First-Class Cricket Matches 1909

WORCESTERSHIRE v KENT Played at Amblecote, Stourbridge, July 5, 6, 7, 1909. Kent won by an innings and 33 runs. WORCESTERSHIRE 1 H.G.Bache b Fielder 22 b Blythe 10 2 F.L.Bowley lbw b Fielder 37 c Huish b Blythe 1 3 F.A.Pearson c Huish b Fairservice 161 b Blythe 43 4 *H.K.Foster run out 4 c Seymour b Blythe 8 5 E.G.Arnold c Seymour b Fairservice 1 b Blythe 12 6 J.A.Cuffe b Blythe 57 b Fielder 1 7 M.K.Foster c Huish b Fielder 15 c Huish b Fielder 30 8 W.B.Burns c Seymour b Woolley 14 c Dillon b Blythe 3 9 R.E.Turner c Seymour b Woolley 6 c Hutchings b Blythe 19 10 W.H.Taylor not out 13 c Huish b Fielder 5 11 †G.W.Gaukrodger b Fairservice 10 not out 8 Extras b 5, lb 9, nb 6 20 b 10, lb 1, w 1, nb 10 22 —— —— 360 162 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-66, 3-85, 4-87, 5-209, 6-258, 7-287, 8-303, 9-345, 10-360 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-21, 3-29, 4-57, 5-68, 6-122, 7-122, 8-134, 9-154, 10-162 KENT 1 *E.W.Dillon b Burns 0 2 E.Humphreys c Burns b Cuffe 37 3 J.Seymour b Burns 4 4 K.L.Hutchings c Taylor b Cuffe 61 5 F.E.Woolley c H.K.Foster b Arnold 185 6 H.T.W.Hardinge lbw b Arnold 30 7 L.H.W.Troughton b Taylor 46 8 W.J.Fairservice b Cuffe 1 9 †F.H.Huish b Taylor 23 10 C.Blythe c Cuffe b Taylor 0 11 A.Fielder not out 112 Extras b 34, lb 14, w 8 56 —— 555 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-4, 3-107, 4-133, 5-181, 6-192, 7-276, 8-320, 9-320, 10-555 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 26 4 95 3 6nb 25 7 67 3 1w,10nb Blythe 20 3 67 1 24.5 10 44 7 Fairservice 29.5 6 103 3 6 1 19 0 Woolley 23 5 75 2 6 3 10 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Burns 20 1 87 2 Cuffe 50 10 157 3 Pearson 14 0 82 0 Arnold 21 5 61 2 4w Taylor 20 0 93 3 4w Turner 3 0 19 0 Umpires: B.W.Mason and J.E.West. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 360 all out; 2nd day: Kent (1) 439-9 (Woolley 136*, Fielder 67*). F.A.Pearson’s 161 took 225 minutes and included 23 fours. F.E.Woolley’s 185 took 285 minutes and included 24 fours and 1 six. A.Fielder’s 112 took 140 minutes and included 14 fours. F.E.Woolley retired hurt in the Kent first innings having scored 19 (team had lost 3 wickets) - he returned when the score was 192-6. 161