First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

OXFORD UNIVERSITY v GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND Played at The Parks, Oxford, May 28, 29, 30, 1908. Oxford University won by an innings and 110 runs. GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND 1 F.L.Fane b Hatfeild 74 b Hatfeild 24 2 J.E.Raphael c Gilbert b Lowe 36 (3) b Robinson 48 3 A.C.MacLaren c Leslie b Gilbert 9 (2) b Gilbert 2 4 R.T.Crawford c Leslie b Gilbert 31 b Hatfeild 5 5 K.S.Ranjitsinhji b Gilbert 9 c Robinson b Lowe 31 6 G.J.V.Weigall b Gilbert 2 b Gilbert 55 7 Thakore Saheb of Rajkot c Gilbert b Hatfeild 4 (8) b Robinson 14 8 G.K.Molineux c Wright b Gilbert 24 (7) b Lowe 5 9 A.C.M.Croome not out 28 c Wright b Hatfeild 23 10 †R.H.Fox c Hurst b Gilbert 3 not out 0 11 P.W.Cobbold run out 1 c Leslie b Hatfeild 7 Extras b 17, lb 4, w 3 24 b 15, lb 5 20 —— —— 245 234 FoW (1): 1-62, 2-91, 3-171, 4-173, 5-176, 6-181, 7-195, 8-228, 9-234, 10-245 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-46, 3-68, 4-103, 5-131, 6-141, 7-157, 8-219, 9-227, 10-234 OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1 T.Bowring c Fane b Cobbold 228 2 H.Teesdale b Cobbold 108 3 *E.L.Wright c Croome b Crawford 42 4 M.G.Salter b Cobbold 20 5 C.S.Hurst lbw b Cobbold 45 6 J.Leslie b Cobbold 23 7 †A.G.Pawson not out 41 8 J.C.M.Lowe b Cobbold 0 9 R.L.Robinson c Weigall b Ranjitsinhji 23 10 C.E.Hatfeild run out 12 11 H.A.Gilbert c Rajkot b Ranjitsinhji 8 Extras b 29, lb 7, w 2, nb 1 39 —— 589 FoW (1): 1-338, 2-383, 3-423, 4-452, 5-484, 6-518, 7-518, 8-551, 9-575, 10-589 Oxford University Bowling O M R W O M R W Robinson 11 1 32 0 2w (4) 15 1 48 2 Hatfeild 23 7 60 2 21.3 6 56 4 Gilbert 24.5 2 82 6 (1) 22 2 65 2 Lowe 7 1 24 1 1w (3) 15 1 45 2 Leslie 5 1 23 0 Gentlemen of England Bowling O M R W Crawford 26 3 119 1 1w Rajkot 15 0 77 0 Cobbold 39 3 156 6 Molineux 27 6 98 0 1nb Croome 12 0 49 0 1w Ranjitsinhji 7 0 51 2 Umpires: H.B.Daft and Hinton. Toss: Gentlemen of England Close of Play: 1st day: Oxford University (1) 201-0 (Bowring 108*, Teesdale 66*); 2nd day: Gentlemen of England (2) 157-7 (Weigall 18*). Thakore Saheb of Rajkot appeared under the name Prince Chakorsab. T.Bowring’s 228 took 210 minutes and included 30 fours and 1 six. H.Teesdale’s 108 took 185 minutes and included 14 fours. 80