First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

MIDDLESEX v ESSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 27, 28, 29, 1908. Match drawn. MIDDLESEX 1 *P.F.Warner b Read 117 2 L.J.Moon lbw b Read 0 3 J.Douglas c Read b Reeves 40 4 B.J.T.Bosanquet run out 26 5 F.A.Tarrant run out 14 6 W.P.Harrison not out 6 7 †H.R.Murrell not out 10 8 C.M.Wells 9 S.G.Etheridge 10 A.E.Trott 11 J.T.Hearne Extras b 16, lb 7 23 —— (5 wickets) 236 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-94, 3-143, 4-216, 5-220 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas 3 P.A.Perrin 4 *C.P.McGahey 5 F.H.Gillingham 6 A.H.Read 7 W.Reeves 8 C.P.Buckenham 9 †J.R.Freeman 10 C.E.Benham 11 W.Mead Essex Bowling O M R W Mead 29 15 33 0 Read 34 9 83 2 Reeves 15 1 50 1 McGahey 4 1 4 0 Buckenham 5 1 7 0 Benham 4 1 16 0 Douglas 6 1 20 0 Umpires: H.Bagshaw and J.Carlin. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 236-5 (Harrison 6*, Murrell 10*); 2nd day: No play. There was no play on the final day. P.F.Warner’s 117 took 235 minutes and included 10 fours. 258