f16202 cc7896	Essex v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1938
Venue	Old County Ground, Brentwood on 29th, 30th June 1938 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 40 runs
Points	Essex 12; Gloucestershire 0
Umpires	D Hendren, CV Tarbox
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 224/6 (O'Connor 83*, Taylor 0*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*BO Allen	c Nichols b R Smith	9
CJ Barnett	c Vigar b Nichols	0
V Hopkins	c Wade b Nichols	5
WL Neale	c Wade b R Smith	2
JF Crapp	lbw b Nichols	13
GM Emmett	not out	37
RW Haynes	c Nichols b Daer	7
+AE Wilson	c Rist b R Smith	16
RA Sinfield	c Taylor b Nichols	5
CJ Scott	b Nichols	0
TWJ Goddard	b Nichols	0
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 40.5 overs)	96
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-11, 3-15, 4-24, 5-42, 6-51, 7-84, 8-94, 9-96, 10-96 (40.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	18.5	4	24	6	-	-
R Smith	10	2	41	3	-	-
Daer	6	1	19	1	-	-
TPB Smith	6	1	10	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DR Wilcox	c Allen b Scott	5
FH Rist	c Crapp b Scott	0
+TH Wade	run out	3
J O'Connor	c Scott b Goddard	130
AV Avery	c Crapp b Emmett	85
MS Nichols	b Sinfield	39
TPB Smith	b Sinfield	0
RM Taylor	lbw b Barnett	12
FH Vigar	b Sinfield	24
R Smith	b Sinfield	1
HB Daer	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 5 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 114.4 overs)	309
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-8, 3-8, 4-151, 5-221, 6-223, 7-243, 8-287, 9-289, 10-309 (114.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Scott	22	3	84	2	-	-
Barnett	13	2	42	1	-	-
Goddard	26.4	5	71	1	-	-
Sinfield	39	15	59	4	-	-
Emmett	14	1	43	1	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*BO Allen	c Rist b Nichols	0
CJ Barnett	c Rist b R Smith	15
V Hopkins	c TPB Smith b Nichols	17
WL Neale	c TPB Smith b Nichols	41
JF Crapp	c O'Connor b TPB Smith	20
GM Emmett	c Vigar b TPB Smith	8
RW Haynes	c Nichols b R Smith	8
+AE Wilson	run out	40
RA Sinfield	not out	19
CJ Scott	c Daer b Nichols	0
TWJ Goddard	b Nichols	4
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 62.3 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-15, 3-66, 4-75, 5-101, 6-103, 7-123, 8-168, 9-169, 10-173 (62.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	26.3	9	51	5	-	-
R Smith	18	2	75	2	-	-
TPB Smith	18	2	46	2	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> JF Crapp (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> J O'Connor (1) passed 23000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 13
--> FH Vigar (1) equalled his previous highest score of 24 in First-Class matches
--> FH Vigar (1) equalled his previous highest score of 24 in County Championship matches

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J O'Connor 130, one 6, thirteen 4's, 285 minutes
Rain delayed play on Day 2 until 2.25pm and there was a further break for rain between 3.00 and 3.30pm.

 

 

 

 

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