First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

KENT v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, June 2, 4, 5, 1923. Kent won by eight wickets. (Points: Kent 5, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.A.Pearson b Hardinge 22 b Freeman 11 2 M.F.S.Jewell b Collins 2 c Woolley b Ashdown 40 3 W.V.Fox lbw b Freeman 23 c Woolley b Hardinge 19 4 H.L.Higgins b Hardinge 32 b Ashdown 10 5 *M.K.Foster st Wood b Freeman 17 c Woolley b Freeman 38 6 †J.F.MacLean b Freeman 9 b Ashdown 8 7 C.V.Tarbox b Collins 1 c Woolley b Hardinge 20 8 C.F.Root c Hubble b Collins 7 lbw b Freeman 17 9 J.B.Coventry c Woolley b Collins 62 b Freeman 13 10 L.E.Gale not out 18 b Wright 14 11 E.W.Norton b Collins 2 not out 12 Extras b 10, lb 3 13 b 7, lb 10, w 1 18 —— —— 208 220 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-51, 3-55, 4-77, 5-87, 6-102, 7-110, 8-166, 9-200, 10-208 FoW (2): 1-26, 2-78, 3-86, 4-103, 5-113, 6-143, 7-169, 8-186, 9-196, 10-220 KENT 1 H.T.W.Hardinge c Pearson b Root 73 c Jewell b Root 30 2 *R.T.Bryan b Root 20 3 F.E.Woolley b Pearson 43 (4) not out 35 4 J.Seymour c Norton b Root 0 (3) c Tarbox b Root 35 5 W.H.Ashdown c MacLean b Root 1 6 G.C.Collins c Foster b Root 0 (2) not out 101 7 S.E.Day b Root 26 8 J.C.Hubble c MacLean b Pearson 0 9 †G.E.C.Wood b Root 25 10 A.P.Freeman not out 1 11 A.C.Wright b Root 2 Extras b 14, lb 6, w 1 21 b 11, lb 6 17 —— —— 212 (2 wickets) 218 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-129, 3-130, 4-144, 5-144, 6-149, 7-158, 8-205, 9-210, 10-212 FoW (2): 1-76, 2-165 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Collins 21.1 5 55 5 16 7 41 0 1w Wright 13 5 17 0 11 2 22 1 Freeman 25 6 73 3 25 6 46 4 Hardinge 22 5 36 2 19 8 49 2 Ashdown 3 1 14 0 9 1 44 3 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Root 30 12 75 8 27 7 68 2 Pearson 24 4 57 2 1w 13 4 38 0 Gale 13 3 36 0 (5) 3 0 9 0 Norton 5 0 17 0 (6) 5 0 24 0 Tarbox 2 0 6 0 (4) 5 0 20 0 Jewell (3) 10 3 24 0 Fox (7) 2 0 9 0 Coventry (8) 1.3 0 9 0 Umpires: A.E.Street and W.A.J.West. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 129-2 (Hardinge 55*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 48-0 (Hardinge 15*, Collins 29*). G.C.Collins’s 101 took 180 minutes. 128