Hammond, the Gloucester and England skipper, gained the distinction of being the first player to reach 1,000 runs this season when he scored 135 against Surrey.
Notts gave one of the brightest displays this season at Nottingham in defeating Essex by eight wickets, Set the task of making 238 for Victory in about two hours, Heane and his men obtained the runs in just. 100 minutes, or more than two runs a minute.
Details At Frome—Middlesex beat Somerset by five wickets. Somerset 354 (Lee 151. Sims six {or 113) and 189 (Sims six for 58). Middlesex 312 ana 184 for five (Copson 103 not out. Edrich 71 after Scoring a "duck" in first innings)
At Tonbridge—Glamorgan beat Kent on the first innings. Kent 471 (Ames 177, Todd 115 not out) and 306 for four (Fogg 169 not out). Glamorgan 492 (Turnbull 102, E. Jones 105 not out).
At Nottingham—Notts beat Essex by eight wickets. Essex 531 for seven declared- (O'Connor 194) and 124 for seven declared. Notts 418 (Harris 190 and 238 for two (Keeton 85, Hardstaf 67, both not out).
At Southampton—Lancashire beat Hampshire by six wickets, Hampshire 494 (Phillipson seven for 104) and 206 for eight declared, Lancashire 256 and 385 for four (Hopwood 135, Iddon 102 not out).
Cambridge—Cambridge University drew with the Army. Cambridge 411 for eight declared and 149 for seven, Army 537 (Grimston 104, Packe 145).
At Oxford—The Minor Counties beat Oxford by four wickets. Oxford 281 and 256. Minor Counties 236 and 304 for six.
At Chesterfield—Derbyshire beat Worcester by 315 runs. Derby 158 and 421 for nine declared (Smith 198). Wor-Seater 162 and 102 (Alfred Pope six for At Gloucester—Gloucester beat Surrey by an innings and 57 runs, Surrey 236 and 171 (Scott seven for 86). Gloucester 46A (Hammond 135).
At Horsham—Sussex beat Warwick by four wickets. Warwick 217 (James Langridge five for 12) and 167. Sussex 179 (Mayer six for 70) and 206 for six (James Langridge 87 not out.
At Hull—Yorkshire beat Leicester by an innings and 30 runs. Leicester 306 (Dempster 165 not out) and 104 (Verity eight for 38). Yorkshire 500 for seven declared (Sutcliffe 234 not out).—Reuter.
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