First-Class Cricket Matches 1914

LEICESTERSHIRE v KENT Played at Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, June 25, 26, 27, 1914. Kent won by 134 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Kent 5) KENT 1 E.Humphreys c King b Geary 21 c Coe b Lord 32 2 H.T.W.Hardinge c Whitehead b Geary 0 c Coe b Lord 35 3 J.Seymour c Sidwell b Skelding 3 b Lord 0 4 F.E.Woolley b Geary 45 c Coe b Shipman 117 5 J.C.Hubble c King b Wood 92 c Sidwell b Geary 48 6 *L.H.W.Troughton run out 24 c Sharp b Lord 21 7 C.E.Hatfeild b Skelding 12 lbw b Lord 6 8 †F.H.Huish b Skelding 0 b Shipman 16 9 W.J.Fairservice b Skelding 0 b Skelding 18 10 C.Blythe b Skelding 14 not out 19 11 A.Fielder not out 12 Extras b 15, lb 4, nb 3 22 b 12, nb 6 18 —— —— 245 (9 wickets, declared) 330 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-7, 3-57, 4-99, 5-145, 6-176, 7-176, 8-176, 9-208, 10-245 FoW (2): 1-72, 2-72, 3-83, 4-209, 5-270, 6-270, 7-276, 8-301, 9-330 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *C.J.B.Wood c and b Fairservice 25 lbw b Blythe 66 2 H.Whitehead c Troughton b Fairservice 15 c Seymour b Fairservice 0 3 A.Mounteney b Woolley 20 c Huish b Fielder 11 4 J.H.King c Troughton b Fielder 48 c Huish b Woolley 70 5 A.T.Sharp b Fielder 18 b Woolley 12 6 S.Coe b Fielder 4 c Woolley b Fielder 43 7 A.Lord c Seymour b Woolley 9 b Fielder 2 8 W.Shipman c Fairservice b Woolley 6 c Troughton b Fielder 14 9 G.Geary b Fielder 3 not out 9 10 †T.E.Sidwell not out 17 b Blythe 2 11 A.Skelding b Blythe 13 c Humphreys b Blythe 0 Extras b 13, lb 3, w 1, nb 6 23 b 9, nb 2 11 —— —— 201 240 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-66, 3-66, 4-131, 5-139, 6-158, 7-160, 8-163, 9-171, 10-201 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-9, 3-100, 4-120, 5-186, 6-208, 7-223, 8-234, 9-236, 10-240 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Geary 26 3 81 3 (2) 25 3 96 1 Skelding 16 2 58 5 1nb (1) 14.1 0 57 1 2nb King 11 1 31 0 1nb (6) 8 1 41 0 Shipman 7 0 39 0 1nb (5) 15 2 63 2 4nb Wood 3.5 1 14 1 (3) 1 0 8 0 Lord (4) 17 2 47 5 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 24 6 59 4 1w,6nb 21 5 58 4 2nb Fairservice 18 9 30 2 19 5 50 1 Blythe 14.3 2 30 1 23 6 69 3 Woolley 20 5 59 3 22 7 39 2 Humphreys (5) 6 3 9 0 Hatfeild (6) 3 2 4 0 Umpires: A.J.Atfield and J.Carlin. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 115-3 (King 23*, Sharp 13*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 307-8 (Fairservice 9*, Blythe 6*). F.E.Woolley’s 117 took 75 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 154