First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

SUSSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, July 12, 14, 15, 1924. Gloucestershire won by nine wickets. (Points: Sussex 0, Gloucestershire 5) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 A.E.Dipper c Browne b Higgs 196 (2) not out 6 2 B.H.Lyon c Browne b Wensley 53 (1) c Browne b Cook 9 3 †H.Smith b Browne 55 4 B.S.Bloodworth c Wensley b Higgs 68 5 F.G.Rogers lbw b Cox 7 6 *D.C.Robinson not out 12 7 J.G.W.T.Bessant c Wilson b Wensley 5 8 E.G.Dennett not out 2 9 P.T.Mills (3) not out 1 10 C.W.L.Parker 11 T.W.J.Goddard Extras lb 9, nb 3 12 b 1 1 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 410 (1 wicket) 17 FoW (1): 1-79, 2-215, 3-370, 4-386, 5-394, 6-405 FoW (2): 1-13 SUSSEX 1 *H.L.Wilson b Bessant 76 b Goddard 22 2 A.H.H.Gilligan b Goddard 2 c Lyon b Dennett 48 3 †W.L.Cornford c Smith b Goddard 0 (4) st Smith b Mills 22 4 T.E.R.Cook c Dennett b Goddard 0 (5) c Smith b Mills 59 5 J.E.Frazer b Goddard 4 (6) b Mills 8 6 K.A.Higgs lbw b Parker 71 (3) c Smith b Goddard 0 7 J.Langridge b Mills 6 (8) c Lyon b Parker 26 8 A.F.Wensley c Lyon b Mills 15 (9) b Parker 22 9 J.H.Parks lbw b Parker 0 (10) c Smith b Parker 4 10 G.R.Cox not out 19 (7) b Parker 6 11 F.B.R.Browne c Parker b Goddard 6 not out 4 Extras lb 2 2 lb 2, w 1, nb 1 4 —— —— 201 225 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-7, 3-7, 4-21, 5-150, 6-160, 7-160, 8-162, 9-176, 10-201 FoW (2): 1-45, 2-49, 3-89, 4-117, 5-131, 6-144, 7-172, 8-203, 9-212, 10-225 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Browne 24 3 97 1 2nb Wensley 39 9 110 2 1nb Parks 15 6 48 0 Cox 25 4 76 1 Gilligan 9 1 43 0 Langridge 7 4 8 0 Higgs 5 1 15 2 Wilson 1 0 1 0 (1) 2 0 9 0 Cook (2) 1.5 0 7 1 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goddard 16 2 58 5 24 6 80 2 Parker 26 8 59 2 25.3 7 71 4 1nb Mills 13 3 28 2 10 1 24 3 Dennett 7 1 24 0 11 3 25 1 Bessant 5 0 30 1 5 0 21 0 1w Umpires: L.C.Braund and A.Warren. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 410-6 (Robinson 12*, Dennett 2*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 191-7 (Langridge 9*, Wensley 14*). A.E.Dipper’s 196 took 300 minutes and included 26 fours. T.W.J.Goddard took a hat-trick in the Sussex first innings (Gilligan, Cornford, Cook).