First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

SURREY v SUSSEX Played at Kennington Oval, May 26, 28, 29, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Surrey 2, Sussex 0) SURREY 1 J.B.Hobbs c Street b A.E.R.Gilligan 11 b Roberts 21 2 A.Sandham c Bowley b Tate 24 c Cox b Tate 2 3 A.Ducat b Tate 46 c Bowley b Roberts 0 4 T.F.Shepherd c Street b A.E.R.Gilligan 8 c Cox b Tate 20 5 H.S.Harrison c Holmes b Tate 6 c Street b Bowley 6 6 A.Jeacocke c Watson b Bowley 14 b Tate 0 7 *P.G.H.Fender c Cox b Bowley 56 c Street b Tate 12 8 W.J.Abel c Watson b A.E.R.Gilligan 51 b A.E.R.Gilligan 27 9 H.A.Peach b A.E.R.Gilligan 21 not out 31 10 †H.Strudwick lbw b A.E.R.Gilligan 5 c Bowley b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 11 W.C.H.Sadler not out 7 c Street b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 Extras b 3, lb 5, w 1 9 —— —— 258 119 FoW (1): 1-19, 2-54, 3-79, 4-95, 5-104, 6-137, 7-195, 8-233, 9-243, 10-258 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-23, 3-26, 4-48, 5-48, 6-68, 7-68, 8-119, 9-119, 10-119 SUSSEX 1 A.H.H.Gilligan c Abel b Sadler 7 not out 0 2 E.H.Bowley b Fender 47 not out 2 3 M.W.Tate c Ducat b Peach 1 4 A.J.Holmes c Abel b Peach 13 5 T.E.R.Cook c Strudwick b Peach 0 6 †G.B.Street c Abel b Peach 12 7 A.C.Watson c Sandham b Fender 18 8 *A.E.R.Gilligan c Abel b Shepherd 0 9 G.R.Cox not out 9 10 A.F.Wensley b Fender 0 11 H.E.Roberts c Fender b Shepherd 8 Extras b 8, lb 2, nb 2 12 b 4, w 1 5 —— —— 127 (no wicket) 7 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-12, 3-31, 4-33, 5-62, 6-105, 7-109, 8-111, 9-111, 10-127 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Tate 40 15 77 3 14 2 45 4 Roberts 9 0 22 0 7 0 39 2 A.E.R.Gilligan 26.5 8 60 5 5.4 1 14 3 Cox 14 4 28 0 1w 5 1 11 0 Bowley 14 1 49 2 7 4 10 1 Watson 2 0 13 0 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Sadler 11 5 15 1 3 2 2 0 1w Peach 17 5 36 4 2 2 0 0 Fender 14 0 49 3 2nb Shepherd 6.5 1 15 2 Umpires: F.Chester and A.Warren. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 17-2 (Bowley 5*, Holmes 4*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 7-0 (A.H.H.Gilligan 0*, Bowley 2*). There was no play on the final day. A.E.R.Gilligan took a hat-trick in the Surrey second innings (Abel, Strudwick, Sadler). 112