ESSEX CRICKET

f10653 cc4457	Essex v Middlesex
	County Championship 1923
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 25th, 26th, 27th July 1923 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 0; Middlesex 2
Umpires	HR Butt, WAJ West
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 99/0 (Dales 53, Lee 44)
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 137/6 (Perrin 33*)

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HL Dales	c Russell b Douglas	57
HW Lee	c Freeman b Douglas	48
JW Hearne	c Ashton b Russell	20
EH Hendren	not out	200		240	26	-
*FT Mann	c Ashton b Eastman	122		140	14	2
NE Haig	c Ashton b Eastman	1
RH Hill	b Russell	12
JL Guise	not out	8
+HR Murrell	did not bat
FJ Durston	did not bat
AJB Fowler	did not bat
Extras	(13 b, 7 lb, 1 nb)	21
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 114 overs)	489
Fall of wickets:
1-103, 2-108, 3-152, 4-408, 5-426, 6-466

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Douglas	24	4	83	2	-	-
Eastman	24	3	87	2	-	-
Russell	23	1	82	2	-	-
Ashton	22	2	72	0	-	1
Carbutt	19	0	127	0	-	-
Franklin	2	0	17	0	-	-

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJH Treglown	c Hendren b Durston	0
+JR Freeman	c Hill b Hearne	47
J O'Connor	c and b Fowler	25
CAG Russell	c Hendren b Hearne	20
PA Perrin	c Murrell b Hearne	43
CT Ashton	st Murrell b Hearne	7
LC Eastman	lbw b Hearne	0
*JWHT Douglas	c sub (AB Hipkin) b Guise	96
HM Morris	lbw b Hearne	32
HWF Franklin	c and b Guise	106
NJO Carbutt	not out	12
Extras	(12 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)	16
Total	(all out, 141.2 overs)	404
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-62, 3-80, 4-113, 5-137, 6-137, 7-162, 8-216, 9-376, 10-404 (141.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Durston	26	6	67	1	-	-
Lee	22	6	36	0	-	-
Fowler	40	10	104	1	-	-
Hearne	41	7	143	6	-	-
Hendren	6	0	22	0	-	-
Guise	6.2	2	16	2	-	-

Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RH Hill	c Russell b Morris	6
HW Lee	c Freeman b Eastman	0
JL Guise	c Ashton b Carbutt	26
NE Haig	c Russell b Carbutt	10
+HR Murrell	not out	5
*FT Mann	b Morris	8
HL Dales	did not bat
JW Hearne	did not bat
EH Hendren	did not bat
FJ Durston	did not bat
AJB Fowler	did not bat
Extras	(13 b)	13
Total	(5 wickets, 21.5 overs)	68
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-16, 3-49, 4-57, 5-68 (21.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Eastman	4	1	4	1	-	-
Morris	7.5	0	18	2	-	-
Ashton	4	1	10	0	-	-
Carbutt	6	0	23	2	-	-

Notes
--> FT Mann scored 1 five in the Middlesex first innings
--> EH Hendren (1) passed 17000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 172
--> HWF Franklin (1) passed his previous highest score of 43 in County Championship matches
--> HWF Franklin (1) passed his previous highest score of 53 in first-class matches
--> NJO Carbutt made his debut in County Championship matches
--> CAG Russell reached 100 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> JW Hearne reached 100 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Essex first innings