f10490 cc4330	Essex v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1923
Venue	County Ground, Leyton on 19th, 21st May 1923 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by an innings and 11 runs
Points	Essex 0; Worcestershire 5
Umpires	T Flowers, A Warren
Close of play day 1	Essex (2) 19/0 (Treglown 9*, Douglas 5*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJH Treglown	c MacLean b Pearson	4
CAG Russell	st MacLean b Pearson	19
JR Freeman	b Root	4
PA Perrin	c Smith b Root	0
*JWHT Douglas	c Crawley b Root	3
J O'Connor	c Jagger b Pearson	43
HM Morris	b Root	0
LC Eastman	lbw b Pearson	1
PE Morris	c Crawley b Pearson	9
GM Louden	b Pearson	1
+CV Jenkinson	not out	0
Extras	(12 b, 1 lb)	13
Total	(all out, 31.2 overs)	97
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-27, 3-31, 4-37, 5-41, 6-55, 7-56, 8-77, 9-96, 10-97 (31.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	16	3	32	4	-	-
Pearson	15.2	2	52	6	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Pearson	b Louden	13
JC Smith	b Louden	2
*MK Foster	b Louden	29
LG Crawley	c and b Douglas	39
WV Fox	lbw b Douglas	10
HL Higgins	b Louden	17
CV Tarbox	lbw b Douglas	4
+JF MacLean	b Douglas	48
CF Root	not out	53
ST Jagger	c Russell b Douglas	18
CR Preece	b PE Morris	3
Extras	(16 b, 6 lb, 1 nb)	23
Total	(all out, 56.3 overs)	259
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-44, 3-57, 4-96, 5-107, 6-113, 7-151, 8-200, 9-238, 10-259 (56.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Louden	22	1	97	4	-	-
Douglas	22	3	107	5	-	-
PE Morris	10.3	1	27	1	-	-
Eastman	2	0	5	0	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*JWHT Douglas	c Smith b Root	41
CJH Treglown	b Root	9
CAG Russell	lbw b Root	5
JR Freeman	b Root	13
PA Perrin	not out	55
J O'Connor	c MacLean b Jagger	0
HM Morris	c Crawley b Jagger	8
PE Morris	b Jagger	3
GM Louden	b Root	6
+CV Jenkinson	c Crawley b Root	0
LC Eastman	absent hurt
Extras	(10 b, 1 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 63 overs)	151
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-29, 3-57, 4-96, 5-101, 6-111, 7-116, 8-135, 9-151 (63 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	32	11	63	6	-	-
Pearson	17	7	37	0	-	-
Preece	4	0	15	0	-	-
Jagger	10	3	25	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> JC Smith made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JC Smith made his debut in County Championship matches
--> J O'Connor (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 41
--> FA Pearson (1) passed 15500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> JF MacLean (1) passed his previous highest score of 46 in County Championship matches
--> JF MacLean (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> FA Pearson reached 500 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> ST Jagger achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 3-76)
--> ST Jagger achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 3-76)

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