First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

SOMERSET v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Taunton, June 27, 28, 29, 1923. Middlesex won by eight wickets. (Points: Somerset 0, Middlesex 5) SOMERSET 1 J.C.W.MacBryan run out 108 lbw b H.W.Lee 49 2 J.M.Jones lbw b Hearne 32 c Moffat b Hearne 21 3 A.Young c Murrell b Hearne 15 b Hendren 34 4 M.D.Lyon b Durston 0 b Hearne 42 5 P.R.Johnson c Hendren b Hearne 106 lbw b Hearne 12 6 K.G.Blaikie c Murrell b Durston 8 c Murrell b Hearne 36 7 *J.Daniell lbw b Hearne 0 c Hendren b Durston 1 8 J.C.White not out 28 b Hearne 15 9 †F.E.Spurway c Murrell b Durston 10 c Murrell b Hearne 3 10 E.Robson b Hearne 3 c Durston b H.W.Lee 1 11 J.J.Bridges st Murrell b Hearne 0 not out 4 Extras b 5, lb 8, w 2, nb 1 16 b 12 12 —— —— 326 230 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-99, 3-101, 4-246, 5-275, 6-278, 7-287, 8-315, 9-326, 10-326 FoW (2): 1-58, 2-93, 3-125, 4-152, 5-171, 6-172, 7-207, 8-213, 9-220, 10-230 MIDDLESEX 1 H.L.Dales c Spurway b White 143 2 H.W.Lee c Robson b Bridges 16 3 J.W.Hearne c Jones b White 49 4 E.H.Hendren c White b Robson 185 5 *F.T.Mann b Robson 12 (1) c Young b Robson 24 6 R.H.Hill c Daniell b Bridges 28 (2) c Spurway b Bridges 2 7 N.J.D.Moffat b White 13 (3) not out 7 8 S.L.Beton not out 28 (4) not out 4 9 †H.R.Murrell b White 15 10 J.W.Lee run out 0 11 F.J.Durston c Lyon b Young 5 Extras b 17, lb 10, w 1 28 —— —— 522 (2 wickets) 37 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-130, 3-330, 4-349, 5-444, 6-456, 7-486, 8-512, 9-515, 10-522 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-33 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Durston 29 4 116 3 1nb 26 7 63 1 H.W.Lee 12 0 42 0 (4) 9 3 16 2 Hearne 26.5 3 85 6 (2) 34.3 11 97 6 Hendren 12 3 48 0 2w (5) 6 1 15 1 J.W.Lee 6 0 19 0 (3) 8 1 27 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Robson 44 7 149 2 (2) 3 0 22 1 Bridges 39 2 146 2 1w (1) 3.5 0 15 1 White 42 7 113 4 Young 12.3 2 41 1 Blaikie 6 0 18 0 Lyon 3 0 27 0 Umpires: A.E.Street and H.Wrathall. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 70-1 (Dales 27*, Hearne 26*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 7-0 (MacBryan 1*, Jones 6*). P.R.Johnson’s 106 took 100 minutes and included 11 fours. H.L.Dales’s 143 took 270 minutes and included 17 fours and 1 six. E.H.Hendren’s 185 took 210 minutes and included 24 fours and 1 six. 191