First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Leyton, June 21, 23, 24, 1924. Middlesex won by an innings and 23 runs. (Points: Essex 0, Middlesex 5) ESSEX 1 F.H.Gillingham b Haig 3 (5) c Mann b Allen 15 2 C.A.G.Russell c Murrell b Durston 9 (1) c Crutchley b Durston 0 3 †J.R.Freeman c Lee b Allen 97 c Murrell b Durston 21 4 J.O’Connor c Crutchley b Allen 9 c Hendren b Allen 4 5 P.A.Perrin c Murrell b Haig 13 (6) c Hearne b Kidd 87 6 F.W.H.Nicholas c Murrell b Durston 6 (2) b Haig 14 7 *J.W.H.T.Douglas lbw b Hearne 2 lbw b Hearne 18 8 P.Ashton lbw b Hearne 31 st Murrell b Hearne 21 9 H.M.Morris c Hendren b Kidd 5 b Haig 35 10 G.M.Louden b Kidd 0 not out 1 11 A.B.Hipkin not out 7 c Hendren b Kidd 22 Extras b 11, lb 2, w 1 14 b 8, lb 4, nb 1 13 —— —— 196 251 FoW (1): 1-13, 2-17, 3-39, 4-52, 5-101, 6-104, 7-145, 8-164, 9-165, 10-196 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-40, 3-44, 4-54, 5-69, 6-102, 7-138, 8-214, 9-228, 10-251 MIDDLESEX 1 H.L.Dales c O’Connor b Hipkin 69 2 H.W.Lee c Freeman b Douglas 1 3 J.W.Hearne c O’Connor b Louden 116 4 E.H.Hendren c Gillingham b Ashton 41 5 G.E.V.Crutchley lbw b Douglas 48 6 N.E.Haig b Russell 68 7 *F.T.Mann retired hurt 14 8 G.O.B.Allen c Gillingham b Douglas 27 9 E.L.Kidd c Freeman b Louden 24 10 †H.R.Murrell not out 15 11 F.J.Durston Extras b 26, lb 19, nb 2 47 —— (8 wickets, declared) 470 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-148, 3-231, 4-261, 5-364, 6-372, 7-443, 8-470 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Haig 21 6 47 2 22 8 54 2 1nb Durston 14 4 26 2 1w 15 6 28 2 Allen 17.5 7 41 2 17 4 30 2 Hearne 21 5 54 2 24 3 69 2 Kidd 6 1 14 2 13.2 0 57 2 Essex Bowling O M R W Louden 47 9 124 2 1nb Douglas 34 8 89 3 1nb O’Connor 15 2 53 0 Ashton 12 1 55 1 Russell 10 3 37 1 Hipkin 21 0 65 1 Umpires: F.Chester and T.Flowers. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 100-1 (Dales 42*, Hearne 44*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 27-1 (Freeman 17*, Nicholas 7*). J.W.Hearne’s 116 took 225 minutes and included 7 fours.