ESSEX CRICKET

f4862 cc731	Essex v Sussex
	County Championship 1898
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 19th, 20th, 21st May 1898 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	A Chester, A White
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 114/2 (Perrin 13*; 26.1 overs)
Close of play day 2	No play

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HGP Owen	c Butt b Killick	42
HA Carpenter	b Parris	51
PA Perrin	not out	13
CP McGahey	did not bat
AP Lucas	did not bat
AJ Turner	did not bat
F Street	did not bat
CJ Kortright	did not bat
FG Bull	did not bat
W Mead	did not bat
+TM Russell	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(2 wickets, 26.1 overs)	114
Fall of wickets:
1-67, 2-114 (26.1 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bland	10	1	42	0	-	-
Cox	6	0	23	0	-	-
Killick	7	0	35	1	-	-
Parris	3.1	1	6	1	-	-

Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Vine	did not bat
G Brann	did not bat
*WL Murdoch	did not bat
LDM de Montezuma	did not bat
W Newham	did not bat
EH Killick	did not bat
G Bean	did not bat
F Parris	did not bat
+HR Butt	did not bat
CHG Bland	did not bat
GR Cox	did not bat

Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> HGP Owen (1) passed 2000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 13
--> LDM de Montezuma made his debut in first-class matches
--> LDM de Montezuma made his debut in County Championship matches
--> GR Cox made his debut in County Championship matches