19 SEPTEMBER 1947, Page 4

Students of the Champion County v. Rest of England match

this week should not be completely hypnotised by Compton's 246 and Edrich's 180. The first five Middlesex wickets fell thus: c. Evans ; c. Evans ; st. Evans ; st. Evans ; st. Evans. And out of a total of 546 the Kent wicket-keeper let precisely 6 pass as byes.

There must be something near a record here. jANUS.