f15952 cc7789	Essex v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1937
Venue	Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea on 28th, 30th August 1937 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 10 runs
Points	Essex 15; Worcestershire 0
Umpires	G Beet, WA Buswell
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 250/4 (O'Connor 4*, Farnes 0*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Bull	b Nichols	42
BP King	lbw b Smith	34
E Cooper	b Eastman	7
FB Warne	c Quick b Nichols	2
*BW Quaife	b Nichols	31
SH Martin	lbw b Nichols	4
J Horton	c Wade b Farnes	13
+JS Buller	lbw b Farnes	0
R Howorth	c Smith b Farnes	29
RTD Perks	c Quick b Nichols	2
PF Jackson	not out	5
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 49.5 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-67, 2-82, 3-85, 4-92, 5-100, 6-124, 7-124, 8-138, 9-142, 10-171 (49.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	19	3	51	5	-	-
Farnes	9.5	1	38	3	-	-
Smith	13	2	58	1	-	-
Eastman	8	2	22	1	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DR Wilcox	c Cooper b Howorth	142
LC Eastman	lbw b Perks	18
AV Avery	lbw b Martin	72
J O'Connor	b Jackson	16
MS Nichols	b Perks	1
BH Belle	b Perks	15
N Vere Hodge	b Perks	7
AB Quick	c King b Martin	46
+TH Wade	not out	13
TPB Smith	c Jackson b Martin	2
K Farnes	st Buller b Howorth	4
Extras	(9 b, 8 lb, 1 w)	18
Total	(all out, 109.4 overs)	354
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-217, 3-243, 4-250, 5-272, 6-284, 7-297, 8-346, 9-349, 10-354 (109.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	27	8	72	4	-	-
Jackson	28	6	90	1	-	-
Warne	11	1	51	0	-	-
Martin	20	3	54	3	-	-
Howorth	23.4	6	69	2	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CH Bull	lbw b Smith	27
BP King	c Farnes b Nichols	1
E Cooper	b Nichols	13
FB Warne	c Vere Hodge b Nichols	21
*BW Quaife	b Farnes	43
SH Martin	b Farnes	4
J Horton	st Wade b Smith	34
+JS Buller	b Farnes	7
R Howorth	b Farnes	1
RTD Perks	b Farnes	0
PF Jackson	not out	10
Extras	(4 b, 8 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 74.1 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-58, 3-77, 4-82, 5-138, 6-156, 7-159, 8-160, 9-160, 10-173 (74.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	23	5	54	3	-	-
Farnes	22.1	6	41	5	-	-
Smith	21	4	58	2	-	-
Eastman	8	4	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> BH Belle made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> BW Quaife made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BW Quaife made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> R Howorth (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> DR Wilcox (1) passed his previous highest score of 133 in County Championship matches
--> DR Wilcox (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 63
--> LC Eastman (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 4
--> LC Eastman (1) passed 10000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 5
--> AV Avery (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 72
--> TPB Smith reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> K Farnes reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Worcestershire second innings

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