First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

MIDDLESEX v SUSSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 19, 21, 22, 1923. Middlesex won by three wickets. (Points: Middlesex 5, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 A.H.H.Gilligan c Hendren b Durston 68 (3) c Hendren b Hearne 16 2 E.H.Bowley c Tanner b Durston 0 (4) st Murrell b Hearne 30 3 M.W.Tate c Stevens b Durston 0 (5) c Stevens b Hearne 18 4 A.J.Holmes b Tanner 91 (6) c and b Stevens 1 5 T.E.R.Cook b Hearne 25 (9) c Hearne b Stevens 0 6 †G.B.Street c Lee b Hearne 5 (11) not out 0 7 A.C.Watson c Hendren b Hearne 59 (8) st Murrell b Hearne 4 8 G.R.Cox not out 18 (1) c Murrell b Durston 24 9 G.A.Stannard b Hearne 3 (10) st Murrell b Hearne 13 10 *A.E.R.Gilligan b Hearne 21 (7) b Stevens 11 11 H.E.Roberts c and b Hearne 3 (2) b Hearne 19 Extras b 17 17 b 5, lb 7, nb 1 13 —— —— 310 149 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-4, 3-105, 4-157, 5-177, 6-241, 7-263, 8-276, 9-304, 10-310 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-68, 3-70, 4-90, 5-91, 6-115, 7-122, 8-123, 9-142, 10-149 MIDDLESEX 1 H.L.Dales lbw b Tate 16 b Tate 0 2 H.W.Lee c Street b Bowley 48 b Bowley 13 3 J.W.Hearne lbw b A.E.R.Gilligan 140 not out 57 4 G.T.S.Stevens lbw b Tate 4 (9) not out 6 5 *F.T.Mann b Tate 0 (6) lbw b Tate 18 6 E.H.Hendren st Street b Cox 11 (4) st Street b Bowley 0 7 G.E.V.Crutchley b Cox 13 b Tate 13 8 A.R.Tanner c A.E.R.Gilligan b Cox 0 c A.H.H.Gilligan b Tate 27 9 R.H.Twining not out 58 (5) b Cox 2 10 †H.R.Murrell b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 11 F.J.Durston b A.E.R.Gilligan 3 Extras b 15, lb 3, w 1 19 b 13 13 —— —— 312 (7 wickets) 149 FoW (1): 1-61, 2-75, 3-80, 4-84, 5-112, 6-144, 7-144, 8-294, 9-298, 10-312 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-20, 3-26, 4-29, 5-67, 6-67, 7-140 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Durston 22 8 30 3 10 2 18 1 Stevens 17 1 58 0 20 3 62 3 1nb Tanner 19 1 55 1 5 1 11 0 Hearne 30.4 5 83 6 19.5 5 45 6 Lee 22 4 67 0 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W A.E.R.Gilligan 27 6 51 3 9 3 21 0 Tate 40 10 70 3 22 4 34 4 Cox 34 14 60 3 (4) 17.5 6 34 1 Roberts 10 3 24 0 1w Bowley 32 17 57 1 (3) 25 5 47 2 A.H.H.Gilligan 3 1 17 0 Stannard 3 0 14 0 Umpires: W.A.Buswell and A.E.Street. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 16-0 (Dales 3*, Lee 11*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 7-0 (Cox 5*, Roberts 2*). J.W.Hearne’s 140 took 240 minutes and included 16 fours. 92