First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

SOMERSET v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Taunton, May 28, 29, 1908. Worcestershire won by an innings and 75 runs. SOMERSET 1 L.C.Braund b Arnold 55 c Gaukrodger b Burrows 8 2 B.L.Bisgood c Gaukrodger b Pearson 22 (3) b Burrows 20 3 A.E.Lewis c Cuffe b Simpson-Hayward 2 (2) st Gaukrodger b Simpson-Hayward 10 4 E.Robson b Simpson-Hayward 4 (5) st Gaukrodger b Simpson-Hayward 6 5 *J.Daniell b Simpson-Hayward 22 (4) c Foster b Burrows 10 6 P.D.Banks run out 6 (8) c Foster b Burrows 9 7 C.G.Deane c Gaukrodger b Cuffe 14 c Gaukrodger b Burrows 5 8 E.S.Goodland not out 42 (6) b Burrows 0 9 †A.E.Newton c Arnold b Burrows 12 c Foster b Burrows 4 10 B.Cranfield c Bowley b Simpson-Hayward 9 b Burrows 2 11 A.E.C.North b Simpson-Hayward 0 not out 2 Extras b 15, lb 3, w 3 21 lb 1 1 —— —— 209 77 FoW (1): 1-72, 2-79, 3-79, 4-113, 5- , 6-127, 7-166, 8-197, 9- , 10-209 FoW (2): 1- , 2-24, 3-49, 4-49, 5-49, 6-60, 7-60, 8-74, 9-74, 10-77 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.L.Bowley b Cranfield 7 2 F.A.Pearson b Cranfield 45 3 *H.K.Foster lbw b Lewis 8 4 E.G.Arnold c Bisgood b Lewis 100 5 J.A.Cuffe b Cranfield 33 6 W.B.Burns c North b Braund 108 7 G.H.T.Simpson-Hayward b Cranfield 0 8 R.D.Burrows c Newton b North 40 9 R.S.Swalwell b Braund 10 10 F.Hunt c Daniell b Braund 1 11 †G.W.Gaukrodger not out 1 Extras b 2, lb 6 8 —— 361 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-28, 3-96, 4-175, 5-217, 6-217, 7-313, 8- , 9- , 10-361 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Arnold 20 3 41 1 3w Cuffe 22 3 48 1 (1) 6 3 6 0 Burrows 13 2 44 1 (2) 14.1 2 48 8 Simpson-Hayward 18.4 2 48 5 (3) 8 0 22 2 Pearson 4 1 7 1 Somerset Bowling O M R W Lewis 22 3 70 2 Cranfield 36 4 116 4 North 12 0 50 1 Robson 16 1 74 0 Braund 12.5 2 43 3 Umpires: J.Carlin and J.Moss. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 65-2 (Pearson 30*, Arnold 20*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. E.G.Arnold’s 100 took 160 minutes and included 10 fours. W.B.Burns’s 108 took 115 minutes and included 16 fours. 81