London, Aug. 7.
As g result of two outright violones during the week, Middlesex have replaced Yorkshire at the top of the County Championship table.
The are, however, in danger of Jesing their newly-gained position, as they made a bad start to-day at the Oval against Surrey. The latest posi The defender's elapsed time then was 2 hr. 15 min, that of the Endeavour 2 hr. 19 min, less the time lost at the star—Reuier, Yorkshire Derbyshire
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