First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v ESSEX Played at County Ground, Northampton, July 28, 30, 31, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Essex 2) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 C.N.Woolley c Freeman b Douglas 93 2 R.L.Wright b Russell 45 3 H.F.Bagnall c Perrin b Russell 15 4 R.A.Haywood b Eastman 58 5 †B.W.Bellamy c and b Eastman 19 6 F.I.Walden c Gilligan b Eastman 7 7 C.H.Tyler b Eastman 1 8 A.E.Thomas not out 67 9 *P.A.Wright not out 79 10 J.V.Murdin 11 E.W.Clark Extras b 9, lb 9, w 1 19 —— (7 wickets, declared) 403 FoW (1): 1-109, 2-129, 3-180, 4-236, 5-246, 6-250, 7-257 ESSEX 1 H.M.Morris c Bagnall b Woolley 83 2 J.R.Freeman c Clark b Murdin 135 3 J.O’Connor c P.A.Wright b Woolley 47 4 C.A.G.Russell lbw b P.A.Wright 21 5 J.G.W.Harrold b Clark 5 6 P.A.Perrin not out 29 7 C.T.Ashton c P.A.Wright b Woolley 46 8 *J.W.H.T.Douglas not out 12 9 L.C.Eastman 10 N.J.O.Carbutt 11 †F.W.Gilligan Extras b 16, lb 7, w 3, nb 2 28 —— (6 wickets) 406 FoW (1): 1-174, 2-277, 3-290, 4-301, 5-324, 6-394 Essex Bowling O M R W Douglas 28 3 98 1 1w Eastman 27 2 99 4 Ashton 17 5 64 0 Harrold 7 0 23 0 Russell 21 4 48 2 Carbutt 11 1 52 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Murdin 39 7 141 1 Thomas 11 3 10 0 P.A.Wright 17 3 78 1 Clark 18 2 61 1 Woolley 26 6 75 3 Walden 3 0 13 0 Umpires: G.P.Harrison and W.Phillips. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: Essex (1) 33-0 (Morris 13*, Freeman 12*). J.R.Freeman’s 135 included 18 fours. 262