First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

SURREY v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Kennington Oval, June 6, 7, 1923. Surrey won by an innings and 85 runs. (Points: Surrey 5, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord c Abel b Peach 5 c Strudwick b Hitch 1 2 A.Mounteney c Jeacocke b Peach 8 c Shepherd b Hitch 7 3 W.E.Astill b Hitch 5 (5) c Strudwick b Peach 1 4 *G.H.S.Fowke c Strudwick b Peach 18 (3) b Hitch 0 5 J.H.King c Jeacocke b Peach 7 (4) c Ducat b Hitch 15 6 G.Geary c Hitch b Peach 0 (8) c Jeacocke b Shepherd 5 7 S.Coe c Jeacocke b Fender 0 b Hitch 26 8 G.N.Wykes c and b Fender 0 (10) c Sandham b Fender 0 9 A.W.Shipman b Peach 8 c Strudwick b Fender 0 10 S.S.Coulson not out 1 (6) c Jeacocke b Hitch 3 11 †T.E.Sidwell b Fender 1 not out 4 Extras b 7, lb 1, nb 3 11 b 4 4 —— —— 64 66 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-20, 3-22, 4-32, 5-32, 6-35, 7-35, 8-61, 9-63, 10-64 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-7, 3-10, 4-23, 5-24, 6-53, 7-54, 8-54, 9-54, 10-66 SURREY 1 J.B.Hobbs c and b Astill 21 2 A.Sandham lbw b Shipman 66 3 A.Ducat c Sidwell b Geary 8 4 T.F.Shepherd c Geary b Astill 30 5 H.S.Harrison c Coulson b Shipman 4 6 A.Jeacocke c Shipman b Geary 13 7 W.J.Abel b Geary 38 8 J.W.Hitch b Geary 6 9 H.A.Peach c Astill b Geary 5 10 *P.G.H.Fender not out 14 11 †H.Strudwick c Astill b Geary 1 Extras b 7, lb 2 9 —— 215 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-72, 3-133, 4-133, 5-140, 6-167, 7-192, 8-200, 9-203, 10-215 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Hitch 7 2 13 1 14 5 27 6 Peach 19 9 31 6 10 2 23 1 Fender 12.1 7 9 3 3nb 4 1 8 2 Shepherd (4) 3.5 2 4 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Shipman 19 8 46 2 Astill 33 12 84 2 Geary 22.1 5 46 6 King 8 0 30 0 Umpires: J.Moss and W.A.J.West. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 18-0 (Hobbs 5*, Sandham 10*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 141