First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Spa Ground, Gloucester, May 30, 31, 1923. Gloucestershire won by five wickets. (Points: Gloucestershire 5, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord lbw b Parker 2 b Mills 15 2 A.Mounteney c Bessant b Parker 25 lbw b Parker 16 3 W.E.Astill b Hammond 5 b Parker 3 4 *G.H.S.Fowke c Williams b Mills 30 lbw b Mills 9 5 J.H.King c Dipper b Parker 14 b Mills 1 6 G.Geary b Mills 2 b Mills 18 7 S.Coe b Mills 0 b Mills 7 8 S.W.Bradshaw c Williams b Mills 0 lbw b Mills 0 9 †T.E.Sidwell c Bloodworth b Mills 2 b Mills 4 10 A.W.Shipman not out 5 b Parker 3 11 A.Skelding b Parker 0 not out 0 Extras b 2, lb 1 3 b 4, lb 1, nb 1 6 —— —— 88 82 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-35, 3-35, 4-73, 5-79, 6-81, 7-81, 8-83, 9-86, 10-88 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-30, 3-36, 4-42, 5-51, 6-61, 7-63, 8-77, 9-82, 10-82 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 A.E.Dipper c Fowke b Shipman 20 c Skelding b Geary 18 2 W.R.Hammond b Astill 7 b Astill 17 3 †H.Smith b Geary 5 b Astill 11 4 B.S.Bloodworth b King 24 b Astill 5 5 *P.F.C.Williams c Bradshaw b Geary 13 not out 6 6 C.R.Disney c Bradshaw b Geary 2 c and b Astill 0 7 P.T.Mills not out 3 not out 22 8 C.W.L.Parker b Geary 0 9 E.G.Dennett c King b Astill 0 10 J.G.W.T.Bessant b Geary 1 11 T.W.J.Goddard st Sidwell b Geary 0 Extras b 6 6 b 10, lb 1 11 —— —— 81 (5 wickets) 90 FoW (1): 1-19, 2-26, 3-54, 4-62, 5-75, 6-79, 7-79, 8-80, 9-81, 10-81 FoW (2): 1-30, 2-40, 3-55, 4-56, 5-56 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Parker 21.2 9 21 4 37.3 17 43 3 Mills 16 5 46 5 35 17 33 7 1nb Hammond 5 2 18 1 2 2 0 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Astill 18 3 45 2 22 3 47 4 Geary 16.4 12 13 6 22 12 32 1 King 3 1 10 1 Shipman 2 0 7 1 Umpires: J.Blake and W.Reeves. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (2) 36-2 (Lord 15*, Fowke 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 117