f9996 cc4002	Leicestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1921
Venue	Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch on 16th, 18th July 1921 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by an innings and 24 runs
Points	Leicestershire 5; Somerset 0
Umpires	FW Marlow, W Reeves
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 221/8 (Rudd 57*, Bale 1*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*J Daniell	c Middleton b Astill	21
AES Rippon	c Mounteney b Astill	22
PR Johnson	b Astill	5
A Young	b Benskin	22
ML Hambling	lbw b Astill	0
E Robson	c Bale b Benskin	5
JC White	c Salmon b Benskin	7
WF Baldock	c Astill b Bale	11
EP Collings	b Benskin	16
+FE Spurway	b Astill	3
JJ Bridges	not out	4
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 48.2 overs)	128
Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-60, 3-60, 4-72, 5-79, 6-88, 7-105, 8-105, 9-124, 10-128 (48.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Benskin	18.2	5	47	4	-	-
Astill	20	8	38	5	-	-
Bale	10	3	31	1	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AT Sharp	c Rippon b Hambling	37
A Mounteney	c Spurway b Hambling	6
WE Astill	b White	8
JH King	c Collings b White	56
GH Salmon	b Hambling	0
S Coe	c Bridges b Robson	42
GBF Rudd	c Daniell b Bridges	69
JW Middleton	lbw b Robson	1
+TE Sidwell	lbw b Robson	8
F Bale	not out	12
WE Benskin	b Bridges	3
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 62.5 overs)	249
Fall of wickets:
1-30, 2-51, 3-55, 4-55, 5-150, 6-154, 7-155, 8-185, 9-235, 10-249 (62.5 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Robson	21	6	58	3	-	-
Bridges	13.5	3	45	2	-	-
Hambling	10	2	66	3	-	-
White	18	3	73	2	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*J Daniell	c King b Benskin	9
AES Rippon	lbw b Astill	5
PR Johnson	c Rudd b Benskin	15
A Young	c Sharp b Astill	11
ML Hambling	c Sidwell b Astill	18
E Robson	b Benskin	22
JC White	not out	9
WF Baldock	c and b Astill	1
EP Collings	b Benskin	1
+FE Spurway	b Astill	1
JJ Bridges	c Coe b Astill	0
Extras	(4 b, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 25 overs)	97
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-19, 3-43, 4-46, 5-81, 6-85, 7-85, 8-86, 9-97, 10-97 (25 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Benskin	12	1	47	4	1	-
Bale	1	0	5	0	-	-
Astill	12	3	40	6	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WF Baldock made his debut in County Championship matches
--> JJ Bridges reached 250 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> WE Astill reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> WE Astill reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset second innings

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