Famous Cricketers No 95 - P.A.Perrin

314. Essex v Middlesex, Leyton, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) [3] c and b J.T.Hearne 107† 382 254 [3] lbw b J.W.Hearne 8 258-5d 281-6 315. Essex v Surrey, Leyton, June 13, 14, 15 (Surrey won by 287 runs) [4] b W.J.Abel 34 239 311 [3] not out 22† 59 274-4d 316. Essex v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 17, 18 (Northamptonshire won by an innings and 137 runs) [3] st W.A.Buswell b S.G.Smith 29† 60 278 [3] c G.AT.Vials b G.J.Thompson 4 81 317. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22 (Middlesex won by seven wickets) [3] b J.W.Hearne 17 170 320 [3] b E.Mignon 40 249 100-3 318. Essex v Australians, Leyton, June 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) [3] c H.W.Webster b R.B.Minett 104† 421 178 320-5 319. Essex v Kent, Gravesend, July 1, 2, 3 (Kent won by 258 runs) [3] c Jas Seymour b E.Humphreys 12 131 304 [3] c A.Fielder b F.E.Woolley 0 89 174-3d 320. Essex v Lancashire, Leyton, July 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) [3] lbw b L.W.Cook 39 209 217 2 [3] b W.K.Tyldesley 54 255-4 371 321. Essex v Kent, Leyton, August 1, 2, 3 (Kent won by an innings and 114 runs) [3] c Jas Seymour b F.E.Woolley 2 106 401 [3] c J.C.Hubble b C.Blythe 20 181 322. Essex v Derbyshire, Derby, August 5, 6, (7) (Match drawn) [3] c A.G.Slater b S.W.A.Cadman 0 46-3 323. Essex v Yorkshire, Leyton, August 8, 9, 10 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) [2] b M.W.Booth 74† 129 278 [2] c A.Dolphin b G.H.Hirst 2 187 40-0 324. Essex v Sussex, Eastbourne, August (12), 13, 14 (Match drawn) [2] c and b R.R.Relf 52† 144 274-6d [1] c G.B.Street b R.R.Relf 25 84-3 46-3d 325. Essex v Hampshire, Southampton, August 15, 16, (17) (Match drawn) [2] b A.S.Kennedy 50† 145 41-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 13 23 1 849 245 38.59 2 4 6 Other Essex matches 2 3 0 127 104 42.33 1 - - Other match 1 2 1 33 32* 16.50 - - 1 Season 16 28 2 1009 245 38.80 3 4 7 Career 325 566 51 20073 343* 38.97 53 95 169 1913 Although now fielding a side with five regular professionals, Essex had another poor season and again finished fifteenth of sixteen in the Championship. Wisden reported that the season had ‘brought no improvement in the fortunes’ of the club. Playing only in inter-county matches, they won only two matches out of eighteen, both against Sussex, and both with important contributions from Perrin. The club had the highest bowling average of any in the Championship. The additional professional was C.A.G.Russell, now 25, who displaced Perrin as the county’s leading run scorer. After mid-June, the regular inclusion of Russell pushed Perrin out of his position as three in the batting order down to four. 49