f11010 cc4695	Worcestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1924
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 2nd, 4th, 5th August 1924 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by 5 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 5; Essex 0
Umpires	WA Buswell, A Warren
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 85/6 (Pearson 22*, Coventry 16*)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 137/5 (Perrin 21*, Douglas 1*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JR Freeman	c Coventry b Root	6
CAG Russell	c Abell b Root	25
J O'Connor	b Root	20
HM Morris	c Abell b Root	0
PA Perrin	b Root	0
CT Ashton	b Root	5
*JWHT Douglas	b Root	12
HWF Franklin	lbw b Root	2
+FW Gilligan	not out	26
AB Hipkin	c and b Wilson	5
HJ Palmer	b Root	0
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 58.3 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-47, 3-47, 4-49, 5-64, 6-65, 7-69, 8-86, 9-109, 10-110 (58.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	29.3	11	40	9	-	-
Pearson	22	5	51	0	-	-
Preece	4	1	10	0	-	-
Wilson	3	3	0	1	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CV Tarbox	b Douglas	0
*MK Foster	c Ashton b Russell	1
HO Hopkins	c Ashton b Douglas	10
Lord Somers	b Douglas	18
G Ashton	b Douglas	7
FA Pearson	c O'Connor b Palmer	47
CF Root	c Ashton b Palmer	3
JB Coventry	b Douglas	42
+GEB Abell	lbw b Russell	7
CR Preece	b Palmer	15
GC Wilson	not out	3
Extras	(11 b)	11
Total	(all out, 49 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-3, 3-27, 4-38, 5-39, 6-56, 7-125, 8-144, 9-146, 10-164 (49 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Douglas	20	2	56	5	-	-
Russell	8	1	26	2	-	-
Palmer	11	0	41	3	-	-
Hipkin	10	0	30	0	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CT Ashton	c Root b Wilson	31
JR Freeman	c Tarbox b Pearson	49
J O'Connor	b Wilson	10
HM Morris	lbw b Pearson	8
PA Perrin	c Preece b Pearson	30
CAG Russell	b Root	0
*JWHT Douglas	c Foster b Root	9
HWF Franklin	c and b Tarbox	6
+FW Gilligan	not out	15
AB Hipkin	b Root	5
HJ Palmer	b Root	0
Extras	(8 b, 11 lb)	19
Total	(all out, 85 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-74, 2-94, 3-110, 4-123, 5-128, 6-149, 7-155, 8-175, 9-182, 10-182 (85 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	30	10	68	4	-	-
Pearson	31	17	41	3	-	-
Wilson	17	6	45	2	-	-
Preece	3	2	5	0	-	-
Tarbox	4	1	4	1	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CV Tarbox	b Hipkin	20
FA Pearson	lbw b Palmer	22
HO Hopkins	b Hipkin	38
G Ashton	b Hipkin	4
Lord Somers	b Douglas	7
*MK Foster	not out	27
CF Root	not out	3
JB Coventry	did not bat
+GEB Abell	did not bat
CR Preece	did not bat
GC Wilson	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb)	10
Total	(5 wickets, 42.4 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-67, 3-75, 4-84, 5-128

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Douglas	13	3	37	1	-	-
Russell	3	0	11	0	-	-
Palmer	10	3	21	1	-	-
Ashton	3	0	24	0	-	-
Hipkin	13.4	5	28	3	-	-

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Notes
--> HO Hopkins (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 36
--> CF Root achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 8-75)
--> CF Root reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings
--> CF Root achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 8-75)
--> FA Pearson reached 750 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings

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