First-Class Cricket Matches 1912

ESSEX v AUSTRALIANS Played at County Ground, Leyton, June 27, 28, 29, 1912. Match drawn. ESSEX 1 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c Smith b Macartney 129 2 C.A.G.Russell c Emery b McLaren 16 3 P.A.Perrin c Webster b Minnett 104 4 F.L.Fane run out 98 5 F.H.Gillingham b Hazlitt 1 6 †J.R.Freeman b Hazlitt 3 7 C.P.McGahey b Hazlitt 7 8 W.Reeves lbw b Hazlitt 0 9 C.P.Buckenham not out 6 10 H.M.Hills c Webster b Hazlitt 0 11 W.Mead c Mayne b Hazlitt 10 Extras b 27, lb 13, w 2, nb 5 47 —— 421 FoW (1): 1-34, 2-194, 3-377, 4-378, 5-394, 6-400, 7-400, 8-411, 9-411, 10-421 AUSTRALIANS 1 E.R.Mayne c Freeman b Hills 12 c Hills b Douglas 23 2 C.B.Jennings c and b Mead 16 c Hills b Mead 62 3 C.G.Macartney c sub b Hills 62 c Douglas b Hills 32 4 W.Bardsley c sub b Hills 2 b Douglas 43 5 *S.E.Gregory b Hills 9 not out 103 6 D.B.M.Smith c Gillingham b Hills 2 b Buckenham 27 7 R.B.Minnett b Mead 20 not out 16 8 S.H.Emery lbw b Mead 9 9 J.W.McLaren lbw b Mead 3 10 †H.W.Webster c Freeman b Buckenham 25 11 G.R.Hazlitt not out 13 Extras b 2, lb 3 5 b 7, lb 5, w 2 14 —— —— 178 (5 wickets) 320 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-53, 3-57, 4-77, 5-83, 6-125, 7-125, 8-128, 9-150, 10-178 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-97, 3-136, 4-206, 5-272 Australians Bowling O M R W Emery 18 2 63 0 McLaren 29 8 103 1 2nb Hazlitt 44.3 8 105 6 1w Minnett 12 3 36 1 1w,3nb Mayne 8 0 26 0 Macartney 21 7 41 1 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 4 0 13 0 18 0 68 2 2w Buckenham 10.2 1 25 1 16 1 64 1 Mead 23 2 63 4 24 8 61 1 Hills 18 2 63 5 22 1 78 1 McGahey 2 1 9 0 8 1 26 0 Reeves (6) 1 0 9 0 Umpires: T.A.Brown and F.Parris. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 311-2 (Douglas 96*, Fane 61*); 2nd day: Australians (2) 39-0 (Mayne 21*, Jennings 18*). J.W.H.T.Douglas’s 129 took 350 minutes and included 12 fours and 1 five. P.A.Perrin’s 104 took 135 minutes and included 10 fours. S.E.Gregory’s 103 took 120 minutes and included 13 fours. 159