First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, June 12, 14, 1920. Sussex won by an innings and 33 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Sussex 5) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *C.J.B.Wood lbw b Roberts 5 c Street b Roberts 3 2 H.Whitehead c Street b Roberts 0 c Cox b Mercer 37 3 A.Mounteney run out 1 b Jupp 8 4 J.H.King b Roberts 0 c and b Cox 22 5 C.E.de Trafford b Cox 8 b Jupp 23 6 S.Coe c Cox b Mercer 6 c Stannard b Cox 14 7 W.E.Astill run out 15 not out 70 8 A.Skelding not out 0 st Street b Mercer 0 9 G.Shingler run out 1 c Tate b Cox 26 10 W.E.Benskin b Roberts 0 b Wilson 23 11 †T.E.Sidwell b Roberts 0 c Wilson b Mercer 6 Extras b 10, w 1 11 b 11, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 14 —— —— 47 246 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-12, 3-12, 4-13, 5-21, 6-41, 7-47, 8-47, 9-47, 10-47 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-47, 3-55, 4-85, 5-99, 6-114, 7-160, 8-228, 9-246, 10-246 SUSSEX 1 E.H.Bowley c Whitehead b Benskin 63 2 V.W.C.Jupp c Astill b Skelding 110 3 M.W.Tate b Skelding 2 4 *H.L.Wilson c Sidwell b Benskin 20 5 K.A.Higgs b Benskin 1 6 G.R.Cox c Whitehead b Benskin 14 7 W.J.Malden c Sidwell b Benskin 0 8 G.A.Stannard c Shingler b King 33 9 H.E.Roberts not out 54 10 †G.B.Street c Whitehead b King 9 11 J.Mercer c Shingler b King 5 Extras b 11, lb 1, w 3 15 —— 326 FoW (1): 1-154, 2-157, 3-193, 4-199, 5-209, 6-218, 7-238, 8-283, 9-316, 10-326 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Roberts 8 2 27 5 17 4 44 1 1nb Mercer 6 3 9 1 1w (3) 9.3 4 16 3 Cox 2 2 0 1 (2) 30 8 77 3 Jupp (4) 17 1 69 2 Tate (5) 4 1 12 0 Wilson (6) 4 0 14 1 1w Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Skelding 23 3 88 2 3w Astill 11 1 54 0 King 21.5 4 61 3 Benskin 27 1 95 5 Mounteney 3 0 13 0 Shingler 2 2 0 0 Umpires: J.Blake and W.Phillips. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 297-8 (Roberts 37*, Street 4*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. V.W.C.Jupp’s 110 took 150 minutes and included 15 fours. 107