First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Northampton, May 19, 21, 22, 1923. Leicestershire won by 191 runs. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Leicestershire 5) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.H.S.Fowke c and b Tyler 104 c Thomas b Tyler 37 2 G.H.Salmon b Thomas 29 b Thomas 0 3 W.E.Astill b Thomas 12 b Thomas 11 4 J.H.King c Murdin b Thomas 2 c Murdin b Thomas 15 5 A.T.Sharp b Thomas 24 b Tyler 8 6 †T.E.Sidwell c Murdin b Thomas 0 b Clark 12 7 S.Coe c Woolley b Clark 87 c Tyler b Thomas 86 8 G.Geary not out 72 lbw b Thomas 17 9 S.S.Coulson c Woolley b Murdin 3 b Murdin 5 10 A.W.Shipman lbw b Murdin 7 b Thomas 19 11 A.Skelding not out 18 not out 8 Extras b 3, lb 8 11 b 16, lb 10 26 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 369 244 FoW (1): 1-86, 2-110, 3-116, 4-164, 5-164, 6-226, 7-316, 8-321, 9-337 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-17, 3-47, 4-81, 5-100, 6-100, 7-154, 8-215, 9-215, 10-244 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 C.N.Woolley b King 53 c Sidwell b Skelding 0 2 H.F.Bagnall b Astill 23 run out 27 3 N.P.Andrews b Geary 25 b Astill 7 4 †B.W.Bellamy not out 78 c Astill b Shipman 19 5 A.E.Thomas b Geary 4 c Salmon b King 21 6 H.A.White b Geary 0 (7) b Shipman 4 7 S.H.G.Humfrey b Skelding 25 (6) c Geary b Shipman 0 8 *A.H.Bull c Sidwell b Shipman 12 c Sidwell b Skelding 25 9 J.V.Murdin c Fowke b Astill 25 not out 16 10 B.Tyler c Geary b Astill 2 b Astill 6 11 E.W.Clark c Sidwell b Skelding 24 b Geary 5 Extras b 12, lb 7, nb 2 21 —— —— 292 130 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-106, 3-108, 4-116, 5-116, 6-144, 7-164, 8-220, 9-233, 10-292 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-9, 3-43, 4-57, 5-57, 6-65, 7-103, 8-111, 9-111, 10-130 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Murdin 44 12 108 2 19 4 56 1 Thomas 49 16 126 5 28.5 6 86 6 Clark 9 3 17 1 11 4 39 1 Woolley 13 3 36 0 White 8 1 28 0 (4) 4 0 8 0 Tyler 7 0 43 1 (5) 8 2 29 2 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 18.1 4 49 2 13 4 44 2 Astill 26 6 79 3 1nb 18 9 28 2 Geary 24 5 55 3 1nb 6.4 1 20 1 King 12 3 42 1 7 3 28 1 Shipman 16 5 46 1 6 2 10 3 Umpires: J.Blake and F.Parris. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 317-7 (Geary 48*, Coulson 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 14-1 (Fowke 0*, Astill 8*). G.H.S.Fowke’s 104 took 225 minutes and included 16 fours and 1 six. 93