First-Class Cricket Matches 1909

ESSEX v KENT Played at County Ground, Leyton, July 29, 30, 31, 1909. Match drawn. KENT 1 *E.W.Dillon b Reeves 18 2 E.Humphreys c Benham b Douglas 95 3 J.Seymour c A.E.Russell b Buckenham 0 4 K.L.Hutchings c C.A.G.Russell b Buckenham 1 5 F.E.Woolley b Mead 33 6 A.P.Day c Gillingham b Mead 177 7 S.H.Day c Reeves b Mead 79 8 W.J.Fairservice not out 19 9 †F.H.Huish c A.E.Russell b Mead 2 10 D.W.Carr b Mead 9 11 A.Fielder b Mead 5 Extras b 3, lb 4, w 2, nb 1 10 —— 448 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-38, 3-46, 4-114, 5-221, 6-410, 7-417, 8-420, 9-440, 10-448 ESSEX 1 F.L.Fane c Hutchings b Woolley 42 c S.H.Day b Carr 57 2 J.W.H.T.Douglas b Fairservice 28 c A.P.Day b Carr 17 3 F.H.Gillingham c Carr b Woolley 8 lbw b Humphreys 0 4 *C.P.McGahey c Dillon b Woolley 9 b Woolley 26 5 J.R.Freeman lbw b Woolley 10 b Humphreys 37 6 C.A.G.Russell c Seymour b Woolley 0 c Huish b Carr 0 7 †A.E.Russell c Huish b Woolley 0 lbw b Humphreys 13 8 C.P.Buckenham b Carr 4 lbw b Carr 0 9 C.E.Benham b Carr 5 (10) not out 0 10 W.Reeves not out 8 (9) not out 0 11 W.Mead c sub b Woolley 10 Extras b 1 1 b 17, lb 12, w 1, nb 2 32 —— —— 125 (8 wickets) 182 FoW (1): 1-35, 2-60, 3-78, 4-86, 5-92, 6-92, 7-97, 8-107, 9-107, 10-125 FoW (2): 1-40, 2-40, 3-107, 4-123, 5-123, 6-178, 7-181, 8-181 Essex Bowling O M R W Buckenham 32 1 139 2 1nb Reeves 26 3 82 1 1w Douglas 12 2 51 1 1w Mead 28.3 6 86 6 Benham 9 0 36 0 McGahey 8 0 44 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Carr 16 3 36 2 (3) 25 8 49 4 1w Fairservice 20 7 37 1 12 4 23 0 Fielder 1 0 7 0 Humphreys 1 0 2 0 21 12 29 3 1nb Woolley 19.4 4 42 7 (1) 23 8 49 1 1nb A.P.Day (5) 1 1 0 0 Umpires: A.E.Street and J.E.West. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 440-9 (Fairservice 17*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 47-1 (Fane 14*, Gillingham 4*). A.P.Day’s 177 took 190 minutes and included 17 fours. 201