First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v SURREY Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 23, 24, 25, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Surrey 2) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.H.S.Fowke b Gentry 23 b Hitch 2 2 G.H.Salmon b Shepherd 51 b Fender 18 3 W.E.Astill lbw b Gentry 1 (5) c Strudwick b Peach 43 4 J.H.King c Fender b Shepherd 22 retired hurt 10 5 A.T.Sharp b Fender 1 (3) b Hitch 2 6 S.Coe not out 80 (6) b Hitch 3 7 G.Geary b Fender 3 run out 12 8 A.Mounteney lbw b Fender 2 lbw b Fender 15 9 †T.E.Sidwell c Shepherd b Fender 5 not out 38 10 A.W.Shipman lbw b Hitch 16 c Fender b Hitch 8 11 A.Skelding run out 5 not out 6 Extras b 8, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 13 b 11, lb 4, nb 10 25 —— —— 222 (8 wickets) 182 FoW (1): 1-45, 2-47, 3-85, 4-86, 5-124, 6-131, 7-133, 8-139, 9-216, 10-222 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-19, 3-40, 4-49, 5-95, 6-106, 7-129, 8-149 SURREY 1 J.B.Hobbs c Coe b King 43 2 A.Sandham c and b Geary 56 3 A.Ducat b Geary 30 4 T.F.Shepherd not out 74 5 J.W.Hitch c Sidwell b Skelding 32 6 *P.G.H.Fender b Shipman 36 7 H.S.Harrison b Shipman 0 8 H.A.Peach not out 0 9 J.S.B.Gentry 10 †H.Strudwick 11 R.F.Lowe Extras b 10, lb 2 12 —— (6 wickets, declared) 283 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-128, 3-133, 4-216, 5-278, 6-278 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Hitch 12.5 1 46 1 1w 24 4 53 4 5nb Lowe 18 9 19 0 Gentry 17 8 31 2 (4) 1 0 2 0 Fender 27 6 65 4 1nb (3) 18 2 50 2 5nb Shepherd 16 4 35 2 3 0 10 0 Peach 5 0 13 0 (2) 21 7 42 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Skelding 19 3 70 1 Astill 31 10 110 0 Geary 27 10 48 2 King 11 3 20 1 Shipman 9 5 23 2 Umpires: W.Reeves and W.A.J.West. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 52-2 (Salmon 23*, King 4*); 2nd day: Surrey (1) 142-3 (Shepherd 6*, Hitch 3*). J.H.King retired hurt with a split finger in the Leicestershire second innings having scored 10 (team score 34-2). 98