Two Double-Centuries and Nine Centuries in Nine Matches SPrctal. TO
London. June The bat dominated with a vengeance in the: nine first-class cricket mat-begun today, which produced yo individual double centuries, nine centuries and three scores of over 90.
The double-centurions were Head-ley, the West Indian, who knocked up 227 in a splendid innings against Middlesex, and Paynter. the Lancashire loti-hander, who made 222 against Derbyshire.
Harold Gimblett. of Somerset, hit up yet another century, reaching 129 against Worcester.
In a day of prolific scoring, Glamorgan captured the honour for amassing the highest total of the day, with 501 for eight against Notts. followed by West Indies with 491 for three, Lancashire 483. Leicester 367 fór seven and Kent 346 for five At_Lord's—West Indies 491 for three (J. stollmeyer 117, Headley Sealy Tig not out) against Middlesex At Tonbridge-—Sussex 95 (Watt four for %8).—Kent_346 for five (Fogg 9l Valentine 50. Chalk 169 not out)
At Peterborough—Northants 186 (Peter smith five for 64). Essex 235 for four (Avery 62, Wade 05)
At Manchester-—Lancashire 483 (Paynter 225. Iddon 64. Nutter 6l) against Derbyshire.
At Sheffield-—Hampshire (Smailes four for 41). Yorkshire 122 without loss (Hutton 70. Sutcliffe 52, both not out).
AL Cambridge—Leicester 367 for seven (Armstrong 131, Prentice 139 not out) against Cambridg At the Oval—Warw! ai Croom 94). Surrey AL. Taunton- Worcester 102; Wellard four for 74) Somerset 179 for two. (Gimblett 129)
At Swansea—Glamorgan $01 for eight (E. Davies 134, Brierley 113, Turnbull 56. Smart 60, E. Jones 54) against Notts Reuter.
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