First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

MIDDLESEX v ESSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, July 17, 19, 20, 1920. Match drawn. (Points: Middlesex 2, Essex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 *P.F.Warner c Russell b Douglas 0 2 H.W.Lee b Louden 7 b Eastman 36 3 J.W.Hearne c McGahey b Russell 124 c Douglas b Louden 76 4 E.H.Hendren b Dixon 86 c Perrin b Eastman 55 5 C.N.Bruce lbw b McGahey 31 (1) c and b Louden 12 6 F.T.Mann c Morris b Douglas 0 not out 43 7 N.E.Haig b Douglas 55 (5) b Dixon 34 8 G.T.S.Stevens c Russell b Douglas 82 (7) not out 14 9 C.H.Gunasekera c Louden b Douglas 23 10 †H.R.Murrell b Douglas 20 11 F.J.Durston not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 9 18 b 12, lb 1, nb 1 14 —— —— 446 (5 wickets, declared) 284 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-17, 3-176, 4-239, 5-246, 6-279, 7-346, 8-407, 9-441, 10-446 FoW (2): 1-36, 2-75, 3-173, 4-195, 5-252 ESSEX 1 J.G.Dixon c Murrell b Durston 24 b Lee 7 2 C.A.G.Russell lbw b Hearne 197 b Durston 35 3 †J.R.Freeman b Durston 1 b Durston 28 4 P.A.Perrin lbw b Durston 0 not out 44 5 *J.W.H.T.Douglas st Murrell b Hearne 7 c Hendren b Haig 34 6 C.P.McGahey b Hearne 6 c Hendren b Hearne 0 7 H.M.Morris b Durston 10 (8) not out 26 8 F.H.Gillingham G.Norman b Durston 21 (7) b Hearne 0 9 S.Hadden b Durston 0 10 L.C.Eastman c Murrell b Durston 91 11 G.M.Louden not out 2 Extras b 4, lb 5, nb 2 11 b 9, lb 5, nb 2 16 —— —— 370 (6 wickets) 190 FoW (1): 1-67, 2-69, 3-69, 4-96, 5-106, 6-117, 7-182, 8-184, 9-368, 10-370 FoW (2): 1-20, 2-78, 3-79, 4-141, 5-144, 6-144 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 29.3 4 114 6 6 0 33 0 Louden 33 2 122 1 26 0 102 2 Eastman 15 3 57 0 17 2 57 2 Dixon 15 0 66 1 9 1 35 1 1nb Russell 8 1 31 1 McGahey 8 0 38 1 (5) 3 0 37 0 Morris (6) 1 0 6 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Durston 34.1 8 97 7 15 4 29 2 Haig 15 3 53 0 (5) 8 7 4 1 Stevens 8 0 37 0 1nb (4) 9 0 46 0 1nb Hearne 33 8 98 3 1nb (3) 22 4 73 2 1nb Lee 13 3 33 0 (2) 13 4 22 1 Gunasekera 13 2 41 0 Umpires: J.Blake and A.Millward. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 397-7 (Stevens 58*, Gunasekera 22*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 359-8 (Russell 192*, Eastman 87*). G.Norman was a full substitute for Essex, replacing F.H.Gillingham who injured his leg fielding on the first day. J.W.Hearne’s 124 took 210 minutes. C.A.G.Russell’s 197 took 300 minutes. 171