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County Championship, 1931Essex v Lancashire
 Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
 22,23,24 July 1931 (3-day match)
 
Result: Essex won by an innings and 64 runs 
Toss: EssexUmpires: A Dolphin and J Stone
 
Close of play:
Day 1: Essex 395/7 (JR Sheffield 20*)
 Day 2: Essex 438, Lancashire 234 and 46/0 (C Hallows 21*, WJ Horrocks 19*) 
Essex 1st innings
JA Cutmore            c Horrocks         b Hopwood             34
LC Eastman            lbw                b Sibbles              3
DF Pope                                  b RK Tyldesley        19
J O'Connor            lbw                b Paynter            122
TN Pearce                            c & b Paynter            152
MS Nichols                               b Paynter             17
*HM Morris            c Horrocks         b Hopwood             17
+JR Sheffield         c Paynter          b Sibbles             43
AG Daer                                  b Sibbles             10
TPB Smith                                b Hodgson              9
K Farnes              not out                                   0
Extras                (b 1, lb 10, nb 1)                       12
Total                 (all out, 148 overs)                    438
FoW: 1-4, 2-56, 3-56, 4-327, 5-342,
     6-365, 7-395, 8-413, 9-430, 10-438.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hodgson                     27      3     85      1
Sibbles                     36      8    111      3
Hopwood                     34      7     92      2
RK Tyldesley                36     12    101      1
Iddon                        6      1     16      0
Paynter                      9      3     21      3
Lancashire 1st innings
C Hallows             lbw                b Daer                15
WJ Horrocks                              b Nichols             33
GE Tyldesley          c Eastman          b Nichols            116
J Iddon               c Sheffield        b O'Connor            16
JL Hopwood                           c & b Smith                4
E Paynter             st Sheffield       b Daer                11
*PT Eckersley                            b Nichols              0
FM Sibbles                               b Nichols              0
+G Duckworth          c Nichols          b Daer                 9
G Hodgson             run out                                  16
RK Tyldesley          not out                                   0
Extras                (b 5, lb 8, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (all out, 87 overs)                     234
FoW: 1-36, 2-84, 3-133, 4-144, 5-167,
     6-168, 7-172, 8-199, 9-226, 10-234.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     24      3     52      4
Farnes                      17      1     55      0
Daer                        18      3     52      3
Smith                       12      5     22      1
O'Connor                    16      4     39      1
Lancashire 2nd innings (following on)
C Hallows             c Sheffield        b Farnes              30
WJ Horrocks                              b Farnes              24
GE Tyldesley          c Sheffield        b Farnes              18
J Iddon               c Farnes           b Daer                 5
JL Hopwood                               b Farnes              28
E Paynter             c Cutmore          b Farnes               2
*PT Eckersley                            b Farnes               0
FM Sibbles            not out                                   5
+G Duckworth                             b Smith                2
G Hodgson             c O'Connor         b Nichols              4
RK Tyldesley          c Pope             b Smith                8
Extras                (b 6, lb 5, nb 3)                        14
Total                 (all out, 43.3 overs)                   140
FoW: 1-59, 2-72, 3-89, 4-89, 5-91,
     6-101, 7-122, 8-124, 9-130, 10-140.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     12      4     34      1
Farnes                      20      3     57      6
Daer                         8      0     32      1
Smith                        1.3    0      2      2
O'Connor                     2      1      1      0
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