First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

KENT v ESSEX Played at Angel Ground, Tonbridge, June 18, 19, 20, 1908. Kent won by 124 runs. KENT 1 *C.H.B.Marsham b Buckenham 5 c Reeves b McGahey 128 2 E.W.Dillon lbw b Mead 3 c Gillingham b Mead 33 3 J.Seymour b Buckenham 17 b Benham 8 4 K.L.Hutchings b Buckenham 20 lbw b Mead 8 5 F.E.Woolley c Mead b Buckenham 81 b Benham 12 6 E.Humphreys b Buckenham 19 b Douglas 17 7 H.T.W.Hardinge b Buckenham 59 b Benham 31 8 †F.H.Huish st Robinson b McGahey 30 b Benham 11 9 W.J.Fairservice b Benham 3 b Douglas 22 10 C.Blythe b Benham 9 c Robinson b Benham 5 11 A.Fielder not out 8 not out 0 Extras b 12, lb 5, nb 1 18 b 1, lb 4 5 —— —— 272 280 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-12, 3-44, 4-53, 5-155, 6-168, 7-220, 8-227, 9-245, 10-272 FoW (2): 1-65, 2-84, 3-103, 4-140, 5-175, 6-240, 7-250, 8-258, 9-280, 10-280 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane b Blythe 7 b Fairservice 26 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas c Huish b Fielder 38 lbw b Fielder 35 3 P.A.Perrin c Huish b Blythe 52 b Blythe 38 4 *C.P.McGahey c Huish b Fielder 3 c Dillon b Blythe 18 5 F.H.Gillingham c Fairservice b Fielder 10 b Blythe 63 6 C.P.Buckenham st Huish b Blythe 0 c Huish b Fielder 0 7 E.J.Freeman b Blythe 4 c Humphreys b Fairservice 25 8 †D.C.Robinson c Fielder b Blythe 10 b Fairservice 6 9 W.Reeves st Huish b Blythe 5 c Hardinge b Fairservice 32 10 C.E.Benham c Fairservice b Blythe 4 c and b Fairservice 8 11 W.Mead not out 5 not out 8 Extras b 17, lb 3, nb 3 23 b 4, lb 2, nb 2 8 —— —— 161 267 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-90, 3-105, 4-116, 5-121, 6-127, 7-140, 8-143, 9-152, 10-161 FoW (2): 1-51, 2-81, 3-115, 4-130, 5-131, 6-170, 7-200, 8-251, 9-251, 10-267 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Buckenham 26.3 4 89 6 1nb 18 2 69 0 Mead 12 1 42 1 (3) 14 3 50 2 Reeves 10 2 27 0 (5) 5 2 7 0 Douglas 11 0 48 0 (2) 15 0 65 2 Benham 10 2 25 2 (4) 21.1 1 55 5 McGahey 7 0 23 1 5 0 29 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 31 13 56 3 3nb 35 15 60 2 2nb Blythe 30 8 60 7 41 10 116 3 Fairservice 10 3 18 0 32 12 66 5 Humphreys 7 4 4 0 6 0 17 0 Umpires: H.Baldwin and F.Parris. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 84-1 (Douglas 33*, Perrin 38*); 2nd day: Kent (1) 280-9 (Blythe 5*). C.H.B.Marsham’s 128 took 210 minutes and included 16 fours. 117