First-Class Cricket Matches 1914

WORCESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, August 10, 11, 12, 1914. Match drawn. (Points: Worcestershire 3, Essex 1) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 G.N.Foster c Reeves b Davies 30 c Carpenter b Tremlin 2 2 F.L.Bowley c Reeves b J.W.H.T.Douglas 22 st McIver b Tremlin 15 3 A.T.Cliff c McIver b J.W.H.T.Douglas 0 (6) lbw b McGahey 34 4 F.Chester c Davies b J.W.H.T.Douglas 9 (3) not out 178 5 A.F.Lane b J.W.H.T.Douglas 58 (7) run out 0 6 F.A.Pearson lbw b J.W.H.T.Douglas 3 (4) c McIver b J.W.H.T.Douglas 29 7 M.K.Foster b Tremlin 12 (5) b Reeves 59 8 J.A.Cuffe lbw b J.W.H.T.Douglas 9 9 *W.H.Taylor lbw b Davies 23 not out 59 10 R.D.Burrows not out 19 (8) c C.H.Douglas b Reeves 0 11 †E.W.Bale b Davies 0 Extras b 15, lb 4 19 b 16, lb 4, w 2, nb 2 24 —— —— 204 (7 wickets, declared) 400 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-42, 3-70, 4-74, 5-89, 6-114, 7-141, 8-156, 9-204, 10-204 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-44, 3-85, 4-166, 5-251, 6-254, 7-255 ESSEX 1 †C.D.McIver b Chester 34 2 H.A.Carpenter b Cuffe 2 not out 126 3 C.P.McGahey b Cuffe 0 4 P.A.Perrin b Taylor 8 5 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c and b Lane 29 6 C.A.G.Russell lbw b Pearson 37 (3) not out 116 7 J.R.Freeman not out 34 8 W.Reeves b Cuffe 0 (1) c M.K.Foster b Taylor 10 9 C.H.Douglas c Cuffe b Chester 3 10 G.B.Davies b Chester 0 11 B.Tremlin c M.K.Foster b Cuffe 17 Extras b 8, lb 4, w 1, nb 1 14 b 3, lb 6, w 2 11 —— —— 178 (1 wicket) 263 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-9, 3-30, 4-59, 5-107, 6-131, 7-138, 8-154, 9-154, 10-178 FoW (2): 1-26 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W J.W.H.T.Douglas 24 6 80 6 20 3 93 1 1w,1nb Tremlin 11 0 49 1 23 3 103 2 1nb Reeves 4 0 17 0 (4) 22 4 78 2 1w Davies 12.4 1 39 3 (3) 12 0 50 0 McGahey (5) 12 3 45 1 C.H.Douglas (6) 2 0 7 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Burrows 16 4 28 0 16 3 47 0 1w Cuffe 23.3 10 32 4 1w 28 6 59 0 Taylor 7 1 31 1 1nb 4 1 13 1 Pearson 17 5 38 1 22 3 64 0 1w Chester 6 0 22 3 12 3 31 0 Lane 4 0 13 1 9 4 21 0 M.K.Foster (7) 3 0 17 0 Umpires: A.J.Atfield and F.W.Marlow. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 136-6 (Freeman 18*, Reeves 0*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 15-0 (Freeman 8*, McIver 7*). F.Chester’s 178 took 260 minutes and included 19 fours and 3 sixes. 242