First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

WORCESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, August 13, 14, 15, 1908. Match drawn. WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.L.Bowley b A.E.Relf 0 c Killick b A.E.Relf 6 2 F.A.Pearson b Leach 1 c Butt b Leach 3 3 *H.K.Foster c R.R.Relf b Leach 33 (5) c Butt b R.R.Relf 68 4 G.N.Foster c R.R.Relf b Leach 5 c Cox b A.E.Relf 154 5 W.B.Burns c Butt b A.E.Relf 7 (6) c Cox b R.R.Relf 27 6 E.G.Arnold c A.E.Relf b Leach 16 (3) b Leach 0 7 J.A.Cuffe c R.A.Young b A.E.Relf 7 c Butt b A.E.Relf 9 8 S.E.Busher st Butt b A.E.Relf 1 (9) b A.E.Relf 6 9 G.H.T.Simpson-Hayward not out 38 (8) b Killick 28 10 R.D.Burrows b A.E.Relf 4 c Cox b A.E.Relf 41 11 †E.W.Bale b Leach 4 not out 9 Extras lb 2 2 b 13, lb 4, w 3, nb 1 21 —— —— 118 372 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-10, 3-21, 4-42, 5-58, 6-67, 7-71, 8-85, 9-97, 10-118 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-10, 3-10, 4-147, 5-186, 6-232, 7-292, 8-317, 9-330, 10-372 SUSSEX 1 *R.A.Young b Busher 30 b Simpson-Hayward 57 2 J.Vine b Busher 30 not out 50 3 E.H.Killick c Burrows b Busher 12 b Cuffe 20 4 R.R.Relf c Bale b Arnold 0 not out 41 5 J.W.W.Nason b Busher 3 6 J.V.Young c Bale b Arnold 8 7 A.E.Relf lbw b Simpson-Hayward 75 8 J.H.Vincett b Arnold 0 9 G.Leach b Busher 13 10 G.R.Cox not out 43 11 †H.R.Butt b Simpson-Hayward 0 Extras b 3, lb 9 12 b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 6 —— —— 226 (2 wickets) 174 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-80, 3-81, 4-81, 5-92, 6-94, 7-95, 8-124, 9-226, 10-226 FoW (2): 1-76, 2-117 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W A.E.Relf 24 4 43 5 46.3 15 89 5 Leach 23.3 5 73 5 37 9 72 2 1w,1nb Vine (3) 10 4 16 0 Vincett (4) 19 5 68 0 1w Killick (5) 12 0 54 1 1w R.R.Relf (6) 15 2 52 2 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Arnold 25 5 80 3 9 1 35 0 Busher 28 4 78 5 19 5 40 0 1nb Simpson-Hayward 11.5 1 34 2 17 3 50 1 1w Burns 1 0 2 0 (6) 3 0 17 0 Cuffe 6 0 16 0 (4) 6 0 23 1 Burrows 3 2 4 0 G.N.Foster (5) 3 2 3 0 Umpires: J.Moss and F.G.Roberts. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 166-8 (A.E.Relf 29*, Cox 20*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 148-4 (Burns 0*). The match was played for the benefit of A.Bird. G.N.Foster’s 154 took 315 minutes and included 18 fours. 233