First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

MIDDLESEX v ESSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 23, 24, 25, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Middlesex 2, Essex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 H.L.Dales b Douglas 76 2 H.W.Lee c Perrin b Douglas 8 3 J.W.Hearne c Hipkin b Louden 17 4 E.H.Hendren c Jenkinson b Douglas 152 5 *F.T.Mann b Hipkin 3 6 G.E.V.Crutchley not out 51 7 H.J.Wenyon c Hipkin b Louden 18 8 N.S.M.Atkinson b Louden 2 9 H.R.Munt 10 †H.R.Murrell 11 F.J.Durston Extras b 6, lb 5 11 —— (7 wickets, declared) 338 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-40, 3-189, 4-194, 5-300, 6-334, 7-338 ESSEX 1 C.A.G.Russell c and b Lee 14 b Hearne 24 2 J.O’Connor b Atkinson 21 (7) not out 8 3 J.R.Freeman not out 33 (2) c Hendren b Munt 10 4 P.A.Perrin c Lee b Durston 0 c and b Wenyon 36 5 W.M.F.Turner b Atkinson 3 b Crutchley 10 6 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c Mann b Hearne 11 not out 22 7 H.M.Morris c Lee b Hearne 1 (3) b Wenyon 111 8 P.E.Morris c Atkinson b Hearne 4 9 G.M.Louden b Atkinson 1 10 A.B.Hipkin lbw b Atkinson 0 11 †C.V.Jenkinson b Atkinson 0 Extras b 2, lb 3 5 b 18, lb 5 23 —— —— 93 (5 wickets) 244 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-44, 3-47, 4-52, 5-77, 6-78, 7-88, 8-91, 9-91, 10-93 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-56, 3-176, 4-197, 5-225 Essex Bowling O M R W Louden 33.3 6 69 3 Douglas 27 5 75 3 Hipkin 33 7 83 1 Russell 10 1 40 0 P.E.Morris 12 2 60 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Durston 12 3 19 1 10 2 17 0 Lee 12 1 31 1 (3) 15 2 29 0 Hearne 15 6 22 3 (5) 18 2 61 1 Atkinson 14.4 7 16 5 15 4 25 0 Munt (2) 12 2 28 1 Hendren (6) 7 2 12 0 Wenyon (7) 10 2 31 2 Crutchley (8) 8 2 18 1 Umpires: L.C.Braund and A.Warren. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 31-1 (Dales 9*, Hearne 12*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 46-2 (Freeman 7*, Perrin 0*). E.H.Hendren’s 152 took 240 minutes and included 16 fours and 1 six. H.M.Morris’s 111 took 195 minutes. 99