First-Class Cricket Matchex 1925

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, August 19, 20, 1925. Sussex won by four wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Sussex 5) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 E.W.Dawson c Cornford b Browne 15 b Tate 9 2 A.W.Shipman b Browne 9 lbw b Tate 1 3 G.L.Berry b Wensley 19 c Cornford b Tate 8 4 W.E.Astill c Gilligan b Tate 9 c Watson b Wensley 55 5 C.H.Taylor b Wensley 36 b Wensley 0 6 G.Geary b Tate 7 c Cook b Tate 10 7 *G.H.S.Fowke st Cornford b Tate 0 st Cornford b Wensley 37 8 H.A.Smith c and b Wensley 3 b Wensley 13 9 †T.E.Sidwell not out 7 b Wensley 0 10 F.Bale b Wensley 0 not out 7 11 A.Skelding b Wensley 5 absent hurt 0 Extras b 11, lb 7, nb 2 20 b 5, lb 4, nb 1 10 —— —— 130 150 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-33, 3-40, 4-85, 5-96, 6-96, 7-110, 8-113, 9-113, 10-130 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-17, 3-32, 4-33, 5-52, 6-109, 7-129, 8-129, 9-150 SUSSEX 1 E.H.Bowley c Sidwell b Skelding 1 b Astill 13 2 M.W.Tate c Fowke b Astill 20 b Geary 23 3 R.A.Young b Skelding 1 lbw b Geary 0 4 T.E.R.Cook c Fowke b Geary 43 b Astill 0 5 G.R.Cox c Smith b Astill 56 c Taylor b Astill 10 6 *A.E.R.Gilligan b Shipman 30 b Astill 0 7 R.L.Holdsworth c Sidwell b Geary 9 not out 21 8 A.C.Watson c sub b Geary 18 not out 14 9 A.F.Wensley not out 1 10 †W.L.Cornford lbw b Geary 4 11 F.B.R.Browne b Geary 0 Extras b 3, lb 14 17 —— —— 200 (6 wickets) 81 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-28, 3-28, 4-137, 5-137, 6-155, 7-193, 8-195, 9-200, 10-200 FoW (2): 1-33, 2-35, 3-41, 4-41, 5-54, 6-54 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wensley 18.5 6 26 5 2nb (2) 19.2 5 61 5 1nb Tate 31 13 54 3 (1) 25 10 53 4 Browne 10 4 15 2 11 8 7 0 Cox 11 8 15 0 12 4 19 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 10 3 18 2 Astill 22 4 64 2 (3) 10.4 3 34 4 Geary 24.4 7 60 5 (1) 15 4 34 2 Bale 11 6 14 0 Shipman 7 0 16 1 (2) 4 0 13 0 Smith 2 1 6 0 Taylor 2 0 5 0 Umpires: J.Moss and J.Stone. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 116-3 (Cook 38*, Cox 40*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.