First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

LEICESTERSHIRE v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, June 25, 26, 27, 1924. Leicestershire won by 1 run. (Points: Leicestershire 5, Gloucestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 W.Berridge b Hammond 15 b Hammond 2 2 S.S.Coulson b Goddard 4 c Parker b Dennett 2 3 W.E.Astill b Hammond 2 c Dennett b Hammond 17 4 J.H.King c Bloodworth b Parker 11 c Rogers b Goddard 47 5 G.Geary b Parker 30 b Mills 12 6 †T.E.Sidwell c Goddard b Dennett 36 b Dennett 33 7 *G.H.S.Fowke c Bessant b Mills 22 st Bloodworth b Dennett 56 8 G.L.Berry c Goddard b Parker 37 c Rogers b Parker 6 9 A.W.Shipman c Goddard b Parker 7 not out 22 10 L.S.Hutchinson not out 1 st Bloodworth b Parker 7 11 A.Skelding st Bloodworth b Dennett 2 c Hammond b Parker 0 Extras b 7, lb 4 11 b 9, lb 8, w 1, nb 1 19 —— —— 178 223 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-22, 3-26, 4-36, 5-85, 6-105, 7-150, 8-172, 9-175, 10-178 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-28, 3-55, 4-105, 5-142, 6-149, 7-154, 8-203, 9-223, 10-223 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 A.E.Dipper lbw b Astill 61 b Shipman 22 2 W.H.Simmonds c and b Astill 44 b Astill 5 3 †B.S.Bloodworth c Astill b Geary 49 c Sidwell b Skelding 10 4 W.R.Hammond b Skelding 20 c Sidwell b Shipman 40 5 *F.G.Rogers c Sidwell b Skelding 5 b Shipman 12 6 N.F.C.Hobbs c Hutchinson b Shipman 13 c King b Skelding 0 7 P.T.Mills b Geary 1 b Geary 0 8 C.W.L.Parker b Astill 34 c Sidwell b Geary 17 9 E.G.Dennett c Geary b Astill 14 b Shipman 1 10 J.G.W.T.Bessant not out 5 not out 11 11 T.W.J.Goddard c Geary b Astill 3 b Geary 1 Extras b 22, lb 5 27 b 1, lb 4 5 —— —— 276 124 FoW (1): 1-101, 2-110, 3-131, 4-143, 5-175, 6-178, 7-215, 8-259, 9-264, 10-276 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-33, 3-54, 4-68, 5-80, 6-81, 7-107, 8-111, 9-112, 10-124 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Hammond 10 1 33 2 17 5 47 2 1w Goddard 15 3 29 1 10 2 28 1 1nb Parker 38 12 61 4 34.4 16 64 3 Mills 15 6 17 1 (5) 8 3 14 1 Dennett 18 5 27 2 (4) 23 6 51 3 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 30 9 79 2 12 1 29 2 Shipman 14 2 42 1 (3) 11 2 15 4 Astill 22.5 9 54 5 (2) 3 0 9 1 Geary 29 5 74 2 18.5 0 66 3 Umpires: W.Phillips and A.E.Street. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 78-0 (Simmonds 27*, Dipper 51*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 122-4 (King 35*, Fowke 12*). S.S.Coulson retired hurt in the Leicestershire second innings having scored 2 (team had lost 0 wickets) and later returned on the third day.