First-Class Cricket Matches 1922

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Northampton, August 5, 7, 8, 1922. Match drawn. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord b Thomas 26 2 *G.H.S.Fowke c Murdin b Thomas 43 3 W.E.Astill b Thomas 27 4 J.H.King b Clark 17 5 A.T.Sharp c Bellamy b Clark 80 6 S.Coe b Murdin 0 7 G.B.F.Rudd c Woolley b Wells 0 8 †T.E.Sidwell b Atkinson 23 9 A.W.Shipman b Clark 0 10 F.Bale not out 1 11 W.E.Benskin b Clark 0 Extras b 8, lb 9, w 3, nb 3 23 —— 240 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-109, 3-112, 4-137, 5-144, 6-216, 7-233, 8- , 9- , 10-240 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 C.N.Woolley not out 102 2 W.W.Timms c Sidwell b Astill 28 3 F.I.Walden run out 52 4 †B.W.Bellamy b Benskin 0 5 *G.A.T.Vials b Astill 30 6 L.S.Powys-Maurice b Astill 2 7 W.Wells not out 0 8 B.G.W.Atkinson 9 E.W.Clark 10 A.E.Thomas 11 J.V.Murdin Extras b 2, nb 1 3 —— (5 wickets) 217 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-150, 3-207, 4- , 5- Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Woolley 24 11 35 0 1w Murdin 13 4 37 1 Thomas 31 14 46 3 Clark 10.5 3 27 4 2w Atkinson 18 4 44 1 Walden 1 0 4 0 Wells 9 0 24 1 3nb Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Astill 29 7 79 3 Shipman 7 4 13 0 Benskin 22 1 82 1 1nb Bale 13 2 40 0 Umpires: B.Brown and G.A.Fuller. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 14-0 (Woolley 10*, Timms 4*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 217-5 (Woolley 102*, Wells 0*). There was no play on the final day. C.N.Woolley’s 102 took 180 minutes. J.H.King retired hurt with an injured fingernail in the Leicestershire first innings (team had lost 3 wickets) - he returned when the score was 216-6. 249