County Championship, 1937
Essex v Middlesex
County Ground, Chelmsford
11,12 August 1937 (3-day match)
Result: Middlesex won by 307 runs
Toss: Middlesex
Umpires: A Dolphin and E Cooke
Close of play:
Day 1: Middlesex 302, Essex 125/4 (MS Nichols 13*)
Middlesex 1st innings
+WFF Price b Nichols 51
WJ Edrich c Evans b Nichols 26
BL Muncer c Wade b Smith 7
EH Hendren c Evans b Nichols 31
DCS Compton run out 55
JHA Hulme b Smith 13
HG Owen-Smith b Farnes 14
JM Sims c Wilcox b Nichols 5
*RWV Robins b Smith 87
CIJ Smith c Farnes b Nichols 2
LH Gray not out 1
Extras (b 4, lb 6) 10
Total (all out, 92.5 overs) 302
FoW: 1-85, 2-92, 3-92, 4-142, 5-191,
6-191, 7-202, 8-212, 9-231, 10-302.
Bowling O M R W
Farnes 19 3 78 1
Nichols 29 8 85 5
Eastman 19 5 64 0
Smith 18.5 3 55 3
Evans 7 1 10 0
Essex 1st innings
DR Wilcox lbw b Smith 0
LC Eastman c Smith b Owen-Smith 42
AV Avery b Smith 7
*TN Pearce lbw b Sims 56
MS Nichols lbw b Sims 17
N Vere Hodge b Sims 5
BH Belle c Price b Smith 1
+TH Wade not out 16
TPB Smith b Smith 0
K Farnes c Hulme b Sims 0
VJ Evans c Price b Sims 5
Extras (b 5, lb 2) 7
Total (all out, 55.2 overs) 156
FoW: 1-0, 2-26, 3-74, 4-125, 5-132,
6-135, 7-139, 8-139, 9-142, 10-156.
Bowling O M R W
Smith 22 2 51 4
Gray 8 1 24 0
Owen-Smith 10 2 38 1
Robins 3 0 13 0
Sims 12.2 4 23 5
Middlesex 2nd innings
+WFF Price c Pearce b Smith 73
WJ Edrich run out 7
BL Muncer st Wade b Smith 0
EH Hendren b Nichols 112
DCS Compton c & b Smith 71
JHA Hulme not out 16
HG Owen-Smith not out 24
Extras (b 5, lb 5) 10
Total (5 wickets declared, 80 overs) 313
DNB: JM Sims, *RWV Robins, CIJ Smith, LH Gray.
FoW: 1-20, 2-20, 3-142, 4-251, 5-281.
Bowling O M R W
Farnes 11 0 53 0
Nichols 16 1 52 1
Eastman 16 2 56 0
Smith 26 4 100 3
Evans 11 1 42 0
Essex 2nd innings (target: 460 runs)
DR Wilcox c Gray b Smith 34
LC Eastman lbw b Sims 34
AV Avery c Price b Smith 4
*TN Pearce st Price b Owen-Smith 2
MS Nichols c Owen-Smith b Smith 0
N Vere Hodge b Sims 7
BH Belle not out 24
+TH Wade b Owen-Smith 27
TPB Smith c Compton b Owen-Smith 0
K Farnes st Price b Owen-Smith 7
VJ Evans c Owen-Smith b Sims 5
Extras (b 1, lb 7) 8
Total (all out, 38.2 overs) 152
FoW: 1-59, 2-76, 3-77, 4-77, 5-84,
6-90, 7-131, 8-131, 9-147, 10-152.
Bowling O M R W
Smith 13 2 35 3
Gray 4 1 25 0
Owen-Smith 8 0 22 4
Robins 2 0 16 0
Sims 11.2 2 46 3
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