First-Class Cricket Matchex 1925

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at Kennington Oval, July 8, 9, 10, 1925. Gentlemen won by four wickets. PLAYERS 1 *J.B.Hobbs b Calthorpe 5 run out 51 2 A.Sandham c Hill b Fender 50 3 J.W.Hearne b Allen 103 not out 65 4 E.H.Hendren b Haig 59 c Tennyson b Calthorpe 31 5 E.H.Bowley lbw b Bettington 12 (2) b Bettington 39 6 J.H.Parsons c Hill b Fender 72 lbw b Calthorpe 14 7 A.S.Kennedy not out 59 c Fender b Tennyson 15 8 M.W.Tate b Allen 7 (5) lbw b Calthorpe 5 9 F.Edwards b Fender 8 (8) c Bettington b Tennyson 10 10 †H.Strudwick not out 4 (9) not out 7 11 H.Howell Extras b 5, lb 17, nb 2 24 b 12, nb 3 15 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 403 (7 wickets, declared) 252 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-101, 3-216, 4-222, 5-260, 6-359, 7-376, 8-398 FoW (2): 1-90, 2-103, 3-153, 4-171, 5-203, 6-222, 7-234 GENTLEMEN 1 F.S.G.Calthorpe c Parsons b Tate 63 b Tate 11 2 C.H.Titchmarsh c Strudwick b Tate 21 run out 15 3 R.Aird c Strudwick b Tate 8 (8) not out 31 4 G.R.Jackson b Tate 5 (5) c Hobbs b Kennedy 14 5 C.N.Bruce lbw b Tate 7 (4) b Kennedy 36 6 L.H.Tennyson c Strudwick b Tate 69 (3) st Strudwick b Tate 28 7 *P.G.H.Fender b Edwards 21 (6) b Tate 12 8 G.O.B.Allen b Howell 130 9 R.H.B.Bettington b Kennedy 8 10 N.E.Haig c Strudwick b Tate 98 (7) not out 51 11 †M.L.Hill not out 6 Extras b 15, lb 6, nb 1 22 lb 2 2 —— —— 458 (6 wickets) 200 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-94, 3-100, 4-108, 5-113, 6-161, 7-209, 8-217, 9-410, 10-458 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-30, 3-59, 4-100, 5-111, 6-141 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W O M R W Allen 23 4 81 2 2nb 3 1 9 0 2nb Calthorpe 27 6 71 1 17 0 59 3 Haig 26 5 56 1 18 3 64 0 1nb Bettington 17 1 86 1 17 1 64 1 Fender 27 4 85 3 9 3 19 0 Tennyson (6) 4 0 22 2 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Tate 42 9 148 7 12 0 80 3 Howell 28 0 119 1 6 0 31 0 Kennedy 23 4 64 1 9.3 0 59 2 Hearne 10 2 31 0 Edwards 23 3 55 1 Bowley 11 2 19 0 1nb (4) 5 0 28 0 Umpires: F.Parris and W.Phillips. Toss: Players Close of Play: 1st day: Players (1) 403-8 (Kennedy 50*, Strudwick 4*); 2nd day: Gentlemen (1) 412-9 (Allen 93*, Hill 1*). J.W.Hearne’s 103 took 180 minutes and included 7 fours. G.O.B.Allen’s 130 included 16 fours.