First-Class Cricket Matches 1922

LEICESTERSHIRE v SURREY Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, June 7, 8, 9, 1922. Surrey won by six wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Surrey 5) SURREY 1 J.B.Hobbs b Benskin 145 (6) not out 1 2 A.Sandham lbw b Bale 29 3 A.Ducat b Benskin 72 (2) c Lord b Astill 5 4 T.F.Shepherd c Sharp b Geary 16 (5) c and b Bale 26 5 A.Jeacocke b Geary 24 (1) c King b Astill 13 6 H.S.Harrison not out 70 7 W.J.Abel lbw b Astill 63 8 *P.G.H.Fender b Astill 24 (3) not out 91 9 H.A.Peach b Benskin 21 10 †H.Strudwick not out 15 11 J.W.Hitch (4) c Sharp b Astill 0 Extras b 12, lb 8, nb 2 22 b 17 17 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 501 (4 wickets) 153 FoW (1): 1-77, 2-245, 3-250, 4-273, 5-304, 6-415, 7-441, 8-476 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-42, 3-42, 4-124 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Mounteney c and b Fender 31 not out 131 2 A.Lord b Abel 47 (3) c Abel b Shepherd 49 3 W.E.Astill c Hitch b Abel 43 (4) c Harrison b Hitch 75 4 J.H.King b Fender 7 (5) b Hitch 33 5 A.T.Sharp c Strudwick b Peach 57 (6) b Peach 22 6 S.Coe c Strudwick b Shepherd 11 7 G.Geary c Jeacocke b Fender 4 8 *G.H.S.Fowke not out 58 (2) b Peach 0 9 †T.E.Sidwell b Fender 7 10 F.Bale c and b Fender 42 11 W.E.Benskin c Strudwick b Fender 3 Extras b 15, lb 2, nb 7 24 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 334 (5 wickets, declared) 316 FoW (1): 1-71, 2-97, 3-122, 4-173, 5-189, 6-196, 7-226, 8-260, 9-330, 10-334 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-93, 3-226, 4-276, 5-316 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Astill 43 9 139 2 8 1 46 3 Geary 33 4 119 2 6 0 40 0 Benskin 24 2 122 3 2nb 4 0 36 0 Bale 22 8 61 1 2.4 1 14 1 Lord 3 0 10 0 Fowke 1 0 3 0 King 13 6 25 0 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Hitch 29 9 76 0 4nb 14 1 74 2 Peach 21 8 46 1 20.2 1 76 2 Fender 43.1 7 119 6 3nb 9 0 56 0 Shepherd 22 11 31 1 10 0 45 1 Abel 18 8 30 2 16 5 39 0 Jeacocke 2 0 8 0 Ducat (6) 7 1 20 0 Umpires: T.Fenwick and T.M.Russell. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 403-5 (Harrison 46*, Abel 58*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 319-8 (Fowke 54*, Bale 34*). J.B.Hobbs’s 145 took 165 minutes. A.Mounteney’s 131 took 210 minutes. 117