First-Class Cricket Matches 1907

ESSEX v KENT Played at County Ground, Leyton, June 27, 28, 29, 1907. Essex won by eight wickets. KENT 1 F.E.Woolley b Douglas 36 lbw b Mead 50 2 J.Seymour c McGahey b Douglas 53 c Perrin b Buckenham 11 3 J.C.Hubble c J.R.Freeman b Douglas 25 b Douglas 22 4 E.Humphreys c Reeves b Buckenham 6 not out 34 5 H.T.W.Hardinge b Buckenham 69 b Douglas 2 6 L.H.W.Troughton c Perrin b Buckenham 46 b Douglas 12 7 *C.H.B.Marsham c Perrin b Douglas 18 (8) c Perrin b Douglas 2 8 †F.H.Huish b Douglas 3 (7) c J.R.Freeman b Buckenham 10 9 W.J.Fairservice c J.R.Freeman b Buckenham 2 c McGahey b Douglas 8 10 C.Blythe c Fane b Douglas 7 c Benham b Douglas 1 11 H.J.B.Preston not out 0 c Benham b Douglas 0 Extras b 13, lb 5 18 b 1, lb 2, nb 2 5 —— —— 283 157 FoW (1): 1-90, 2-99, 3-114, 4-141, 5-249, 6-256, 7-259, 8-262, 9-262, 10-283 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-83, 3-83, 4-86, 5-111, 6-126, 7-137, 8-147, 9-157, 10-157 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane st Huish b Blythe 46 (3) not out 61 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas c Troughton b Preston 22 (4) not out 67 3 P.A.Perrin lbw b Fairservice 17 4 *C.P.McGahey st Huish b Blythe 6 5 E.J.Freeman c Marsham b Preston 52 6 C.P.Buckenham c Huish b Fairservice 56 7 W.Reeves c Huish b Preston 0 8 S.P.Meston b Fairservice 35 (1) c Huish b Fairservice 9 9 †J.R.Freeman lbw b Fairservice 4 (2) c Huish b Preston 30 10 C.E.Benham c Seymour b Blythe 0 11 W.Mead not out 11 Extras b 23, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 26 lb 1 1 —— —— 275 (2 wickets) 168 FoW (1): 1-53, 2-84, 3-99, 4-116, 5-188, 6-191, 7-238, 8-256, 9-257, 10-275 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-46 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Buckenham 23 1 73 4 13 3 35 2 Douglas 22.3 2 69 6 17.3 1 86 7 2nb Mead 15 1 46 0 10 3 31 1 Reeves 7 1 42 0 Benham 2 0 13 0 McGahey 4 0 22 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Blythe 42 8 93 3 1w 18 3 42 0 Fairservice 39.4 12 92 4 14 3 45 1 Preston 20 5 52 3 7 1 22 1 Humphreys 10 5 12 0 1nb 2 0 16 0 Woolley (5) 4 0 23 0 Marsham (6) 1.3 0 12 0 Seymour (7) 1 0 7 0 Umpires: R.G.Barlow and W.A.J.West. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 77-1 (Fane 31*, Perrin 13*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 6-0 (Meston 2*, J.R.Freeman 4*). 150