First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

WORCESTERSHIRE v PHILADELPHIANS Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, July 9, 10, 11, 1908. Philadelphians won by 95 runs. PHILADELPHIANS 1 J.B.King c and b Cuffe 2 (5) b Pearson 29 2 F.S.White c Foster b Bird 38 c Burrows b Cuffe 43 3 A.M.Wood run out 3 c Foster b Cuffe 132 4 F.H.Bohlen b Cuffe 0 ( ) b Burrows 25 5 C.C.Morris lbw b Bird 17 ( ) b Pearson 14 6 *J.A.Lester b Bird 0 (1) c Bale b Hunt 12 7 N.Z.Graves b Simpson-Hayward 25 (4) c Cuffe b Burrows 0 8 E.M.Cregar b Bird 9 lbw b Cuffe 1 9 H.V.Hordern not out 23 not out 7 10 F.A.Greene b Bird 9 b Burrows 2 11 †T.C.Jordan b Bird 0 c Bale b Burrows 0 Extras b 9, lb 3 12 b 6, lb 6, w 1 13 —— —— 138 278 FoW (1): 1-10, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5-48, 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-138 FoW (2): 1-23, 2-105, 3-122, 4- , 5- , 6-264, 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-278 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.L.Bowley c Hordern b King 5 c and b King 12 2 *H.K.Foster st Jordan b Hordern 65 b King 12 3 W.B.Burns b Hordern 53 b King 2 4 J.A.Cuffe b Greene 0 c Wood b Hordern 6 5 F.A.Pearson b King 20 c Morris b King 1 6 A.W.Isaac b Hordern 4 b King 9 7 G.H.T.Simpson-Hayward c White b King 7 c Jordan b Hordern 0 8 R.D.Burrows b Hordern 4 b Hordern 5 9 F.Hunt c Cregar b Hordern 1 not out 40 10 †E.W.Bale c Jordan b Hordern 15 c King b Hordern 4 11 A.Bird not out 7 b Hordern 20 Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 1 11 b 15, lb 3 18 —— —— 192 129 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-114, 3- , 4- , 5- , 6-135, 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-192 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5-46, 6- , 7- , 8-56, 9-66, 10-129 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Cuffe 11 2 24 2 28 10 53 3 Burrows 1 0 1 0 15.2 1 49 4 Burns 4 0 22 0 2 0 13 0 Bird 15 4 50 6 12 2 60 0 Simpson-Hayward 9 2 29 1 Hunt (5) 11 4 38 1 1w Pearson (6) 21 5 52 2 Philadelphians Bowling O M R W O M R W King 12 2 45 3 22 9 43 5 Hordern 16 2 56 6 23.5 5 52 5 Greene 9 0 39 1 1nb 3 0 6 0 Lester 3 0 16 0 3 1 3 0 Cregar 4 0 25 0 3 1 7 0 Umpires: G.Bromhead and G.W.Gaukrodger. Toss: Philadelphians Close of Play: 1st day: Philadelphians (2) 3-0 (White 1*, Lester 1*); 2nd day: Philadelphians (2) 122-3 (Wood 62*). A.M.Wood’s 132 took 200 minutes and included 19 fours and 1 six. 162