First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

LEICESTERSHIRE v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 5, 7, 8, 1923. Nottinghamshire won by ten wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Nottinghamshire 5) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *C.J.B.Wood c Staples b Barratt 7 b J.R.Gunn 66 2 A.Lord lbw b Barratt 47 absent hurt 0 3 W.E.Astill c Oates b Richmond 11 b Matthews 25 4 J.H.King c G.Gunn b Matthews 2 lbw b Richmond 0 5 G.B.F.Rudd b Matthews 0 (2) b Barratt 3 6 S.Coe b Staples 25 (5) b Matthews 12 7 G.Geary c Oates b Staples 7 (6) c Oates b Richmond 5 8 †T.E.Sidwell b Richmond 51 (7) b Matthews 23 9 A.W.Shipman c G.Gunn b Richmond 22 (8) not out 22 10 F.Bale not out 3 (9) b Barratt 15 11 W.E.Benskin b Richmond 0 (10) st Oates b Richmond 2 Extras b 5, lb 5, nb 2 12 b 4, lb 1, nb 5 10 —— —— 187 183 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-34, 3-37, 4-37, 5-95, 6-97, 7-108, 8-168, 9-187, 10-187 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-53, 3-55, 4-76, 5-91, 6-131, 7-157, 8-180, 9-183 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 G.Gunn b Benskin 45 not out 30 2 W.W.Whysall lbw b Benskin 64 not out 21 3 J.R.Gunn b Benskin 56 4 *A.W.Carr c Rudd b Astill 44 5 J.Hardstaff run out 13 6 W.R.D.Payton c King b Shipman 62 7 S.J.Staples b Astill 1 8 †T.W.Oates b Astill 1 9 F.Barratt b Astill 17 10 F.C.L.Matthews not out 5 11 T.L.Richmond Extras b 8, lb 4 12 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 320 (no wicket) 51 FoW (1): 1-112, 2-113, 3-177, 4-203, 5-265, 6-276, 7-296, 8-314, 9-320 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Barratt 16 2 57 2 16 2 46 2 1nb Staples 22 8 37 2 8 2 22 0 Richmond 14.5 0 43 4 1nb 26.3 9 47 3 Matthews 10 1 37 2 14 0 46 3 4nb J.R.Gunn 2 1 1 0 1nb 4 1 4 1 Hardstaff (6) 3 0 8 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Benskin 24 5 68 3 (2) 4 0 17 0 Geary 19 8 48 0 (3) 3 0 10 0 Astill 35.4 9 88 4 (1) 5 2 9 0 Bale 14 1 33 0 3 0 12 0 Shipman 20 2 65 1 0.1 0 3 0 King 5 2 6 0 Umpires: L.C.Braund and B.Tremlin. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 84-4 (Lord 42*, Coe 19*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (1) 235-4 (J.R.Gunn 41*, Payton 10*). 65