First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

SUSSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham, June 18, 19, 1924. Sussex won by five wickets. (Points: Sussex 5, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 C.V.Tarbox b A.E.R.Gilligan 22 lbw b Tate 12 2 F.A.Pearson c Bowley b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 (3) b Tate 2 3 *†M.K.Foster not out 157 (2) c Cook b Tate 8 4 Lord Somers c Bowley b Tate 1 (5) b A.E.R.Gilligan 7 5 E.H.Bryant b Tate 0 (8) c and b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 6 J.B.Coventry b Tate 29 (9) c A.H.H.Gilligan b Tate 16 7 C.F.Root b Tate 22 (4) b Tate 6 8 M.F.S.Jewell lbw b Cox 5 (7) b Tate 2 9 C.R.Preece b A.E.R.Gilligan 16 (6) c and b Tate 0 10 G.C.Wilson c Parks b Bowley 14 (11) not out 2 11 H.O.Rogers c Watson b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 (10) b Tate 0 Extras b 8, lb 5, nb 1 14 lb 2 2 —— —— 280 57 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4-44, 5-171, 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-280 FoW (2): 1-18, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-57 SUSSEX 1 A.H.H.Gilligan b Root 17 c Root b Pearson 29 2 E.H.Bowley b Root 9 c Rogers b Wilson 78 3 †W.L.Cornford b Root 6 c Foster b Jewell 30 4 A.J.Holmes c and b Root 0 b Rogers 16 5 T.E.R.Cook c Bryant b Root 0 lbw b Rogers 2 6 M.W.Tate b Pearson 16 not out 9 7 *A.E.R.Gilligan b Pearson 34 8 G.R.Cox b Preece 24 9 A.F.Wensley c Rogers b Preece 40 (7) not out 7 10 A.C.Watson c Somers b Pearson 1 11 J.H.Parks not out 0 Extras lb 8 8 b 11, lb 2 13 —— —— 155 (5 wickets) 184 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4-37, 5- , 6-53, 7-86, 8- , 9- , 10-155 FoW (2): 1-47, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W A.E.R.Gilligan 20.1 3 64 4 1nb (2) 14 2 37 2 Tate 33 6 96 4 (1) 14.3 7 18 8 Cox 12 2 31 1 Parks 8 1 15 0 Bowley 10 0 33 1 Wensley 3 0 16 0 A.H.H.Gilligan 4 1 11 0 Watson 1 1 0 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Root 21 3 71 5 14 2 37 0 Pearson 25 5 59 3 14 1 40 1 Preece 4.1 0 17 2 (4) 8 4 12 0 Wilson (3) 14 1 53 1 Coventry (5) 2 1 1 0 Rogers (6) 6 0 15 2 Jewell (7) 3.5 0 13 1 Umpires: T.M.Russell and W.A.J.West. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 37-4 (Cook 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. M.K.Foster’s 157 took 255 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six.