Famous Cricketers No 95 - P.A.Perrin

521. Essex v Surrey, Leyton, May 15, 17 (Surrey won by an innings and 40 runs) [capt] [5] b S.Fenley 10 287 524-9d [5] not out 37 197 522. Essex v Yorkshire, Harrogate, May 19, 20 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 124 runs) [capt] [6] c H.Sutcliffe b G.G.Macaulay 1 125 398 1 [6] c W.Rhodes b A.Waddington 4 149 523. Essex v Worcestershire, Leyton, May 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) [capt] [6] c F.T.Summers b G.C.Wilson 1 333 151 1 did not bat - 78-0 353 524. Essex v Sussex, Hove, May 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) [capt] [6] run out 4 244 125 did not bat - 60-2 374-8d 525. Essex v Leicestershire, Garrison Ground, Colchester, May 29, 31 (Leicestershire won by ten wickets) [capt] [6] lbw b A.Skelding 0 96 - - - - 277 [7] c G.H.S.Fowke b G.Geary 7 184 0.2 0 4 0 4-0 526. Essex v Somerset, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, June 16, 17, 18 (Match tied) [capt] [7] not out 19 178 208 1 [9] not out 15 137-9 107 527. Essex v Oxford University, New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, June 19, 21, 22 (Essex won by four wickets) [capt] [7] c and b M.A.McCanlis 26 283 237 did not bat - 239-6 281-8d 528. Essex v Northamptonshire, Leyton, June 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) [capt] [6] b E.W.Clark 25 351 222 [8] not out 37† 147-9 529. Essex v Sussex , Southend-on-Sea, June 30, July 1, 2 (Essex won by nine wickets) [capt] [9] b M.W.Tate 4 281 257 did not bat - 153-1 176 530. Essex v Glamorgan, Arms Park, Cardiff, July 7, 8, 9 (Essex won by an innings and 111 runs) [capt] [7] c F.P.Ryan b J.C.Clay 19 429 164 154 531. Essex v Gloucestershire, County Ground, Bristol, July10, 12, 13 (Essex won by six wickets) [capt] [7] c A.E.Dipper b P.T.Mills 6 217 220 did not bat - 210-4 205 532. Essex v Somerset, Taunton, July 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) [capt] [6] c F.G.Lee b A.Young 7 530 374 224-8 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 13 20 5 261 59 17.40 - 1 3 Other Essex match 2 1 0 26 26 26.00 - - - Season 15 21 5 287 59 17.93 - 1 3 Career 532 910 91 29595 343* 36.13 66 151 288 Bowling O M R W BB Ave County Championship (6b) 0.2 0 4 0 - - Career (6b) 185.4 36 } 753 16 3-13 47.06 (5b) 33 5 1927 The Daily News Cricket Annual listed Perrin as likely to play for Essex, and he duly appeared in three matches, captaining the side in two of them, but scoring only twelve runs in four innings. In the Somerset match in July, he became the oldest player to appear for Essex in a first class match, overtaking H.A.Carpenter’s record dating back to 1920. In the last match of the season against Sussex 68