London, June 24.
A series of astounding performances in the County Cricket League today usurped interest in the Test Match between England and West Indies. Yorkshire, the champions, in spite of being weakened by the absence of five of their leading players who Were chosen to play for England, held their own against Derbyshire, in a freak match at Shefeld.
After being retired for 83 runs, the lowest they have scored this season, the first innings, the champions Wkittüled out Derbyshire for only 20 fans, thanks to some amazing bowling by Smurth-Waite, a newcomer, and TT. F. Smailes, the off-break wizard, Smurth Waite took five wickets for seven runs, while Smailes, for whom Sheffield is something of a "happy hunting ground, captured four for 11, the remaining wicket being run out.
Derbyshire's score of 20 was the lowest in First Class matches in 17 years, the last occasion that a score of 20 or under was scored being in 1922, when Hampshire were skittled out for 15 runs by Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
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