First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, August 4, 6, 7, 1923. Leicestershire won by an innings and 115 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 5, Northamptonshire 0) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 R.L.Wright b Benskin 1 b Astill 12 2 C.N.Woolley b Astill 15 b Benskin 13 3 H.F.Bagnall lbw b Geary 4 b Geary 25 4 R.A.Haywood c Taylor b Geary 37 b Astill 0 5 †B.W.Bellamy c and b Astill 21 b Geary 1 6 F.I.Walden c Taylor b Geary 2 b Astill 31 7 W.Wells c Geary b Benskin 21 lbw b Astill 1 8 C.H.Tyler c and b Geary 0 (9) b Geary 1 9 A.E.Thomas b Benskin 42 (8) lbw b Astill 3 10 *P.A.Wright b Geary 30 b Astill 0 11 J.V.Murdin not out 21 not out 1 Extras b 6, lb 5 11 b 5, lb 5 10 —— —— 205 98 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-15, 3-41, 4-65, 5-81, 6-87, 7-90, 8-115, 9-161, 10-205 FoW (2): 1-18, 2-54, 3-54, 4-59, 5-61, 6-66, 7-67, 8-81, 9-87, 10-98 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord c and b Walden 23 2 †T.E.Sidwell c Walden b Thomas 86 3 C.H.Taylor c Bellamy b Thomas 49 4 W.E.Astill c P.A.Wright b Walden 63 5 A.T.Sharp not out 116 6 J.H.King c R.L.Wright b Murdin 1 7 G.H.Salmon c Wells b Murdin 33 8 S.Coe lbw b Walden 2 9 *G.H.S.Fowke b R.L.Wright 3 10 G.Geary not out 9 11 W.E.Benskin Extras b 28, lb 4, nb 1 33 —— (8 wickets, declared) 418 FoW (1): 1-73, 2-156, 3-210, 4-267, 5-269, 6-343, 7-347, 8-364 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Geary 38 18 60 5 21 12 26 3 Benskin 25.3 7 60 3 11 4 23 1 Astill 33 12 57 2 17.4 4 39 6 King 17 11 17 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Murdin 38 5 105 2 Thomas 39 12 83 2 Woolley 35 6 82 0 P.A.Wright 6 0 30 0 1nb Walden 33 8 59 3 R.L.Wright 4 0 26 1 Umpires: H.R.Butt and G.P.Harrison. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 14-0 (Lord 2*, Sidwell 7*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 418-8 (Sharp 116*, Geary 9*). A.T.Sharp’s 116 took 170 minutes and included 14 fours. 276