First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

SOMERSET v KENT Played at County Ground, Taunton, August 13, 14, 15, 1908. Kent won by an innings and 114 runs. SOMERSET 1 P.R.Johnson lbw b Seymour 31 st Huish b Blythe 126 2 L.C.Braund b Fielder 6 c Huish b Seymour 53 3 A.E.Lewis c Blythe b Fielder 42 c Hardinge b Seymour 3 4 B.L.Bisgood b Seymour 0 c Huish b Blythe 4 5 A.E.M.Whittle c Huish b Fielder 10 c Hutchings b Blythe 0 6 E.Robson c and b Seymour 49 c Seymour b Blythe 8 7 M.M.Munden c Huish b Fielder 0 (8) c Seymour b Blythe 0 8 E.J.Leat st Huish b Blythe 11 (9) b Seymour 1 9 V.T.Hill b Blythe 14 (7) c Huish b Seymour 0 10 W.T.Greswell c A.P.Day b Blythe 6 c Huish b Blythe 41 11 †A.E.Newton not out 3 not out 50 Extras b 6, w 1, nb 7 14 b 8, lb 2, w 2, nb 3 15 —— —— 186 301 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-64, 3-64, 4-97, 5-105, 6-109, 7-141, 8-166, 9-178, 10-186 FoW (2): 1-188, 2-194, 3-199, 4-199, 5-205, 6-207, 7-207, 8-208, 9-222, 10-301 KENT 1 *C.H.B.Marsham c Braund b Robson 37 2 H.T.W.Hardinge c Newton b Lewis 0 3 J.Seymour b Braund 129 4 S.H.Day c Newton b Lewis 4 5 F.E.Woolley c Braund b Robson 105 6 K.L.Hutchings b Robson 35 7 A.P.Day c Hill b Braund 118 8 E.Humphreys c Leat b Robson 149 9 †F.H.Huish not out 7 10 C.Blythe 11 A.Fielder Extras b 10, lb 2, nb 5 17 —— (8 wickets, declared) 601 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-99, 3-108, 4-206, 5-302, 6-335, 7-583, 8-601 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 22 10 55 4 1w,7nb 16 5 71 0 2w,3nb Blythe 20 2 73 3 37.3 6 115 6 Woolley 3 2 1 0 10 4 16 0 Seymour 10 2 43 3 21 4 62 4 A.P.Day (5) 3 0 9 0 Humphreys (6) 2 0 13 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W Greswell 31 4 157 0 Lewis 30 2 122 2 5nb Braund 22 1 99 2 Robson 26.3 1 151 4 Hill 5 0 55 0 Umpires: W.Flowers and W.A.J.West. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 169-3 (Seymour 81*, Woolley 36*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 140-0 (Johnson 98*, Braund 33*). J.Seymour’s 129 took 150 minutes and included 19 fours. F.E.Woolley’s 105 took 100 minutes and included 16 fours and 1 five. A.P.Day’s 118 took 120 minutes and included 16 fours. E.Humphreys’s 149 took 110 minutes and included 24 fours and 1 six. P.R.Johnson’s 126 took 150 minutes and included 21 fours. 231