First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

ESSEX v KENT Played at County Ground, Leyton, August 10, 11, 12, 1908. Match drawn. KENT 1 *C.H.B.Marsham b Buckenham 12 b Mead 13 2 H.T.W.Hardinge b Buckenham 153 c Mead b Reeves 126 3 J.Seymour b Mead 83 c and b Benham 1 4 S.H.Day b Mead 79 b Mead 53 5 F.E.Woolley lbw b Mead 4 b Mead 50 6 A.P.Day lbw b McGahey 35 (7) not out 15 7 C.S.Hurst c Gillingham b McGahey 24 8 E.Humphreys b Read 27 9 †F.H.Huish b Read 19 (8) not out 13 10 W.J.Fairservice b Mead 11 11 H.J.B.Preston not out 2 (6) c Mead b Read 8 Extras b 7, lb 2 9 b 8, lb 1 9 —— —— 458 (6 wickets) 288 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-118, 3-314, 4-331, 5-342, 6-392, 7-405, 8-437, 9-454, 10-458 FoW (2): 1-50, 2-51, 3-156, 4-245, 5-260, 6-262 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane st Huish b Seymour 108 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas b Fairservice 115 3 P.A.Perrin c Seymour b Woolley 29 4 *C.P.McGahey c Woolley b Preston 15 5 W.Reeves b Seymour 35 6 C.P.Buckenham c Woolley b Preston 0 7 F.H.Gillingham lbw b A.P.Day 100 8 C.E.Benham b Preston 48 9 †A.E.Russell b A.P.Day 20 10 A.H.Read not out 22 11 W.Mead c Hurst b Woolley 6 Extras b 13, lb 4, nb 1 18 —— 516 FoW (1): 1-207, 2-243, 3-272, 4-274, 5-274, 6-318, 7-418, 8-464, 9-497, 10-516 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Buckenham 22 2 88 2 5 0 24 0 Douglas 18 1 65 0 10 0 56 0 Mead 24 3 95 4 17 1 45 3 Benham 11 0 44 0 11 0 48 1 Reeves 10 0 45 0 8 1 42 1 Read 9.2 2 48 2 6 0 43 1 McGahey 11 1 51 2 3 0 21 0 Perrin 3 0 13 0 Kent Bowling O M R W Fairservice 41 8 121 1 Woolley 31 5 110 2 1nb Humphreys 6 1 23 0 Preston 33 10 87 3 A.P.Day 17 5 42 2 Hardinge 9 2 35 0 Hurst 2 0 12 0 Seymour 30 8 68 2 Umpires: G.P.Harrison and B.C.Smith. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 426-7 (Humphreys 18*, Huish 9*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 340-6 (Gillingham 18*, Benham 12*). H.T.W.Hardinge’s 153 took 220 minutes and included 15 fours. F.L.Fane’s 108 took 200 minutes and included 14 fours. J.W.H.T.Douglas’s 115 took 225 minutes and included 14 fours. F.H.Gillingham’s 100 took 155 minutes and included 14 fours. H.T.W.Hardinge’s 126 took 170 minutes and included 11 fours and 1 five. 219