First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Leyton, July 25, 26, 27, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Middlesex 2) MIDDLESEX 1 H.L.Dales c Russell b Douglas 57 2 H.W.Lee c Freeman b Douglas 48 c Freeman b Eastman 0 3 J.W.Hearne c Ashton b Russell 20 4 E.H.Hendren not out 200 5 *F.T.Mann c Ashton b Eastman 122 (6) b Morris 8 6 N.E.Haig c Ashton b Eastman 1 (4) c Russell b Carbutt 10 7 R.H.Hill b Russell 12 (1) c Russell b Morris 6 8 J.L.Guise not out 8 (3) c Ashton b Carbutt 26 9 †H.R.Murrell (5) not out 5 10 F.J.Durston 11 A.J.B.Fowler Extras b 13, lb 7, nb 1 21 b 13 13 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 489 (5 wickets) 68 FoW (1): 1-103, 2-108, 3-152, 4-408, 5-426, 6-466 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-16, 3-49, 4-57, 5-68 ESSEX 1 C.J.H.Treglown c Hendren b Durston 0 2 †J.R.Freeman c Hill b Hearne 47 3 J.O’Connor c and b Fowler 25 4 C.A.G.Russell c Hendren b Hearne 20 5 P.A.Perrin c Murrell b Hearne 43 6 C.T.Ashton st Murrell b Hearne 7 7 L.C.Eastman lbw b Hearne 0 8 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c sub (A.B.Hipkin) b Guise 96 9 H.M.Morris lbw b Hearne 32 10 H.W.F.Franklin c and b Guise 106 11 N.J.O.Carbutt not out 12 Extras b 12, lb 2, nb 2 16 —— 404 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-62, 3-80, 4-113, 5-137, 6-137, 7-162, 8-216, 9-376, 10-404 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 24 4 83 2 Eastman 24 3 87 2 (1) 4 1 4 1 Russell 23 1 82 2 Ashton 22 2 72 0 1nb (3) 4 1 10 0 Carbutt 19 0 127 0 (4) 6 0 23 2 Franklin 2 0 17 0 Morris (2) 7.5 0 18 2 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Durston 26 6 67 1 Lee 22 6 36 0 Fowler 40 10 104 1 Hearne 41 7 143 6 Hendren 6 0 22 0 Guise 6.2 2 16 2 Umpires: H.R.Butt and W.A.J.West. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 99-0 (Dales 53*, Lee 44*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 137-6 (Perrin 33*). E.H.Hendren’s 200 took 240 minutes and included 26 fours. F.T.Mann’s 122 took 140 minutes and included 14 fours, 1 five and 2 sixes. 252