First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

ESSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, June 8, 9, 1908. Essex won by an innings and 275 runs. GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 †J.H.Board c Russell b Buckenham 12 c Russell b Douglas 17 2 T.Langdon b Douglas 10 absent hurt 0 3 R.T.Godsell b Douglas 17 (2) b Douglas 6 4 E.J.Spry b Douglas 9 b Douglas 7 5 *G.L.Jessop c Fane b Buckenham 6 (3) c Perrin b Buckenham 1 6 H.J.Huggins b Buckenham 5 (7) c Fane b Douglas 11 7 J.W.A.Stephenson-Jellie c Buckenham b Douglas 15 (5) c Russell b Buckenham 5 8 P.H.Ford b Douglas 0 absent hurt 0 9 J.N.Williams c and b Douglas 16 (6) c and b Douglas 3 10 P.T.Mills not out 0 (9) not out 8 11 E.G.Dennett c Perrin b Buckenham 1 (8) c Benham b Douglas 7 Extras lb 3 3 lb 2 2 —— —— 94 67 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-38, 3-48, 4-54, 5-58, 6-63, 7-64, 8-90, 9-93, 10-94 FoW (2): 1-24, 2-25, 3-25, 4-37, 5-37, 6-51, 7-52, 8-67 ESSEX 1 J.W.H.T.Douglas c Dennett b Huggins 7 2 F.L.Fane run out 58 3 P.A.Perrin c Board b Ford 0 4 *C.P.McGahey c and b Dennett 126 5 F.H.Gillingham b Mills 194 6 C.P.Buckenham c Langdon b Dennett 4 7 E.J.Freeman b Ford 11 8 W.Reeves c Mills b Dennett 0 9 C.E.Benham c Godsell b Dennett 8 10 †A.E.Russell b Dennett 22 11 W.Mead not out 3 Extras b 1, lb 2 3 —— 436 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-14, 3-98, 4-279, 5-287, 6-310, 7-311, 8-325, 9-430, 10-436 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Buckenham 16.3 2 41 4 14 4 36 2 Douglas 15 2 45 6 13.3 4 29 6 McGahey 2 2 0 0 Mead 1 0 5 0 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W Ford 35 4 125 2 Huggins 25 5 66 1 Dennett 40 2 157 5 Mills 23 3 64 1 Spry 4 1 5 0 Langdon 3 0 16 0 Umpires: W.Richards and A.White. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 231-3 (McGahey 105*, Gillingham 60*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. C.P.McGahey’s 126 took 210 minutes and included 8 fours and 2 fives. F.H.Gillingham’s 194 took 240 minutes and included 22 fours and 1 five. 94