First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

ESSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, May 12, 14, 15, 1923. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Gloucestershire 2) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 A.E.Dipper st Nicholas b P.E.Morris 18 b Russell 51 2 W.R.Hammond run out 23 lbw b Douglas 16 3 †H.Smith not out 93 b Douglas 30 4 B.S.Bloodworth b P.E.Morris 0 c Douglas b P.E.Morris 22 5 *P.F.C.Williams c O’Connor b Russell 35 b Douglas 0 6 H.A.Reed st Nicholas b P.E.Morris 7 b Douglas 1 7 P.T.Mills c Perrin b P.E.Morris 18 st Nicholas b P.E.Morris 4 8 C.W.L.Parker lbw b P.E.Morris 1 c Perrin b Russell 33 9 T.W.J.Goddard b Russell 0 (11) b Russell 6 10 E.G.Dennett c Perrin b P.E.Morris 0 not out 8 11 J.G.W.T.Bessant c and b P.E.Morris 1 (9) c Russell b Douglas 0 Extras b 2, lb 6 8 b 10, lb 3 13 —— —— 204 184 FoW (1): 1-40, 2-45, 3-46, 4-127, 5-153, 6-187, 7-191, 8-192, 9-197, 10-204 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-90, 3-112, 4-112, 5-124, 6-126, 7-141, 8-142, 9-174, 10-184 ESSEX 1 C.A.G.Russell b Parker 5 not out 5 2 J.O’Connor b Bessant 2 not out 2 3 J.R.Freeman c Dennett b Parker 9 4 W.M.F.Turner c Mills b Bessant 22 5 P.A.Perrin not out 79 6 *J.W.H.T.Douglas b Dennett 7 7 H.M.Morris c Smith b Dennett 4 8 H.G.Clark b Dennett 11 9 †F.W.H.Nicholas c Smith b Mills 41 10 P.E.Morris c Smith b Dennett 1 11 A.B.Hipkin c Hammond b Dennett 8 Extras b 6, lb 2, nb 1 9 —— —— 198 (no wicket) 7 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-7, 3-40, 4-44, 5-76, 6-84, 7-130, 8-185, 9-186, 10-198 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 10 2 26 0 23 2 76 5 Hipkin 18 5 56 0 7 2 18 0 Russell 21 4 42 2 (4) 14.2 3 34 3 P.E.Morris 24.2 3 72 7 (3) 19 6 43 2 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bessant 14 2 33 2 Parker 30 16 47 2 1nb (1) 2 0 4 0 Dennett 27 4 65 5 Goddard 5 2 10 0 Mills 5 0 34 1 (2) 2 0 3 0 Umpires: J.Blake and T.Flowers. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 200-9 (Smith 90*, Bessant 0*); 2nd day: Gloucestershire (2) 133-6 (Mills 3*, Parker 4*). 76