Famous Cricketers No 95 - P.A.Perrin

representative match at Lord’s, Perrin reached a thousand runs for the season in mid-July during his Chesterfield innings, and finished eighth in the national batting averages. Although easily the leading run scorer for Essex, he was rather inconsistent, for he failed to reach double figures in twelve of his thirty-one innings. On the other hand he took centuries off four of the six top sides in the Championship. He prevented Yorkshire from winning with some ‘very skilful batting’ on the second day at Leeds when Essex were forced to follow on and were saved by heavy rain on the third. Following the Chesterfield game, after injuring a hand facing the pace of Walter Brearley at Old Trafford, he had a bad patch during which he scored 73 in only six innings, as well as missing two matches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 160. Rest of England v MCC Australian Touring XI, Lord’s, May 9, (10), 11 (Match drawn) [5] c T.W.Hayward b B.J.T.Bosanquet 65† 247 300 1 34-1 161. Essex v Surrey, Leyton, May 12, 13, 14 (Surrey won by 125 runs) [3] c W.S.Lees b W.C.Smith 6 103 201 [3] b W.C.Smith 0 186 213 1 162. Essex v Kent, Leyton, May 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) [3] c C.Blythe b W.J.Fairservice 1 170 217 [3] b W.J.Fairservice 44† 162 78-9 1 163. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 26, (27), 28 (Match drawn) [3] not out 100† 200-8d 92-4 164. Essex v Leicestershire, Leyton, June 2, 3, 4 (Leicestershire won by six wickets) [3] run out 51† 181 3 0 3 0 335 2 [3] b T.C.Allsopp 9 185 - - - - 34-4 165. Essex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, June 6, 7, 8 (Warwickshire won by an innings and 110 runs) [3] b F.Moorhouse 0 336 614-8d [3] b A.E.M.Whittle 13 168 166. Essex v Sussex, Leyton, June 9, 10 (Essex won by an innings and 204 runs) [3] c and b A.E.Relf 190† 425 87 134 1 167. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 13, 14, 15 (Essex won by an innings and 196 runs) [3] c H.Strudwick b W.S.Lees9 616-5d 188 1 232 1 168. Essex v Derbyshire, Leyton, June 16, 17, 18 (Derbyshire won by 39 runs) [3] c J.Humphries b A.Warren 1 247 - - - - 125 [3] c S.W.A.Cadman b A.Warren 2 188 2 0 4 0 349 169. Essex v Yorkshire, Leyton, June 20, 21, 22 (Yorkshire won by nine wickets) [3] lbw b W.Rhodes 24 207 369 [3] c J.Tunnicliffe b S.Haigh 10 217 58-1 170. Essex v Sussex, Hove, July 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) [3] c H.R.Butt b G.R.Cox 61† 307 2 1 9 0 450 [3] b G.Leach 42 150-4 - - - - 144-5d 171. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, July 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) [3] lbw b A.E.Trott 134 464 222 [3] not out 41† 96-2 433-7d 1 172. Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, July 18, 19, 20 (Derbyshire won by nine wickets) [3] not out 343† 597 548 [3] c and b A.Warren 8 97 149-1 173. Essex v Lancashire, Old Trafford, July 21, 22, 23 (Lancashire won by ten wickets) [3] c J.Hallows b W.Brearley13 89 411 [3] c R.H.Spooner b W.Brearley 3 327 6-0 174. Essex v Kent, Canterbury, August 1, 2, 3 (Kent won by 219 runs) [4] lbw b W.J.Fairservice 17 332 392 [3] c F.H.Huish b A.Fielder 0 94 253 2 35