vca2042	Essendon v Carlton
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1925/26
Venue	Windy Hill, Melbourne on 6th, 13th March 1926 (2-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Carlton won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn (Essendon won on first innings)
Points	Essendon 3; Carlton -1
Umpires	FW Dixon, HE Nichols
Close of play day 1	Essendon (1) 30/0 (Davies 19*, Wilson 11*)

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Carlton first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SJ Hastings	b Mullett	7
WD Saltau	c Mills b Mullett	22
HW de Gruchy	c Richardson b Mullett	4
HJE Collins	c and b Mullett	13
JA Seitz	b Alexander	28
W Stone	b Richardson	37
T Costello	c Mansfield b Mullett	5
A Stanley	c Jenkin b Mullett	11
HC Philpott	b Jenkin	14
*WE Bowes	st Mansfield b Jenkin	3
+AS Hansen	not out	1
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb, 5 nb)	16
Total	(all out, 48.6 overs)	161
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-39, 3-45, 4-75, 5-91, 6-100, 7-125, 8-157, 9-157, 10-161 (48.6 ov)

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mullett	20	7	46	6	-
Alexander	14	0	61	1	-
Richardson	10	3	19	1	-
Green	3	0	15	0	-
Jenkin	1.6	1	4	2	-

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Essendon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GA Davies	b Bowes	58
HM Wilson	lbw b Bowes	39
GH Green	c and b Bowes	20
JL Kidd	b Bowes	0
OB Jenkin	c Seitz b Bowes	18
C Hardy	lbw b Bowes	33
N Mills	c Philpott b de Gruchy	4
HJ Richardson	not out	42
LT Mullett	st Hansen b Bowes	38
+LS Mansfield	st Hansen b Bowes	2
HH Alexander	c and b Bowes	0
Extras	(2 lb, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 61.5 overs)	257
Fall of wickets:
1-84, 2-103, 3-103, 4-132, 5-153, 6-174, 7-189, 8-251, 9-253, 10-257 (61.5 ov)

Carlton bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bowes	30.5	5	97	9	-
Philpott	16	1	64	0	-
de Gruchy	13	1	89	1	-
Collins	2	0	4	0	-

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Carlton second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HW de Gruchy	not out	2
*WE Bowes	not out	0
SJ Hastings	did not bat
WD Saltau	did not bat
HJE Collins	did not bat
JA Seitz	did not bat
W Stone	did not bat
T Costello	did not bat
A Stanley	did not bat
HC Philpott	did not bat
+AS Hansen	did not bat
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(no wicket, 1 overs)	3

Essendon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mullett	1	0	2	0		-

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