First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

H.D.G.LEVESON-GOWER’S XI v OXFORD UNIVERSITY Played at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, June 30, July 1, 2, 1920. Oxford University won by nine wickets. H.D.G.LEVESON-GOWER’S XI 1 M.Howell c Gilligan b Jardine 34 (3) c Ward b Stevens 57 2 G.E.V.Crutchley b Stevens 34 (4) b Bettington 23 3 N.E.Haig b Jardine 61 (5) c Skeet b Stevens 51 4 C.D.McIver b Bettington 11 (1) b Jardine 33 5 F.C.G.Naumann b Robertson-Glasgow 10 (6) c Ward b Stevens 73 6 E.Smith b Robertson-Glasgow 13 (7) b Stevens 5 7 L.R.V.Prentice lbw b Stevens 34 8 D.Roberts b Stevens 21 not out 17 9 †N.C.Tufnell b Stevens 18 (2) b Robertson-Glasgow 0 10 F.B.R.Browne b Stevens 2 11 A.C.Wolfson not out 1 Extras b 15, lb 3, nb 2 20 b 7, w 2, nb 1 10 —— —— 259 (7 wickets, declared) 269 FoW (1): 1-65, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7-222, 8- , 9- , 10-259 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-63, 3-114, 4- , 5- , 6- , 7-269 OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1 C.H.L.Skeet lbw b Haig 4 2 R.H.B.Bettington run out 35 not out 99 3 F.A.Waldock b Haig 0 4 L.P.Hedges c Smith b Crutchley 85 (3) not out 11 5 R.L.Holdsworth b Smith 26 (1) c Crutchley b Smith 61 6 D.R.Jardine b Crutchley 5 7 G.T.S.Stevens b Roberts 95 8 *†F.W.Gilligan lbw b Smith 31 9 H.P.Ward not out 38 10 V.R.Price c Haig b Naumann 2 11 R.C.Robertson-Glasgow c Prentice b Naumann 2 Extras b 21, lb 3, nb 3 27 b 7, lb 1 8 —— —— 350 (1 wicket) 179 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-10, 3-95, 4-163, 5-163, 6-171, 7-266, 8-328, 9- , 10-350 FoW (2): 1-127 Oxford University Bowling O M R W O M R W Bettington 10 2 40 1 (5) 3 0 12 1 Robertson-Glasgow 19 1 55 2 2nb (1) 14 5 41 1 1w,1nb Waldock 11 1 33 0 (2) 12 0 58 0 Stevens 21 1 60 5 (3) 19 2 64 4 Jardine 17 4 51 2 (4) 11 1 59 1 Holdsworth (6) 5 1 25 0 1w H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Haig 21 7 46 2 7 0 44 0 Browne 8 1 28 0 4 0 26 0 Naumann 15.2 2 62 2 Crutchley 16 1 56 2 (3) 5 0 32 0 Roberts 12 1 43 1 3nb 4 0 25 0 Wolfson 6 0 32 0 Smith 17 2 56 2 (4) 6.1 0 44 1 Umpires: A.Hutson and C.R.Young. Toss: H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI Close of Play: 1st day: Oxford University (1) 95-3 (Hedges 54*); 2nd day: Oxford University (1) 217-6 (Stevens 22*, Gilligan 22*). Wisden records the Oxford University second innings as 181 with Bettington 101* and Smith 6.2-0-46-1 but the ball which allowed Bettington to reach his century was bowled after enough runs had been scored to win. 143