The Archive · 1939

Forecast (5-3) Div

Double Event 6/7 (1-5) Div. 25.10.

8—500 yd. flat—1, Once More; 2, Mary Dale.

Also ran:—Woodstock Ivan, The second for honours. Bowling for Derbyshire against Middlesex, Sims claimed a total of 13 wickets for 160 rums. In the first innings he obtained eight wickets for only 32 runs.

Goddard once again proved his usefulness to Gloucester by taking a total of 12 wickets for 142 against Hampshire, virtually winning the match singlehanded. Gloucester were successful by 43 runs.

Other outright winners were Middlesex, who beat Derby by an innings and 24 runs; Warwickshire, who beat Sussex by eight wickets, ánd the West Indies, who beat Surrey by seven wickets.

Details At Blackpool—Lancashire v. Northants abandoned, Northants 369 (Phillipson five for 68). Lancashire 198 for nine (Partridge seven for 49. y eight wickets. Sussex 238 (Mayer At Birmingham- -Warwick best Sussex ix for 50) and 162 (Hollies five 50, yat five for 53). Warwick 318 £0! eight (Sale 101) and 85 for two.

A (Bournemouth—Gloucester "beat Hampshire by 4$ runs Gloucester" 212 (Creese five For 50) and 100 for seven declared. Hampshirt 167 (Goddard um. for 77) and 162 (Goddard five At the Oval—West Indies beat Surre; seven wickets, West indies 4i "(Weeks 146) and 49 for three. Surrey

"At Lord's Middlesex beat Derbyshire 100, Clarke five for 64) by an innings and 24 runs. Derby 110 (Sims eight for 32) and 313 (Sims five for 128). Middlesex 447 for seven declared (Compton 214 not out).

AT Swansea Glamorgan. p. Leicester abandoned. Leicester 206, (Mercer seven 20p Glamorgan 120 or two.—

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