First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, July 4, 5, 6, 1923. Gloucestershire won by five wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Gloucestershire 5) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.H.S.Fowke b Bessant 38 st Robinson b Dennett 31 2 G.Geary b Parker 14 (8) c Robinson b Parker 6 3 A.Mounteney c Robinson b Dennett 28 b Dennett 1 4 J.H.King b Bessant 68 lbw b Dennett 48 5 W.Berridge b Bessant 3 b Dennett 11 6 S.Coe b Mills 0 (7) c Howman b Dennett 1 7 J.C.Bradshaw c Mills b Dennett 11 (9) run out 2 8 S.S.Coulson b Bessant 26 (6) lbw b Mills 1 9 †T.E.Sidwell b Dennett 8 (2) c Waters b Dennett 40 10 A.W.Shipman not out 7 b Parker 1 11 W.E.Benskin c Mills b Bessant 9 not out 6 Extras b 9, lb 7, w 3, nb 2 21 b 1, lb 2, w 4, nb 2 9 —— —— 233 157 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-82, 3-114, 4-122, 5-123, 6-149, 7-201, 8-217, 9-217, 10-233 FoW (2): 1-66, 2-69, 3-97, 4-125, 5-141, 6-141, 7-146, 8-149, 9-150, 10-157 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 †D.C.Robinson b Geary 11 lbw b Geary 93 2 A.E.Dipper b Benskin 30 c Sidwell b Benskin 67 3 C.S.Barnett c Sidwell b Shipman 2 c and b King 9 4 J.Howman c Sidwell b Shipman 0 not out 22 5 *P.F.C.Williams c Mounteney b Geary 10 b Fowke 2 6 C.W.L.Parker b Geary 5 c and b Fowke 6 7 H.J.D.Shrimpton b Benskin 0 not out 4 8 P.T.Mills not out 71 9 A.E.Waters b Geary 1 10 E.G.Dennett c Sidwell b King 31 11 J.G.W.T.Bessant c Coe b Benskin 8 Extras lb 8, w 4 12 b 4, lb 6 10 —— —— 181 (5 wickets) 213 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-23, 3-23, 4-50, 5-54, 6-54, 7-64, 8-74, 9-139, 10-181 FoW (2): 1-144, 2-168, 3-184, 4-187, 5-195 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bessant 38.2 8 80 5 3w 14 3 35 0 4w,1nb Parker 25 16 27 1 2nb 18.1 4 41 2 Mills 25 6 41 1 15 4 27 1 1nb Dennett 26 7 58 3 31 11 45 6 Waters 6 2 6 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Geary 30 7 60 4 (2) 25.4 6 70 1 Shipman 14 3 44 2 (3) 9 0 34 0 Benskin 17.3 5 39 3 (1) 17 6 54 1 Berridge 1 0 7 0 King 9 2 19 1 4w (4) 14 3 26 1 Coe (5) 3 1 6 0 Fowke (6) 6 2 13 2 Umpires: J.Blake and W.Phillips. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 7-0 (Robinson 3*, Dipper 4*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 125-4 (King 35*, Coulson 0*). 210