f15880 cc7725	Worcestershire v Middlesex
	County Championship 1937
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 28th, 29th July 1937 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Middlesex won by an innings and 1 run
Points	Worcestershire 0; Middlesex 15
Umpires	HG Baldwin, WA Buswell
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 57/2 (Gibbons 33*, Warne 5*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Webster	b Perks	2
+WFF Price	b Warne	31
WJ Edrich	c Kimpton b Warne	78
EH Hendren	b Martin	87
DCS Compton	st Kimpton b Warne	25
JHA Hulme	c Kimpton b Martin	14
HGO Owen-Smith	c Gibbons b Perks	18
*RWV Robins	b Perks	31
JM Sims	b Perks	10
CIJ Smith	b Martin	7
LH Gray	not out	0
Extras	(18 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	24
Total	(all out, 92.3 overs)	327
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-65, 3-165, 4-215, 5-240, 6-267, 7-279, 8-294, 9-327, 10-327 (92.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	28.3	2	110	4	-	-
Martin	25	4	62	3	-	-
Howorth	17	3	54	0	-	-
Warne	17	4	58	3	-	-
Human	5	0	19	0	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Bull	c Gray b Smith	5
V Grimshaw	lbw b Smith	5
E Cooper	lbw b Gray	3
HHIH Gibbons	b Gray	35
FB Warne	c Owen-Smith b Gray	6
SH Martin	c Owen-Smith b Gray	2
+RCM Kimpton	b Smith	11
RHC Human	b Gray	11
*BW Quaife	not out	5
R Howorth	b Smith	23
RTD Perks	b Smith	0
Extras	(11 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 40.5 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-39, 3-60, 4-64, 5-65, 6-66, 7-86, 8-88, 9-121, 10-121 (40.5 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	19.5	4	52	5	-	-
Gray	16	5	38	5	-	-
Owen-Smith	4	0	15	0	-	-
Robins	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Bull	b Robins	25
V Grimshaw	lbw b Robins	5
E Cooper	lbw b Gray	9
HHIH Gibbons	b Gray	2
*BW Quaife	c Price b Gray	47
+RCM Kimpton	b Smith	15
RHC Human	st Price b Owen-Smith	19
SH Martin	lbw b Robins	24
FB Warne	c Hendren b Smith	30
R Howorth	c Robins b Sims	20
RTD Perks	not out	2
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 62.3 overs)	205
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-32, 3-35, 4-46, 5-67, 6-108, 7-128, 8-169, 9-199, 10-205 (62.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	18	2	52	2	-	-
Gray	15	1	45	3	-	-
Owen-Smith	9	1	30	1	-	-
Robins	14	2	36	3	-	-
Edrich	1	0	6	0	-	-
Sims	5.3	0	29	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> HGO Owen-Smith (1) passed 3500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 5
--> HHIH Gibbons (1) passed 17000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 29
--> LH Gray reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Worcestershire first innings

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