scoring fonly 66, and, following on, were all lout for the most successful of Leicester, 152 and 263 for 9. (Dawson taking five 'O'Reilly four for 40, Fleetwood-Smith four for. 83).
'Australians, 365 for' 8 declared (Me-
Cape 108).
[At Tlove, Sussex defeated Hampshire by nine' wickets.
Sussex, 357 and 37 for 1.
Hampshire, 118 (3. Corntord 6 for 29)
and 224. [At tikeston, Lancashire beat Derby on the first toning Lancashire, 537 for 3, declared (Watson, $28, Tadon 321 not out), Derby, 115 (Sibbles 6 for M4) and 88 for At Lord's, the BIN. C. C. drow with York= hire Yorkthire, 410 (Barber 168, Davidson 101 rot out) and 219 for 4, declared Leyland 104 not out) M. C.G., 389 (Wyatt 122) and 129 for ]At oxford, Worcester drew: with Oxford oxford, 377 (Walker 118) and 98 for
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