First-Class Cricket Matches 1907

ESSEX v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at County Ground, Leyton, May 23, 24, 25, 1907. South Africans won by an innings and 99 runs. ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane c Schwarz b Vogler 15 c Sherwell b Sinclair 6 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas b Schwarz 4 b Faulkner 6 3 E.J.Freeman b Schwarz 0 b Sinclair 3 4 *C.P.McGahey c Shalders b Sinclair 43 c Sherwell b Faulkner 8 5 S.A.Trick c Nourse b Vogler 5 b Faulkner 26 6 W.Reeves b Schwarz 7 b Schwarz 23 7 S.P.Meston c S.J.Snooke b Faulkner 5 not out 46 8 †A.E.Russell c Nourse b Sinclair 0 b Schwarz 14 9 C.E.Benham c Nourse b Sinclair 5 c Nourse b Schwarz 6 10 H.I.Young not out 3 c Shalders b Schwarz 2 11 W.Mead c Faulkner b Sinclair 0 st Sherwell b Schwarz 9 Extras b 1, lb 1 2 b 12, lb 5, nb 1 18 —— —— 89 167 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-14, 3-24, 4-38, 5-49, 6-79, 7-80, 8-86, 9-89, 10-89 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-14, 3-19, 4-41, 5-72, 6-103, 7-134, 8-140, 9-142, 10-167 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 W.A.Shalders c Russell b Douglas 20 2 *†P.W.Sherwell lbw b Mead 8 3 C.M.H.Hathorn c Douglas b Reeves 6 4 A.W.Nourse c Fane b Mead 44 5 G.C.White c Benham b Douglas 33 6 G.A.Faulkner not out 101 7 S.J.Snooke c and b Mead 3 8 A.E.E.Vogler c Benham b Reeves 39 9 J.H.Sinclair c Reeves b Douglas 51 10 S.D.Snooke not out 38 11 R.O.Schwarz Extras b 2, lb 8, nb 2 12 —— (8 wickets, declared) 355 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-28, 3-57, 4-98, 5-126, 6-131, 7-191, 8-263 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Vogler 13 1 39 2 3 0 18 0 Schwarz 14 3 21 3 9.1 1 28 5 1nb Sinclair 9 2 23 4 13 3 47 2 Faulkner 7 4 4 1 19 3 54 3 White (5) 1 0 2 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Mead 42 12 118 3 Reeves 24 3 78 2 Douglas 21 2 61 3 2nb Young 9 3 16 0 Benham 7 1 26 0 McGahey 7 0 26 0 Meston 3.2 0 18 0 Umpires: J.Carlin and W.Flowers. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 183-6 (Faulkner 23*, Vogler 36*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 134-6 (Meston 32*, Russell 14*). 81