f5468 cc1162	Essex v Middlesex
	County Championship 1900
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 23rd, 24th, 25th August 1900 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	G Porter, CE Richardson
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Essex (1) 22/0 (Owen 5*, Carpenter 14*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PF Warner	b Mead	69
J Douglas	c Garrett b Reeves	72
GW Beldam	c and b Buckenham	19
CM Wells	c and b Mead	13
RN Douglas	c TM Russell b Buckenham	0
BJT Bosanquet	c sub b Reeves	20
+WP Robertson	lbw b Reeves	25
AE Trott	c sub b Reeves	15
JT Rawlin	not out	14
JT Hearne	c Kortright b Reeves	2
W Williams	c and b Reeves	20
Extras	(13 b, 2 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 98.3 overs)	284
Fall of wickets:
1-121, 2-158, 3-182, 4-182, 5-194, 6-208, 7-245, 8-248, 9-252, 10-284 (98.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mead	26	10	58	2	-	-
Reeves	31.3	8	105	6	-	-
Carpenter	4	1	7	0	-	-
Kortright	9	1	32	0	-	-
Buckenham	28	9	67	2	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HGP Owen	st Robertson b Wells	33
HA Carpenter	b Hearne	51
FL Fane	c Beldam b Hearne	0
AP Lucas	b Trott	10
WT Garrett	b Wells	1
CJ Kortright	c J Douglas b Rawlin	131
AE Russell	c Wells b Rawlin	16
CP Buckenham	not out	6
W Reeves	b Rawlin	0
+TM Russell	c Wells b Rawlin	5
W Mead	absent hurt
Extras	(28 b, 5 lb)	33
Total	(all out, 93.3 overs)	286
Fall of wickets:
1-91, 2-95, 3-101, 4-103, 5-152, 6-269, 7-276, 8-278, 9-286 (93.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hearne	26	7	57	2	-	-
Trott	17	4	52	1	-	-
Wells	16	3	33	2	-	-
Bosanquet	15	1	51	0	-	-
Rawlin	13.3	5	39	4	-	-
Williams	6	2	21	0	-	-

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Notes
--> HA Carpenter (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 18
--> AP Lucas (1) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 9
--> CJ Kortright (1) passed his previous highest score of 112 in First-Class matches
--> CJ Kortright (1) passed his previous highest score of 112 in County Championship matches
--> CJ Kortright (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 98
--> W Reeves achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 5-44)
--> W Reeves achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 5-44)

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Rain caused play to be abandoned before mid-day on the first day. On the final day, so much rain fell before lunch that ordinarily the match would have been abandoned. Since Essex have been saved from all risk of defeat, it was agreed to have two hours play on a different pitch. Mead strained a thigh on the second afternoon and took no further part in the match. Kortright's 131, made out of 166, took 120 minutes and included 20 fours

 

 

 

 

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