First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, May 24, 25, 26, 1920. Essex won by an innings and 51 runs. (Points: Essex 5, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 †A.N.Jewell lbw b Dixon 3 b Douglas 3 2 F.L.Bowley c Morris b Douglas 131 c Douglas b Reeves 37 3 *M.F.S.Jewell b Dixon 14 (6) b Reeves 0 4 F.A.Pearson b Douglas 87 (5) b Douglas 18 5 J.W.C.Turner lbw b Reeves 30 (7) b Reeves 1 6 W.H.Taylor c and b Douglas 15 (8) b Reeves 6 7 A.T.Cliff c Russell b Reeves 0 (3) b Douglas 3 8 G.G.F.Greig b Douglas 3 (9) not out 26 9 W.Baker b Reeves 7 (10) b Douglas 6 10 E.W.Bale b Reeves 11 (4) c Scoulding b Douglas 7 11 C.R.Preece not out 5 b Reeves 0 Extras b 17, lb 7, w 1 25 b 4, lb 7, w 1 12 —— —— 331 119 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-57, 3-209, 4-270, 5-288, 6-289, 7-292, 8-311, 9-317, 10-331 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-22, 3-36, 4-66, 5-66, 6-76, 7-76, 8-105, 9-114, 10-119 ESSEX 1 C.D.McIver b Greig 40 2 C.A.G.Russell c Baker b Greig 5 3 †J.R.Freeman lbw b Preece 19 4 P.A.Perrin c Cliff b Preece 72 5 *J.W.H.T.Douglas lbw b Taylor 128 6 H.M.Morris c and b M.F.S.Jewell 39 7 J.G.Dixon b M.F.S.Jewell 4 8 N.H.Saint lbw b Baker 12 9 C.P.McGahey not out 66 10 W.Reeves c Bale b M.F.S.Jewell 70 11 F.J.Scoulding run out 0 Extras b 30, lb 13, w 1, nb 2 46 —— 501 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-66, 3-103, 4-162, 5-247, 6-257, 7-305, 8-361, 9-482, 10-501 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 25 2 96 4 22 3 50 5 1w Dixon 12 1 65 2 1w 10 2 13 0 Reeves 18.5 1 77 4 11.4 1 44 5 McGahey 6 0 22 0 Scoulding 4 0 32 0 Russell 3 1 14 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Greig 31 3 135 2 2nb Pearson 26 4 77 0 Taylor 11 1 45 1 1w Preece 28 6 99 2 Baker 15 4 38 1 M.F.S.Jewell 12 2 44 3 Bale 5 0 17 0 Umpires: F.Parris and W.A.J.West. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 151-3 (Perrin 64*, Douglas 12*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 30-2 (Bowley 13*, Bale 6*). F.L.Bowley’s 131 took 130 minutes and included 20 fours. J.W.H.T.Douglas’s 128 took 225 minutes and included 14 fours. 67