First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

ESSEX v DERBYSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, July 23, 24, 25, 1908. Essex won by six wickets. DERBYSHIRE 1 L.G.Wright b Douglas 1 c Perrin b Benham 13 2 E.Needham not out 107 b Buckenham 104 3 A.Morton lbw b Douglas 0 (4) lbw b McGahey 50 4 L.Oliver b Benham 39 (3) b Douglas 0 5 †J.Humphries lbw b Douglas 3 c Robinson b Buckenham 31 6 A.W.Sherwin c Robinson b Benham 11 c Robinson b Buckenham 17 7 A.Warren lbw b McGahey 3 c Robinson b Buckenham 6 8 *R.B.Rickman c Buckenham b Benham 8 c McGahey b Buckenham 10 9 H.F.Purdy lbw b Benham 9 not out 14 10 F.C.Bracey c Robinson b Benham 0 c Robinson b Buckenham 0 11 W.Bestwick run out 3 c and b Douglas 1 Extras b 4, lb 7 11 lb 6, nb 3 9 —— —— 195 255 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-2, 3-71, 4-98, 5-131, 6-148, 7-173, 8-185, 9-192, 10-195 FoW (2): 1-19, 2-26, 3-121, 4-204, 5-211, 6-221, 7-237, 8-250, 9-250, 10-255 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane b Warren 1 (2) b Warren 11 2 †D.C.Robinson c Humphries b Bestwick 13 (5) c Humphries b Warren 23 3 P.A.Perrin c Morton b Bestwick 43 c Oliver b Bestwick 11 4 *C.P.McGahey b Warren 6 not out 67 5 J.W.H.T.Douglas c Purdy b Bracey 12 (1) b Warren 24 6 J.R.Freeman c Needham b Bestwick 3 not out 92 7 C.P.Buckenham c Oliver b Warren 69 8 W.Reeves c Purdy b Warren 1 9 C.E.Benham c Morton b Bracey 27 10 A.H.Read not out 27 11 W.Mead c Humphries b Morton 0 Extras b 8, lb 1, nb 2 11 b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 2 10 —— —— 213 (4 wickets) 238 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-21, 3-44, 4-66, 5-72, 6-103, 7-104, 8-168, 9-213, 10-213 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-43, 3-47, 4-92 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Buckenham 12 3 27 0 (3) 20 2 63 6 Douglas 23 5 71 3 (1) 22.5 3 64 2 2nb Mead 4 0 10 0 (5) 9 2 21 0 1nb Read 4 2 2 0 (6) 8 5 11 0 Benham 17.2 5 47 5 (2) 15 0 44 1 McGahey 6 1 27 1 (7) 13 2 29 1 Reeves (4) 5 2 14 0 Derbyshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Warren 28 6 80 4 26 5 97 3 Bestwick 31 9 63 3 1nb 29 9 53 1 1w,2nb Bracey 10 2 29 2 1nb 8 2 18 0 1w Purdy 5 1 22 0 13 3 29 0 Morton 1.4 0 8 1 (6) 6 0 23 0 Rickman (5) 3 0 8 0 Umpires: J.Carlin and W.Flowers. Toss: Derbyshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 83-5 (Perrin 35*, Buckenham 13*); 2nd day: Derbyshire (2) 221-6 (Sherwin 0*). E.Needham’s 107 took 210 minutes and included 11 fours and 1 five. E.Needham’s 104 took 195 minutes and included 9 fours. 184