First-Class Cricket Matches 1914

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at Kennington Oval, July 9, 10, 11, 1914. Players won by 241 runs. PLAYERS 1 J.B.Hobbs c White b Kirk 6 b Kirk 156 2 F.A.Tarrant c Fender b Jaques 4 c White b Falcon 8 3 J.W.Hearne c Warner b Kirk 1 b Falcon 22 4 G.Gunn c Robinson b Kirk 54 c Fender b Falcon 10 5 F.E.Woolley b Falcon 78 c Jessop b Kirk 62 6 J.H.Parsons b White 24 c Robinson b Fender 4 7 *E.G.Hayes c Jaques b White 4 8 F.L.Bowley c Robinson b Kirk 9 (7) not out 30 9 P.Jeeves b Jaques 11 10 J.W.Hitch c Robinson b Kirk 68 11 †H.Strudwick not out 48 Extras b 12, nb 8 20 b 3, lb 2, nb 5 10 —— —— 327 (6 wickets, declared) 302 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-11, 3-12, 4-146, 5-175, 6-180, 7-181, 8-196, 9-205, 10-327 FoW (2): 1-31, 2-84, 3-104, 4-230, 5-257, 6-302 GENTLEMEN 1 R.H.Spooner b Hitch 71 c Strudwick b Jeeves 21 2 †D.C.Robinson b Jeeves 17 c Hitch b Jeeves 13 3 *C.B.Fry b Hearne 39 c Strudwick b Jeeves 10 4 P.F.Warner b Hitch 10 c Woolley b Hearne 0 5 F.T.Mann c Bowley b Hitch 10 b Hearne 5 6 M.Falcon b Hearne 1 (7) c Gunn b Tarrant 27 7 G.L.Jessop b Hitch 11 (8) b Hearne 8 8 P.G.H.Fender c Hobbs b Hearne 10 (6) b Hearne 18 9 A.Jaques b Hitch 0 (10) b Jeeves 9 10 E.C.Kirk run out 40 (9) c Woolley b Tarrant 29 11 J.C.White not out 9 not out 5 Extras b 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 5 19 b 3, lb 3 6 —— —— 237 151 FoW (1): 1-60, 2-136, 3-136, 4-154, 5-158, 6-164, 7-170, 8-172, 9-186, 10-237 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-42, 3-45, 4-51, 5-55, 6-81, 7-82, 8-126, 9-139, 10-151 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W O M R W Jaques 19 8 28 2 (2) 13 6 32 0 Kirk 28.1 8 75 5 2nb (1) 21.5 6 72 2 White 25 5 72 2 1nb (4) 14 1 59 0 Falcon 19 0 103 1 5nb (3) 19 2 73 3 5nb Fender 4 0 29 0 (6) 7 0 42 1 Jessop (5) 2 0 14 0 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Hitch 25 4 79 5 3nb 5 0 27 0 Jeeves 13.2 3 24 1 1w 15 3 44 4 Tarrant 5 0 14 0 1w 6.5 1 24 2 Hearne 20 1 81 3 2nb 9 0 50 4 Woolley 6 2 20 0 Umpires: T.A.Brown and C.E.Richardson. Toss: Players Close of Play: 1st day: Gentlemen (1) 5-0 (Spooner 2*, Robinson 0*); 2nd day: Players (2) 143-3 (Hobbs 79*, Woolley 16*). J.B.Hobbs’s 156 took 255 minutes and included 21 fours. 180