County Championship, 1937
Kent v Essex
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
26,27,28 May 1937 (3-day match)
Result: Essex won by 322 runs
Toss: Essex
Umpires: JA Newman and A Dolphin
Close of play:
Day 1: Essex 370, Kent 23/1 (PR Sunnucks 10*, WHV Levett 10*)
Day 2: Kent 127, Essex 253/9d, Kent 65/2 (WHV Levett 2*, RT Bryan 15*)
Essex 1st innings
RM Taylor b Watt 2
LC Eastman c Spencer b Ashdown 90
AV Avery c Levett b Watt 41
J O'Connor lbw b Ashdown 51
MS Nichols st Levett b Cole 9
*TN Pearce c & b Lewis 65
+N Vere Hodge c & b Wright 7
C Bray c & b Woolley 52
AB Lavers c Ashdown b Wright 26
TPB Smith c & b Cole 17
R Smith not out 5
Extras (b 2, lb 3) 5
Total (all out, 116.5 overs) 370
FoW: 1-2, 2-127, 3-155, 4-170, 5-241,
6-266, 7-276, 8-311, 9-342, 10-370.
Bowling O M R W
Cole 30 10 86 2
Ashdown 13 2 43 2
Lewis 24 8 73 1
Wright 29 6 87 2
Woolley 0.5 0 1 1
Watt 20 2 75 2
Kent 1st innings
WH Ashdown b Nichols 2
PR Sunnucks c Vere Hodge b R Smith 13
+WHV Levett b Nichols 18
FE Woolley c Vere Hodge b Nichols 25
TA Crawford b Nichols 0
*RT Bryan lbw b TPB Smith 11
TW Spencer c Taylor b TPB Smith 25
DVP Wright not out 25
C Lewis b TPB Smith 1
CG Cole lbw b TPB Smith 0
AE Watt absent hurt -
Extras (b 7) 7
Total (all out, 47.4 overs) 127
FoW: 1-8, 2-35, 3-37, 4-38, 5-63, 6-92, 7-117, 8-127, 9-127.
Bowling O M R W
Nichols 17 3 43 4
R Smith 13 4 29 1
TPB Smith 8.4 1 29 4
Eastman 9 2 19 0
Essex 2nd innings
RM Taylor b Cole 5
LC Eastman c Bryan b Wright 62
AV Avery st Levett b Wright 31
J O'Connor b Woolley 26
MS Nichols c sub b Wright 3
*TN Pearce c & b Woolley 29
+N Vere Hodge c Bryan b Woolley 16
C Bray lbw b Woolley 14
AB Lavers c Lewis b Woolley 31
TPB Smith not out 12
R Smith not out 19
Extras (b 4, nb 1) 5
Total (9 wickets declared, 75 overs) 253
FoW: 1-30, 2-89, 3-109, 4-129, 5-137, 6-167, 7-184, 8-199, 9-224.
Bowling O M R W
Cole 8 3 32 1
Ashdown 7 1 24 0
Lewis 28 3 90 0
Wright 15 2 43 3
Woolley 17 3 59 5
Kent 2nd innings (target: 497 runs)
WH Ashdown b Nichols 32
PR Sunnucks c Vere Hodge b Nichols 10
+WHV Levett c R Smith b Nichols 9
*RT Bryan b Eastman 59
FE Woolley c Vere Hodge b O'Connor 47
TA Crawford c Nichols b Eastman 0
TW Spencer b TPB Smith 2
DVP Wright c Lavers b Eastman 0
C Lewis b TPB Smith 2
CG Cole not out 1
AE Watt absent hurt -
Extras (b 10, lb 2) 12
Total (all out, 59.5 overs) 174
FoW: 1-38, 2-45, 3-78, 4-166, 5-168, 6-171, 7-171, 8-171, 9-174.
Bowling O M R W
Nichols 12 1 45 3
R Smith 8 2 28 0
TPB Smith 9.5 3 32 2
Eastman 20 6 39 3
O'Connor 10 2 18 1
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