First-Class Cricket Matches 1914

SOMERSET v KENT Played at County Ground, Taunton, May 18, 19, 20, 1914. Kent won by 193 runs. (Points: Somerset 0, Kent 5) KENT 1 E.Humphreys st Newton b Robson 30 not out 121 2 H.T.W.Hardinge c Newton b Bridges 50 b Robson 15 3 J.Seymour lbw b White 28 c Robson b Rippon 32 4 F.E.Woolley c Rippon b White 1 c White b Bridges 44 5 J.C.Hubble c Braund b White 18 b Bridges 4 6 *L.H.W.Troughton b White 31 c Newton b Bridges 0 7 C.E.Hatfeild c Rippon b Bridges 62 c Newton b Robson 33 8 †F.H.Huish b Robson 0 c Hardy b White 1 9 W.J.Fairservice c Poyntz b Bridges 21 not out 5 10 C.Blythe not out 35 11 A.Fielder b White 23 Extras b 3, lb 2, w 1 6 w 2 2 —— —— 305 (7 wickets, declared) 257 FoW (1): 1-77, 2-102, 3-105, 4-117, 5-148, 6-183, 7-194, 8-245, 9-253, 10-305 FoW (2): 1-30, 2-93, 3-168, 4-182, 5-182, 6-248, 7-249 SOMERSET 1 A.D.E.Rippon not out 87 c Huish b Blythe 22 2 F.P.Hardy b Fielder 2 c Fielder b Fairservice 1 3 W.Hyman c Seymour b Fielder 4 lbw b Blythe 24 4 L.C.Braund c Woolley b Fielder 11 c Huish b Fielder 43 5 *E.S.M.Poyntz c Hubble b Blythe 21 b Blythe 6 6 J.C.W.MacBryan c Seymour b Blythe 5 b Fielder 27 7 E.Robson b Fielder 7 not out 26 8 P.P.Hope c Huish b Fielder 0 c Hardinge b Woolley 5 9 J.C.White b Fielder 0 b Woolley 5 10 †A.E.Newton c Seymour b Fielder 27 c Seymour b Woolley 0 11 J.J.Bridges b Fairservice 20 c Hatfeild b Woolley 0 Extras b 6, nb 4 10 b 8, lb 2, nb 6 16 —— —— 194 175 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-7, 3-38, 4-79, 5-97, 6-108, 7-112, 8-112, 9-156, 10-194 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-38, 3-59, 4-69, 5-130, 6-133, 7-140, 8-151, 9-169, 10-175 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Bridges 22 0 82 3 (2) 16 0 73 3 1w White 34 11 75 5 (1) 13 3 42 1 1w Robson 28 1 124 2 20 2 80 2 Rippon 10 3 18 0 1w 7 0 30 1 Braund (5) 8 0 30 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 27 8 85 7 4nb 20 3 77 2 6nb Blythe 23 10 46 2 (3) 14 3 33 3 Woolley 15 9 18 0 (4) 19.3 7 32 4 Fairservice 12.1 4 35 1 (2) 8 2 17 1 Umpires: F.G.Roberts and A.E.Street. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 36-2 (Rippon 16*, Braund 10*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 224-5 (Humphreys 103*, Hatfeild 24*). E.Humphreys’s 121 took 170 minutes. C.E.Hatfeild scored an 8, including four overthrows. 81