First-Class Cricket Matchex 1925

WORCESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, August 1, 3, 4, 1925. Match drawn. (Points: Worcestershire 1, Essex 3) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.A.Pearson c and b Eastman 48 (4) c Freeman b Eastman 2 2 C.V.Tarbox c Gilligan b O’Connor 47 (9) c Nichols b Eastman 0 3 H.L.Higgins c Gilligan b O’Connor 10 (8) c Ashton b Eastman 0 4 *M.K.Foster b O’Connor 2 (1) c Gilligan b Eastman 28 5 H.K.Foster b O’Connor 0 (2) c Douglas b Eastman 17 6 G.Ashton c and b O’Connor 0 (3) b Hipkin 13 7 C.F.Root lbw b Hipkin 27 (5) c Russell b Eastman 21 8 W.H.N.Shakespeare not out 45 (6) c Russell b Hipkin 5 9 H.O.Rogers c Gilligan b Nichols 40 (7) c Russell b O’Connor 9 10 G.C.Wilson b Nichols 2 not out 0 11 †C.B.Ponsonby c Hipkin b Nichols 0 b O’Connor 18 Extras b 12, lb 8 20 b 5 5 —— —— 241 118 FoW (1): 1-76, 2-105, 3-107, 4-107, 5-107, 6-132, 7-162, 8-231, 9-241, 10-241 FoW (2): 1-49, 2-50, 3-60, 4-72, 5-78, 6-99, 7-99, 8-99, 9-105, 10-118 ESSEX 1 J.R.Freeman lbw b Pearson 0 2 J.A.Cutmore c Pearson b Root 1 3 J.O’Connor c Higgins b Pearson 39 4 C.A.G.Russell c Root b Pearson 8 5 P.A.Perrin b Root 52 6 C.T.Ashton c Wilson b Root 26 7 *J.W.H.T.Douglas lbw b Root 22 8 L.C.Eastman c H.K.Foster b Rogers 60 9 †F.W.Gilligan c M.K.Foster b Rogers 12 10 A.B.Hipkin c Shakespeare b Root 22 11 M.S.Nichols not out 4 Extras b 17, lb 13, w 1 31 —— 277 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-1, 3-13, 4-81, 5-123, 6-138, 7-197, 8-228, 9-263, 10-277 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Nichols 21.3 9 29 3 5 1 19 0 Douglas 27 7 67 0 7 0 33 0 Eastman 13 2 51 1 15 3 29 6 Hipkin 22 5 29 1 14 8 17 2 O’Connor 15 5 40 5 7.2 3 15 2 Ashton 2 0 5 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Root 52.3 14 127 5 Pearson 30 9 61 3 Rogers 23 3 56 2 Wilson 1 0 2 0 1w Umpires: C.Charlesworth and W.A.J.West. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 241-8 (Shakespeare 45*, Wilson 2*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 263-9 (Hipkin 14*). J.O’Connor took a hat-trick in the Worcestershire first innings (M.K.Foster, H.K.Foster, Ashton).