First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

LEICESTERSHIRE v HAMPSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 24, 26, 27, 1924. Leicestershire won by four wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 5, Hampshire 0) HAMPSHIRE 1 *L.H.Tennyson c Geary b Astill 11 (5) c King b Astill 4 2 W.R.D.Shirley run out 26 b Astill 4 3 R.Aird c Lord b Shipman 9 c Skelding b Astill 39 4 C.P.Mead lbw b Shipman 0 c Geary b Bale 34 5 H.L.V.Day c King b Astill 13 (1) b Bale 15 6 G.Brown b Geary 3 (7) not out 65 7 J.A.Newman c Fowke b Geary 13 (6) c Sidwell b Skelding 2 8 A.H.Kneller c Sidwell b Geary 7 b Bale 19 9 †W.H.Livsey b Geary 3 b Geary 3 10 F.A.Gross b Geary 5 b Geary 0 11 G.S.Boyes not out 9 b Astill 17 Extras nb 2 2 b 12, lb 8 20 —— —— 101 222 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-26, 3-26, 4-61, 5-64, 6-68, 7-81, 8-85, 9-88, 10-101 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-54, 3-71, 4-75, 5-84, 6-122, 7-166, 8-169, 9-169, 10-222 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.Lord b Newman 11 c Kneller b Boyes 7 2 †T.E.Sidwell b Newman 0 c Brown b Newman 3 3 W.E.Astill st Livsey b Newman 11 c Aird b Newman 50 4 *G.H.S.Fowke b Newman 7 (6) not out 5 5 J.H.King c Livsey b Newman 14 (4) lbw b Boyes 6 6 G.Geary c and b Gross 41 (5) b Newman 67 7 W.Berridge c Livsey b Boyes 10 8 A.W.Shipman c Day b Boyes 14 not out 9 9 F.Bale c and b Gross 31 (7) b Boyes 5 10 N.B.Lee lbw b Gross 12 11 A.Skelding not out 4 Extras lb 3 3 b 8, lb 4, nb 2 14 —— —— 158 (6 wickets) 166 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-17, 3-26, 4-33, 5-44, 6-75, 7-99, 8-111, 9-153, 10-158 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-19, 3-33, 4-131, 5-149, 6-154 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 13 4 20 0 15 3 53 1 Astill 14 4 46 2 2nb 28.3 5 69 4 Shipman 4 2 5 2 13 5 16 0 Geary 19.5 8 28 5 (5) 24 11 30 2 Bale (4) 19 4 34 3 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Newman 34 11 80 5 25.4 4 64 3 Shirley 5 3 3 0 (5) 2 1 11 0 Boyes 37 15 41 2 (2) 29 10 44 3 2nb Gross 8.4 1 31 3 (3) 6 0 21 0 Brown (4) 2 0 12 0 Umpires: T.Flowers and H.I.Young. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 21-2 (Lord 9*, Fowke 1*); 2nd day: Hampshire (2) 137-6 (Brown 19*, Boyes 9*).