First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v HAMPSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, June 30, July 2, 3, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 2, Hampshire 0) HAMPSHIRE 1 A.S.Kennedy c Lord b Astill 13 c and b Geary 86 2 J.A.Newman c Sidwell b Geary 19 b Astill 15 3 P.E.Lawrie b Geary 36 c Sidwell b Shipman 107 4 C.P.Mead c Sidwell b Benskin 78 not out 62 5 *L.H.Tennyson c Fowke b Geary 6 c Shipman b Astill 1 6 T.M.Smith c Astill b Geary 13 c sub b Astill 14 7 C.P.Brutton b King 35 b Shipman 0 8 W.R.D.Shirley b Geary 25 b Astill 6 9 †W.H.Livsey b Geary 0 not out 25 10 G.S.Boyes b Benskin 19 11 W.G.Fielder not out 2 Extras b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 6 b 9, lb 1, nb 2 12 —— —— 252 (7 wickets) 328 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-44, 3-82, 4-100, 5-128, 6-196, 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-252 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.H.S.Fowke b Newman 5 2 A.Lord c Livsey b Newman 4 3 W.E.Astill c Lawrie b Kennedy 106 4 J.H.King st Livsey b Kennedy 205 5 F.Mills c Mead b Kennedy 18 6 S.Coe b Newman 55 7 J.C.Bradshaw c Livsey b Newman 26 8 G.Geary not out 8 9 †T.E.Sidwell c Boyes b Kennedy 10 10 A.W.Shipman 11 W.E.Benskin Extras b 19, lb 8, w 1, nb 1 29 —— (8 wickets, declared) 466 FoW (1): 1- , 2-17, 3-232, 4- , 5- , 6- , 7-452, 8-466 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Geary 34.2 7 110 6 30 3 80 1 Benskin 17 5 38 2 1w (3) 9 0 38 0 1nb Astill 20 2 54 1 (2) 42 11 129 4 1nb Shipman 10 1 31 0 1nb 20 2 69 2 King 6 2 13 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W Kennedy 50.5 14 130 4 Newman 40 4 135 4 Fielder 7 0 26 0 Shirley 13 0 70 0 1nb Boyes 6 1 25 0 Mead 11 1 24 0 Brutton 3 0 10 0 Tennyson 4 0 17 0 1w Umpires: H.R.Butt and W.Reeves. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 30-2 (Astill 17*, King 2*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 436-5 (King 200*, Bradshaw 19*). 124 runs were added for the 5th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings. W.E.Astill’s 106 included 17 fours. J.H.King’s 205 took 340 minutes and included 28 fours. P.E.Lawrie’s 107 took 120 minutes and included 16 fours. 199