YORKSHIRE won the County Cricket Championship today for the third successive year as a result-of their overwhelming win over Hampshire and the defeat of Middlesex, their nearest rivals, on the first innings by Surrey. As evidence of their wealth of talented players, this' is the 2ist time that Yorkshire have finished at the top of the Championship, and the 12th time since the War.
One of the features of the matches ended today was the feat of Edrich, Middlesex opening bat, in completing 2,000 runs for the season.
He knocked up 110' not out in his County's first innings to reach the figure.
Kent, 182 (Wilkinson ive for $8) and Aug. 29.
"At Taunton—Derby Be or, ye rage 1): Somerset by! hampshire by an innings runs seven wickets Hampshire, 119 (Verity, 6 for 22) and 'Somerset 211, and 182, 11g (Dean, for 50) Herby 10 (ast eight for 41) ana a62 'At Gactonsissex' won by 218 runs for infer (Townsend "142 Not "Cute from Norinante, Essex, 200 and 304 for Aug. 31, Northants, 115 (Nichol Worcester—Worcester beat Notts 12 (Barnes, 6 for 41). by! an Innings and 31 runs, At Nollingham=—Glowcester won by an Notts 0 and 8 (Pers even for 20). innings and 50 runs against Notts: Worcester 201 (Singleton 102 not dari guegaer, 8 for 8 declared (Ham ors si for 100)- At Taunton—Somerset beat Northants otis, 13, (Goddard. 6 for 71) and 140 by innings and.
(Goddard, 5 for 70) Aug. 20 onthe frst innlogs, Dudiey—woreester beat Warwick
Worcester 36 (Hollies five for 84) and 200 for abe, decia Warwick 317 (Perks five for #2) and yorinants fa (Andrews four for 23)
(Timms four for 63). ieee APM ea arn 'AD Lord's—Surrey beat Middlesex on the art toning Surrey 234 and 316 for seven, declared Middlesex. is5 (Erich 119 not out) ang 598 for four (Robertson 140).
"At Auhby-de-la-Zoueh—Glamorgan beat Leleesieron ihe Ars! innings. foiamorgam 208 (Turnbull 158) and 152 Leicester 262 (Watson 145) adi, baver=icent beat Eaticashire by Tancashire 262 (Harding five for 58) and 301 for nine, Geel. areee line tre
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