f10203 cc4138	Essex v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1922
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 3rd, 5th June 1922 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 297 runs
Points	Essex 5; Worcestershire 0
Umpires	GA Fuller, WAJ West
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 369/3 (Freeman 74*, HM Morris 3*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JB Higgins	c Russell b Louden	0
FL Bowley	b Douglas	9
HL Higgins	c Freeman b Louden	17
FA Pearson	lbw b Louden	12
+JF MacLean	b Louden	0
AT Burlton	b Louden	1
MFS Jewell	lbw b Douglas	1
CV Tarbox	b Douglas	2
*WH Taylor	b Louden	1
HA Gilbert	b Louden	4
F Hunt	not out	0
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 20.2 overs)	49
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-19, 3-30, 4-30, 5-34, 6-35, 7-43, 8-45, 9-45, 10-49 (20.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Louden	10.2	2	22	7	-	-
Douglas	10	2	25	3	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Dixon	b Tarbox	173		160	24	1
CAG Russell	c and b Gilbert	65
+JR Freeman	c Taylor b Gilbert	102		180	7	-
PA Perrin	c JB Higgins b Burlton	37
HM Morris	b Hunt	35
J O'Connor	c sub b Gilbert	25
PE Morris	c sub b Gilbert	17
SC Puddefoot	st MacLean b Gilbert	1
LC Eastman	b Hunt	2
GM Louden	c JB Higgins b Tarbox	37
*JWHT Douglas	not out	0
Extras	(11 b, 5 lb, 8 nb, 3 w)	27
Total	(all out, 110.3 overs)	521
Fall of wickets:
1-147, 2-296, 3-365, 4-429, 5-436, 6-443, 7-446, 8-470, 9-502, 10-521 (110.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pearson	3	0	19	0	-	-
Taylor	11	0	62	0	-	7
JB Higgins	4	0	28	0	-	-
Gilbert	42	6	125	5	-	1
Hunt	17	1	90	2	2	-
Tarbox	18.3	1	100	2	-	-
Jewell	8	0	48	0	-	-
Burlton	7	1	22	1	1	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JB Higgins	lbw b Louden	4
FL Bowley	b Eastman	38
HL Higgins	not out	66
MFS Jewell	lbw b PE Morris	22
+JF MacLean	b PE Morris	0
AT Burlton	b PE Morris	0
CV Tarbox	b PE Morris	16
*WH Taylor	lbw b PE Morris	0
HA Gilbert	c O'Connor b PE Morris	12
F Hunt	b PE Morris	1
FA Pearson	absent hurt
Extras	(14 b, 2 lb)	16
Total	(all out, 59.5 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-62, 3-108, 4-112, 5-114, 6-150, 7-156, 8-170, 9-175 (59.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Louden	21	8	45	1	-	-
Douglas	5	0	29	0	-	-
Eastman	9	1	21	1	-	-
Dixon	7	0	21	0	-	-
PE Morris	17.5	2	43	7	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> F Hunt made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> F Hunt made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JG Dixon (1) passed his previous highest score of 120 in First-Class matches
--> JG Dixon (1) passed his previous highest score of 120 in County Championship matches
--> F Hunt reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings

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