First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

VICTORIA v M.C.C. Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 9, 10, 12, 1923. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 W.W.H.Hill-Wood c Ryder b Wallace 10 not out 122 2 C.H.Titchmarsh c Ryder b Liddicut 1 3 F.S.G.Calthorpe b Wallace 20 4 A.P.F.Chapman c Ryder b Liddicut 6 5 T.C.Lowry c Woodfull b Liddicut 5 6 G.Wilson c Ellis b Wallace 16 (2) not out 142 7 †J.F.MacLean c Woodfull b Liddicut 0 8 *J.C.Hartley lbw b Wallace 3 9 D.F.Brand c Ryder b Wallace 2 10 C.H.Gibson not out 3 11 A.P.Freeman c Ryder b Wallace 0 Extras lb 3, w 2 5 b 11, lb 1, w 2, nb 4 18 —— —— 71 (no wicket) 282 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-18, 3-25, 4-45, 5-45, 6-45, 7-56, 8-62, 9-71, 10-71 VICTORIA 1 W.M.Woodfull c Chapman b Gibson 6 2 H.S.B.Love b Chapman 192 3 W.H.Ponsford st MacLean b Brand 62 4 *J.Ryder run out (Chapman/MacLean) 11 5 R.L.Park c Wilson b Calthorpe 101 6 V.S.Ransford not out 118 7 A.E.Liddicut c Hill-Wood b Wilson 102 8 W.H.Bailey not out 11 9 †J.L.Ellis 10 T.A.Carlton 11 P.H.Wallace Extras b 7, lb 7 14 —— (6 wickets, declared) 617 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-143, 3-177, 4-375, 5-385, 6-601 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Wallace 15.5 1 50 6 2w 18 4 54 0 Liddicut 15 5 16 4 19 9 44 0 1w Ryder (3) 11 2 36 0 Carlton (4) 16 2 51 0 3nb Bailey (5) 6 0 25 0 1w Ransford (6) 9 2 34 0 Love (7) 2 0 19 0 1nb Park (8) 4 3 1 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Gibson 42 4 151 1 Calthorpe 18 0 90 1 Freeman 33 4 121 0 Brand 20 0 108 1 Chapman 9 0 36 1 Wilson 7 0 44 1 Hill-Wood 9 1 53 0 Umpires: R.M.Crockett and C.Garing. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 189-3 (Love 105*, Park 4*); 2nd day: Victoria (1) 617-6 (Ransford 118*, Bailey 11*). H.S.B.Love’s 192 took 285 minutes and included 13 fours. R.L.Park’s 101 took 155 minutes and included 8 fours. V.S.Ransford’s 118 took 145 minutes and included 11 fours. A.E.Liddicut’s 102 took 138 minutes and included 8 fours. W.W.H.Hill-Wood’s 122 took 282 minutes and included 16 fours. G.Wilson’s 142 took 282 minutes and included 14 fours. 57