First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

KENT v ESSEX Played at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, June 25, 26, 27, 1924. Match drawn. (Points: Kent 3, Essex 1) KENT 1 H.T.W.Hardinge hit wkt b Hipkin 51 c Joy b Barnfather 14 2 G.J.Bryan b Eastman 29 c Joy b Hipkin 19 3 J.Seymour b Barnfather 42 c Russell b Hipkin 117 4 F.E.Woolley c Harrold b Hipkin 8 b Barnfather 40 5 W.H.Ashdown b Barnfather 0 c Perrin b Hipkin 19 6 G.C.Collins c Harrold b Hipkin 58 b O’Connor 25 7 A.L.Hilder b Eastman 16 not out 103 8 †J.C.Hubble run out 11 c Eastman b Hipkin 19 9 A.C.Wright b Hipkin 21 c Morris b O’Connor 81 10 *W.S.Cornwallis c Russell b Eastman 5 11 A.P.Freeman not out 3 (10) not out 1 Extras b 12, lb 6 18 b 11, lb 5, w 1 17 —— —— 262 (8 wickets, declared) 455 FoW (1): 1-63, 2-117, 3-131, 4-135, 5-140, 6-178, 7-209, 8-231, 9-246, 10-262 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-40, 3-111, 4-194, 5-223, 6-268, 7-293, 8-450 ESSEX 1 F.H.Gillingham c Hilder b Cornwallis 5 lbw b Wright 35 2 C.A.G.Russell lbw b Freeman 20 c Hilder b Wright 38 3 J.R.Freeman c Wright b Cornwallis 8 not out 123 4 J.O’Connor c Wright b Cornwallis 0 c and b Freeman 1 5 R.C.G.Joy c Hilder b Cornwallis 11 b Freeman 27 6 *P.A.Perrin c Woolley b Cornwallis 88 b Wright 6 7 H.M.Morris c Hubble b Freeman 57 b Collins 20 8 J.G.W.Harrold c and b Freeman 1 c Hubble b Wright 0 9 L.C.Eastman b Cornwallis 13 not out 80 10 A.B.Hipkin b Freeman 9 11 J.D.Barnfather not out 28 Extras b 5, lb 6, nb 3 14 b 14, lb 8 22 —— —— 254 (7 wickets) 352 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-27, 3-27, 4-43, 5-45, 6-122, 7-126, 8-175, 9-200, 10-254 FoW (2): 1-67, 2-80, 3-87, 4-149, 5-164, 6-205, 7-286 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Barnfather 21 3 70 2 27 0 128 2 Eastman 19 0 80 3 15 2 77 0 Joy 2 0 9 0 O’Connor 4 1 9 0 26.5 3 98 2 1w Hipkin 18.3 3 53 4 (3) 29 2 127 4 Russell 4 1 23 0 (5) 2 0 8 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Cornwallis 23.4 6 63 6 15 3 46 0 Collins 12 3 31 0 1nb 15 1 45 1 Freeman 23 5 61 4 32 10 89 2 Woolley 9 2 43 0 1nb 14 3 32 0 Ashdown 8 0 30 0 1nb 10 3 13 0 Wright 6 2 12 0 28 7 62 4 Bryan (7) 3 0 11 0 Hilder (8) 2 0 6 0 Hardinge (9) 6 0 19 0 Seymour (10) 2 0 7 0 Umpires: R.D.Burrows and H.R.Butt. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 129-7 (Perrin 19*, Eastman 1*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 393-7 (Hilder 70*, Wright 54*). J.Seymour’s 117 took 130 minutes and included 19 fours. A.L.Hilder’s 103 took 120 minutes. J.R.Freeman’s 123 took 270 minutes and included 20 fours.