First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

ESSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, August 23, 25, 26, 1924. Match drawn. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 W.H.Denton c Eastman b Douglas 80 2 C.N.Woolley c Russell b Hipkin 59 3 *V.W.C.Jupp c Richardson b Franklin 29 4 R.A.Haywood b Douglas 63 5 G.C.Gifford b Douglas 11 6 H.F.Bagnall c Russell b Franklin 18 7 W.Wells st Gilligan b Hipkin 36 8 †B.W.Bellamy c O’Connor b Hipkin 22 9 J.S.Nicholson b Douglas 6 10 J.V.Murdin not out 9 11 E.W.Clark c Gilligan b Douglas 2 Extras b 9, lb 6, w 1 16 —— 351 FoW (1): 1-104, 2-164, 3-228, 4-245, 5-260, 6-267, 7-331, 8-338, 9-342, 10-351 ESSEX 1 L.C.Eastman c Bellamy b Nicholson 69 2 J.R.Freeman b Murdin 120 3 J.O’Connor c Jupp b Murdin 33 4 C.A.G.Russell b Jupp 64 5 J.V.Richardson b Wells 0 6 P.A.Perrin b Wells 1 7 *J.W.H.T.Douglas not out 21 8 †F.W.Gilligan not out 2 9 H.W.F.Franklin 10 A.B.Hipkin 11 J.A.Cutmore Extras b 4, lb 10, w 1, nb 3 18 —— (6 wickets) 328 FoW (1): 1-120, 2-211, 3-250, 4-251, 5-255, 6-322 Essex Bowling O M R W Douglas 32.3 8 73 5 Eastman 15 3 37 0 Hipkin 35 6 119 3 Russell 14 5 25 0 Franklin 18 1 69 2 1w O’Connor 8 4 12 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Wells 17 6 37 2 1nb Woolley 27 5 67 0 Murdin 18 3 85 2 2nb Nicholson 19 8 30 1 1w Jupp 20 5 60 1 Clark 6 0 31 0 Umpires: F.Chester and C.Marshall. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 314-6 (Wells 27*, Bellamy 11*). J.R.Freeman’s 120 took 210 minutes and included 17 fours.