First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

HAMPSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Southampton, August 9, 11, 12, 1924. Leicestershire won by ten wickets. (Points: Hampshire 0, Leicestershire 5) HAMPSHIRE 1 W.R.D.Shirley b Astill 16 b Astill 25 2 G.Brown b Taylor 50 lbw b Astill 0 3 R.Aird c Bale b Geary 15 c Bale b Geary 6 4 C.P.Mead c Geary b Bale 101 c Sharp b Geary 41 5 H.L.V.Day c Geary b Astill 8 c Sidwell b Shipman 6 6 *L.H.Tennyson c Astill b Shipman 19 c Sharp b Shipman 6 7 H.A.W.Bowell lbw b Geary 68 c Sharp b Shipman 8 8 A.S.Kennedy c King b Bale 2 c Geary b Shipman 0 9 J.A.Newman b Geary 14 b Geary 4 10 †W.H.Livsey c Sidwell b Geary 0 not out 26 11 G.S.Boyes not out 7 run out 3 Extras b 10, lb 6, w 2 18 b 13, w 1, nb 2 16 —— —— 318 141 FoW (1): 1-64, 2-79, 3-101, 4-117, 5-144, 6-279, 7-285, 8-297, 9-297, 10-318 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-16, 3-50, 4-70, 5-85, 6-102, 7-104, 8-104, 9-122, 10-141 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 A.W.Shipman st Livsey b Newman 6 2 *G.H.S.Fowke c Kennedy b Newman 32 (1) not out 24 3 E.W.Dawson b Kennedy 33 (2) not out 10 4 W.E.Astill lbw b Kennedy 30 5 A.T.Sharp c Mead b Newman 25 6 J.H.King b Boyes 14 7 C.H.Taylor b Boyes 123 8 G.Geary b Boyes 76 9 G.H.Salmon not out 26 10 †T.E.Sidwell c Bowell b Shirley 25 11 F.Bale not out 10 Extras b 19, lb 4, w 1, nb 1 25 nb 1 1 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 425 (no wicket) 35 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-46, 3-113, 4-116, 5-136, 6-168, 7-327, 8-370, 9-410 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Geary 38.3 13 78 4 29 13 38 3 Shipman 20 1 60 1 (3) 14.1 5 30 4 1w,2nb Astill 23 4 76 2 2w (2) 24 9 57 2 Taylor 9 0 43 1 Bale 16 3 43 2 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Kennedy 33 9 90 2 3 1 17 0 Shirley 17 3 57 1 1w,1nb Newman 34 4 117 3 (2) 3 0 16 0 1nb Brown 20 3 72 0 Boyes 24 6 64 3 (3) 0.2 0 1 0 Umpires: F.Chester and W.Reeves. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 6-0 (Fowke 4*, Shipman 1*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 425-9 (Salmon 26*, Bale 10*). C.H.Taylor’s 123 included 13 fours and 1 six.