First-Class Cricket Matchex 1925

ESSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Leyton, May 20, 21, 22, 1925. Essex won by five wickets. (Points: Essex 5, Gloucestershire 0) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 *P.F.C.Williams c Douglas b Eastman 40 c Hipkin b Sharp 21 2 A.E.Dipper c O’Connor b Douglas 6 c and b Douglas 20 3 †B.S.Bloodworth c Russell b Eastman 8 c Morris b Hipkin 115 4 W.R.Hammond c Morris b Douglas 45 c Freeman b O’Connor 6 5 M.G.Salter b Eastman 4 b O’Connor 21 6 P.T.Mills c O’Connor b Hipkin 5 b Hipkin 12 7 A.E.Waters c Russell b Sharp 11 b Russell 3 8 C.W.L.Parker b Brown 14 c Sharp b Hipkin 56 9 J.G.W.T.Bessant not out 22 lbw b Hipkin 3 10 E.G.Dennett b O’Connor 8 not out 11 11 E.G.Blackmore b O’Connor 2 b Douglas 5 Extras b 5, lb 6, w 1 12 b 6, lb 12 18 —— —— 177 291 FoW (1): 1-19, 2-40, 3-67, 4-89, 5-109, 6-116, 7-133, 8-146, 9-163, 10-177 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-47, 3-65, 4-102, 5-122, 6-148, 7-269, 8-271, 9-274, 10-291 ESSEX 1 †J.R.Freeman c Parker b Dennett 36 b Hammond 0 2 J.A.Cutmore c and b Parker 35 c and b Parker 6 3 J.O’Connor c Dennett b Parker 3 (4) b Hammond 6 4 C.A.G.Russell c Dennett b Parker 56 (5) not out 135 5 P.A.Perrin c Salter b Parker 38 (6) b Parker 17 6 *J.W.H.T.Douglas c Dipper b Parker 1 (7) not out 29 7 H.M.Morris c Waters b Dennett 1 8 R.H.Sharp b Dennett 0 9 A.B.Hipkin c Hammond b Dennett 25 (3) b Mills 36 10 G.R.R.Brown not out 9 11 L.C.Eastman absent hurt 0 Extras b 15, lb 3 18 b 5, lb 16 21 —— —— 222 (5 wickets) 250 FoW (1): 1-68, 2-101, 3-170, 4-181, 5-185, 6-187, 7-187, 8-187, 9-222 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-10, 3-25, 4-82, 5-129 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Douglas 22 3 61 2 22 6 52 2 Eastman 13 0 57 3 O’Connor 4 0 11 2 15 1 48 2 Hipkin 6 1 15 1 9 0 38 4 Sharp 4 0 13 1 1w (2) 18 1 78 1 Brown 3 0 8 1 6 0 24 0 Russell (5) 7 1 33 1 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Hammond 16 2 45 0 30 10 75 2 Blackmore 6 1 17 0 Waters 13 2 38 0 (5) 4 1 14 0 Parker 27 7 56 5 (2) 51.3 25 80 2 Dennett 22 8 48 4 (4) 23 10 34 0 Mills (3) 13 3 26 1 Umpires: L.C.Braund and F.Parris. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 134-2 (Russell 31*, Perrin 18*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 10-1 (Cutmore 6*, Hipkin 4*). B.S.Bloodworth’s 115 took 180 minutes. C.A.G.Russell’s 135 took 240 minutes and included 16 fours. J.R.Freeman retired hurt in the Essex first innings having scored 31 and later returned.