Minor Counties Championship 1914

MATCH NUMBER 92: SURREY 2 ND XI V ESSEX 2 ND XI At The Oval, Kennington, London on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 August 1914 Result: Surrey 2 nd XI won by an innings and 66 runs Points: Surrey 2 nd XI 5 Toss: Surrey 2 nd XI Umpires: C Hughes and E Merrifield Debutants: Surrey 2 nd XI 1 (J R Strachan); Essex 2 nd XI 1 (A H Read) First day score: Surrey 2 nd XI 281; Essex 2 nd XI 17-1 wicket (C V Thompson 8*) Surrey 2 nd XI F S Gillespie c Hadden b Hills 67 J R Strachan lbw b Read 7 Goatly, E G c Hills b Read 42 + Alwin, R C b Hills 59 Myers, E B c Hills b Read 17 Peach, H A hit wicket b Mead 43 Abel, T E c Keble Guy b Hilleard 18 * A W F Rutty c Coleman b Hills 11 Platt, G J W c Read b Hills 0 A E R Gilligan b Mead 0 Freeman, A J not out 2 Extras b 15 15 Total (all out) 281 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 257 281 Second innings - - - - - - - - - - Hills 24 3 90 4 - - Read 25 2 116 3 - - Pallett 3 0 14 0 - - Smith 6 1 11 0 - - Coleman 2 0 9 0 - - Mead 4.2 1 12 2 - - Hilleard 2 0 14 1 - - Extras - - 15 0 - - Total 66.2 7 281 10 0 0 Essex 2 nd XI (Followed on) P J Hilleard b Freeman 9 ( ) b Platt 18 C V Thompson b Freeman 10 ( ) b Gilligan 1 * J Keble Guy b Freeman 0 ( ) lbw b Platt 0 E R Pallett c Rutty b Platt 10 ( ) lbw b Platt 14 P Campbell b Platt 0 ( ) b Platt 43 Hills, H M b Platt 2 ( ) not out 20 + Hadden, S b Platt 13 ( ) c Freeman b Platt 0 E C Coleman c Rutty b Myers 2 ( ) lbw b Myers 3 A H Read c Rutty b Myers 35 ( ) c Gillespie b Platt 15 Mead, H not out 0 ( ) c Peach b Myers 0 Smith, H W absent hurt ( ) absent hurt Extras b 4, lb 4, nb 1 9 b 7, nb 4 11 Total (all out) 90 125 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First innings 17 90 - Second innings 125 - Gilligan 3 0 6 0 - - ( ) 9 3 17 1 - - Myers 6.2 0 28 2 - - ( ) 6 2 31 2 - - Freeman 9 1 19 3 - 1 ( ) 10 2 26 0 - - Platt 13 0 28 4 - - ( ) 20 6 40 6 - 4 Extras - - 9 0 - - - - 11 0 - - Total 31.2 1 90 9 0 1 45 13 125 9 0 4 Notes: Surrey 2nd XI won this return match by an innings and 66 runs on the second day. Earlier in the month Surrey had won the match between the two teams at Leyton. For the winners there were 1 five and 5 fours in Gillespie’s 67 and 7 fours in Alwin’s 59. Gillespie and Goatly added 76 for the Surrey second wicket. Platt took 10 wickets for 68 runs in the match, including 6 for 40 in the Essex second innings. For Essex Campbell top-scored with 43 whilst Hills took 4 wickets. [Missing: Fall of wickets; Essex second innings batting and bowling orders; why H W Smith was absent hurt; precise time completed.] Sources: Surrey Year Book, p 109; The Sportsman 27,28 August; World of Cricket October, p 461. 109