First-Class Cricket Matches 1913

OXFORD UNIVERSITY v SCOTLAND Played at The Parks, Oxford, June 9, 10, 11, 1913. Oxford University won by 34 runs. OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1 *F.H.Knott c Dickson b Sievwright 16 lbw b Sievwright 14 2 W.G.K.Boswell b Benskin 55 c Balfour-Melville b Sievwright 10 3 G.R.R.Colman b Tait 37 b Benskin 25 4 E.F.Herring b Benskin 15 c Turner b Benskin 20 5 G.D.Forrester b Benskin 20 (8) b Benskin 7 6 A.C.Williamson c Kerr b Benskin 8 (5) b Sievwright 10 7 B.G.V.Melle b Sievwright 13 (6) b Sievwright 1 8 †E.A.Shaw b Benskin 0 (7) c Benskin b Sievwright 10 9 P.H.Davies c Kerr b Sievwright 4 not out 22 10 J.N.Fraser not out 21 b Sievwright 0 11 W.F.Lord c Cullen b Sievwright 11 b Turner 16 Extras b 8, lb 5, w 1 14 b 14, lb 1 15 —— —— 214 150 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-95, 3-111, 4-131, 5-153, 6-153, 7-153, 8-158, 9-190, 10-214 FoW (2): 1-29, 2-32, 3-72, 4-93, 5-94, 6-99, 7-112, 8-112, 9-125, 10-150 SCOTLAND 1 R.G.W.Tait b Melle 23 b Fraser 54 2 J.W.Sorrie b Davies 7 b Davies 9 3 *M.R.Dickson c Melle b Davies 18 b Davies 12 4 J.Kerr c Davies b Melle 44 b Fraser 21 5 P.S.Fraser c Knott b Lord 18 lbw b Lord 1 6 W.E.Benskin lbw b Fraser 5 b Davies 11 7 A.C.Cullen c Melle b Davies 3 c and b Fraser 2 8 J.H.Orr not out 10 lbw b Melle 15 9 H.Turner b Melle 22 c Shaw b Davies 4 10 †J.E.Balfour-Melville c and b Melle 0 b Melle 13 11 R.W.Sievwright lbw b Melle 0 not out 0 Extras b 19, lb 9 28 b 7, lb 2, nb 1 10 —— —— 178 152 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-46, 3-66, 4-101, 5-124, 6-140, 7-140, 8-178, 9-178, 10-178 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-54, 3-98, 4-103, 5-105, 6-109, 7-121, 8-125, 9-147, 10-152 Scotland Bowling O M R W O M R W Benskin 23 4 77 5 20 1 66 3 Sievwright 25 4 71 4 24 6 55 6 Turner 12 2 27 0 4.1 0 14 1 Tait 5 0 25 1 Oxford University Bowling O M R W O M R W Melle 18.1 7 36 5 13.2 2 40 2 Davies 20 4 67 3 22 4 64 4 Lord 9 2 32 1 10 2 14 1 1nb Fraser 8 2 15 1 12 4 19 3 Boswell (5) 3 2 5 0 Umpires: H.B.Daft and G.Quelch. Toss: Oxford University Close of Play: 1st day: Scotland (1) 139-5 (Kerr 43*, Cullen 3*); 2nd day: Scotland (2) 142-8 (Orr 9*, Balfour-Melville 9*). W.E.Benskin took a hat-trick in the Oxford University first innings (Williamson, Forrester, Shaw). B.G.V.Melle took a hat-trick in the Scotland first innings (Turner, Balfour-Melville, Sievwright). 110