First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

ESSEX v KENT Played at County Ground, Leyton, June 6, 7, 8, 1923. Kent won by 242 runs. (Points: Essex 0, Kent 5) KENT 1 H.T.W.Hardinge not out 172 c Nicholas b Louden 32 2 G.C.Collins c Gillingham b Louden 11 b Louden 2 3 J.Seymour c and b Louden 143 not out 105 4 F.E.Woolley b Louden 31 c Hipkin b Eastman 6 5 W.H.Ashdown not out 30 b Hipkin 15 6 *R.T.Bryan st Nicholas b Eastman 14 7 E.P.Solbé not out 23 8 †J.C.Hubble 9 A.P.Freeman 10 C.J.Capes 11 A.C.Wright Extras b 6, lb 8 14 b 9, lb 2 11 —— —— (3 wickets, declared) 401 (5 wickets, declared) 208 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-271, 3-309 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-92, 3-113, 4-144, 5-175 ESSEX 1 F.H.Gillingham b Ashdown 70 lbw b Freeman 4 2 J.O’Connor c Ashdown b Woolley 64 b Collins 15 3 H.M.Morris c Ashdown b Woolley 1 c Wright b Woolley 18 4 J.R.Freeman c Ashdown b Woolley 4 lbw b Woolley 1 5 *P.A.Perrin c Ashdown b Woolley 18 c Capes b Woolley 9 6 W.M.F.Turner c Hubble b Woolley 35 b Ashdown 32 7 †F.W.H.Nicholas b Ashdown 24 lbw b Woolley 0 8 B.J.Swyer b Freeman 7 b Woolley 5 9 L.C.Eastman c Hubble b Woolley 2 b Woolley 4 10 G.M.Louden not out 14 not out 0 11 A.B.Hipkin st Hubble b Freeman 6 b Ashdown 4 Extras b 13, lb 3, nb 2 18 b 6, lb 6 12 —— —— 263 104 FoW (1): 1-143, 2-149, 3-153, 4-153, 5-202, 6-233, 7-233, 8-236, 9-250, 10-263 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-39, 3-43, 4-51, 5-59, 6-60, 7-74, 8-88, 9-100, 10-104 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Louden 34 7 100 3 22 3 95 2 Eastman 32 5 109 0 24 3 86 2 Hipkin 18 2 57 0 3 0 16 1 Swyer 13 1 56 0 O’Connor 9 0 52 0 Freeman 5 1 13 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Collins 9 3 26 0 8 5 10 1 Woolley 37 13 84 6 2nb (4) 17 10 21 6 Freeman 19.4 6 54 2 15 7 29 1 Capes 5 2 15 0 Hardinge 5 0 21 0 Ashdown 11 2 45 2 (5) 3 0 11 2 Wright (2) 7 2 21 0 Umpires: H.R.Butt and G.P.Harrison. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 268-1 (Hardinge 106*, Seymour 140*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 263 all out. H.T.W.Hardinge’s 172 took 330 minutes and included 15 fours. J.Seymour’s 143 included 14 fours. J.Seymour’s 105 took 135 minutes and included 7 fours and 1 five. 134