First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, June 2, 4, 5, 1923. Sussex won by 48 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Sussex 5) SUSSEX 1 A.H.H.Gilligan b Astill 22 b Astill 9 2 E.H.Bowley b Geary 18 b Shipman 13 3 M.W.Tate c Fowke b Astill 14 c Lord b Geary 47 4 A.J.Holmes b King 43 b Astill 0 5 T.E.R.Cook b Geary 3 lbw b King 18 6 †G.B.Street c Fowke b Astill 2 b Shipman 45 7 *A.E.R.Gilligan c and b Geary 2 b Geary 1 8 A.C.Watson b Astill 17 c Sidwell b Shipman 58 9 A.F.Wensley not out 47 c Geary b Astill 5 10 G.R.Cox b Shipman 1 b Astill 7 11 H.E.Roberts b Shipman 6 not out 2 Extras b 7, lb 7, nb 3 17 b 9, lb 17 26 —— —— 192 231 FoW (1): 1-45, 2-49, 3-65, 4-68, 5-75, 6-80, 7-109, 8-175, 9-178, 10-192 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-38, 3-39, 4-103, 5-103, 6-108, 7-200, 8-211, 9-229, 10-231 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord lbw b Tate 2 c Cox b Tate 5 2 A.Mounteney b Tate 8 c Bowley b Tate 1 3 W.E.Astill st Street b Cox 34 b A.E.R.Gilligan 29 4 *G.H.S.Fowke c Wensley b Cox 26 b Tate 74 5 J.H.King run out 11 c Cook b A.E.R.Gilligan 60 6 G.Geary c Bowley b Cox 21 lbw b Tate 18 7 S.Coe c Roberts b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 c Street b A.E.R.Gilligan 12 8 S.W.Bradshaw b Tate 5 b A.E.R.Gilligan 1 9 †T.E.Sidwell c Cox b Bowley 18 b Cox 10 10 A.W.Shipman c A.E.R.Gilligan b Cox 0 not out 6 11 A.Skelding not out 0 c A.E.R.Gilligan b Cox 1 Extras b 1, lb 9 10 b 15, lb 7, w 1 23 —— —— 135 240 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-17, 3-76, 4-76, 5-88, 6-89, 7-96, 8-133, 9-135, 10-135 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-8, 3-57, 4-163, 5-205, 6-212, 7-220, 8-221, 9-236, 10-240 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 9 1 32 0 1nb 3 1 11 0 Astill 28 12 72 4 1nb 21 5 82 4 Geary 21 8 46 3 (5) 16 5 34 2 King 6 1 12 1 1nb 11 1 35 1 Shipman 5.2 3 13 2 (3) 13.5 1 43 3 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Tate 22 8 37 3 42 15 56 4 Roberts 4 0 17 0 5 0 18 0 A.E.R.Gilligan 12 2 28 1 38 6 86 4 1w Cox 23.2 12 29 4 22.2 11 22 2 Bowley 17 10 14 1 8 2 15 0 Watson (6) 4 1 15 0 A.H.H.Gilligan (7) 7 4 5 0 Umpires: J.H.Board and B.Brown. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 89-6 (Geary 2*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 79-3 (Fowke 23*, King 11*). 129