First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

SUSSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Hove, June 9, 10, 1920. Sussex won by an innings and 281 runs. (Points: Sussex 5, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 †A.N.Jewell b Roberts 3 (5) b Jupp 1 2 F.L.Bowley c Jupp b Mercer 24 (1) lbw b Mercer 26 3 *M.F.S.Jewell b Mercer 1 (7) b Jupp 16 4 F.A.Pearson lbw b Roberts 30 b Jupp 18 5 C.B.Ponsonby b Roberts 5 (3) b Jupp 0 6 J.W.C.Turner b Roberts 23 (2) run out 4 7 W.H.Taylor b Mercer 5 (6) c Mathews b Jupp 4 8 A.T.Cliff c Wilson b Roberts 13 c Roberts b Mercer 2 9 J.B.Higgins not out 28 b Mercer 0 10 C.R.Preece c Wilson b Cox 17 c Tate b Jupp 8 11 W.E.Richardson run out 10 not out 5 Extras b 11, lb 3 14 lb 1 1 —— —— 173 85 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-25, 3-30, 4-43, 5-86, 6-97, 7-99, 8-123, 9-156, 10-173 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-14, 3-44, 4-50, 5-50, 6-61, 7-64, 8-64, 9-66, 10-85 SUSSEX 1 E.H.Bowley c Bowley b Richardson 4 2 M.W.Tate b Richardson 0 3 V.W.C.Jupp b Richardson 8 4 *H.L.Wilson c Bowley b Richardson 56 5 K.A.Higgs c A.N.Jewell b Taylor 101 6 G.R.Cox lbw b Taylor 55 7 J.K.Mathews b Preece 20 8 G.A.Stannard c Cliff b Turner 114 9 H.E.Roberts not out 124 10 †G.B.Street b Preece 15 11 J.Mercer c Turner b Preece 10 Extras b 26, lb 6 32 —— 539 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-9, 3-14, 4-87, 5-236, 6-251, 7-289, 8-498, 9-529, 10-539 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Roberts 30 6 57 5 Mercer 22 7 58 3 (1) 19 8 43 3 Tate 5 2 7 0 Cox 7.2 1 27 1 Jupp 5 1 10 0 (2) 18.3 5 41 6 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Richardson 30 2 122 4 Pearson 19 2 85 0 Taylor 17 2 98 2 Preece 23 6 85 3 M.F.S.Jewell 11 1 52 0 Cliff 5 0 20 0 Turner 2 0 14 1 Higgins 9 0 31 0 Umpires: A.J.Atfield and W.A.J.West. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 173-4 (Higgs 63*, Cox 26*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. K.A.Higgs’s 101 took 150 minutes and included 8 fours. G.A.Stannard’s 114 took 120 minutes and included 14 fours. H.E.Roberts’s 124 took 105 minutes and included 14 fours. 103