f15789	Worcestershire v Oxford University
	University Match 1937
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 19th, 21st June 1937 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Oxford University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by an innings and 163 runs
Umpires	W Bestwick, A Skelding
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 86/1 (Bull 43*, Cooper 3*)

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJH Dixon	b Perks	0
MR Barton	b Jackson	30
NS Mitchell-Innes	b Jackson	34
RCM Kimpton	lbw b Howorth	5
JN Grover	b Perks	51
MM Walford	b Perks	13
*AP Singleton	b Perks	10
+MH Matthews	lbw b Howorth	0
DH Macindoe	b Jackson	15
RFH Darwall-Smith	b Perks	25
TGL Ballance	not out	6
Extras	(6 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 76.4 overs)	195
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-60, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-195 (76.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	25.4	6	60	5	-	-
Martin	15	0	48	0	-	-
Howorth	23	2	56	2	-	-
Jackson	13	5	25	3	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Bull	c Matthews b Ballance	81
V Grimshaw	st Matthews b Singleton	31
E Cooper	b Darwall-Smith	4
HHIH Gibbons	lbw b Singleton	96
SH Martin	b Macindoe	38
*BW Quaife	c Matthews b Singleton	58
BP King	b Kimpton	25
R Howorth	lbw b Kimpton	8
+JS Buller	not out	26
RTD Perks	c Walford b Singleton	0
PF Jackson	c Walford b Ballance	7
Extras	(24 b, 9 lb)	33
Total	(all out, 147.2 overs)	407
Fall of wickets:
1-80, 2-99, 3-168, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-407 (147.2 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Darwall-Smith	31	4	108	1	-	-
Macindoe	31	4	67	1	-	-
Mitchell-Innes	5	1	10	0	-	-
Kimpton	21	3	58	2	-	-
Singleton	26	6	69	4	-	-
Ballance	33.2	15	62	2	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJH Dixon	b Perks	0
MR Barton	b Perks	1
NS Mitchell-Innes	b Martin	18
RCM Kimpton	b Perks	0
JN Grover	run out	2
MM Walford	b Perks	13
*AP Singleton	lbw b Martin	13
+MH Matthews	c Buller b Martin	0
DH Macindoe	b Martin	0
RFH Darwall-Smith	not out	1
TGL Ballance	c Buller b Perks	0
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 18.2 overs)	49
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-?, 3-?, 4-7, 5-27, 6-47, 7-47, 8-47, 9-?, 10-49 (18.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	9.2	3	24	5	-	-
Martin	9	2	24	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> HHIH Gibbons (1) passed 16500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> SH Martin (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> RTD Perks reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Oxford University first innings
--> TGL Ballance reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings

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