f10712 cc4509	Worcestershire v Sussex
	County Championship 1923
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 18th, 20th, 21st August 1923 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Worcestershire won by 6 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 5; Sussex 0
Umpires	AJ Atfield, WAJ West
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 14/3 (Tarbox 6*, Hopkins 1*)
Close of play day 2	Sussex (2) 105/2 (Bowley 51*, Cox 0*)

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AHH Gilligan	c MK Foster b Pearson	6
EH Bowley	c MacLean b Root	0
RA Young	not out	54
GR Cox	c MK Foster b Pearson	7
AJ Holmes	c and b Root	12
JK Mathews	c MacLean b Root	1
TER Cook	b Root	0
+GB Street	c MacLean b Root	5
AC Watson	c Higgins b Pearson	1
AF Wensley	b Pearson	13
HE Roberts	c MacLean b Pearson	0
Extras	(6 b, 8 lb)	14
Total	(all out, 38 overs)	113
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-10, 3-24, 4-53, 5-59, 6-67, 7-73, 8-78, 9-113, 10-113 (38 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	19	8	56	5	-	-
Pearson	19	4	43	5	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JB Higgins	c Street b Roberts	2
CV Tarbox	b Roberts	11
CR Preece	lbw b Roberts	3
GEB Abell	b Roberts	0
HO Hopkins	b Roberts	7
FA Pearson	c Watson b Gilligan	15
*MK Foster	c Bowley b Wensley	48
NJA Foster	b Roberts	13
G Ashton	c and b Roberts	3
+JF MacLean	b Cox	1
CF Root	not out	0
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 50.1 overs)	108
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-12, 3-12, 4-20, 5-31, 6-46, 7-101, 8-103, 9-108, 10-108 (50.1 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	17.1	6	32	7	-	-
Young	3	1	9	0	-	-
Wensley	3	0	10	1	-	-
Cox	19	11	17	1	-	-
Gilligan	2	1	12	1	-	1
Bowley	6	0	23	0	-	-

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Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AHH Gilligan	b Root	29
EH Bowley	b Pearson	64
RA Young	c MacLean b Root	22
GR Cox	lbw b Root	9
AJ Holmes	c NJA Foster b Root	21
JK Mathews	b Tarbox	10
TER Cook	c Tarbox b Root	9
+GB Street	not out	35
AF Wensley	c Higgins b Root	10
HE Roberts	c Hopkins b Root	0
AC Watson	absent hurt
Extras	(6 b, 5 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 72.4 overs)	220
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-103, 3-123, 4-129, 5-163, 6-173, 7-190, 8-220, 9-220 (72.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	32.4	8	114	7	-	-
Pearson	27	9	77	1	-	-
Preece	9	5	14	0	-	-
Tarbox	4	1	4	1	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MK Foster	c Bowley b Cox	13
G Ashton	c Street b Roberts	0
HO Hopkins	b Cox	78
FA Pearson	not out	102		155
CF Root	st Street b Bowley	18
NJA Foster	not out	9
JB Higgins	did not bat
CV Tarbox	did not bat
CR Preece	did not bat
GEB Abell	did not bat
+JF MacLean	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	8
Total	(4 wickets, 70.5 overs)	228
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-13, 3-180, 4-213

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	13	4	37	1	-	1
Cox	31	15	56	2	-	-
Gilligan	8	1	42	0	-	-
Bowley	11.5	1	44	1	-	-
Wensley	5	0	24	0	-	-
Young	2	0	17	0	1	-

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Notes
--> NJA Foster made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> NJA Foster made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RA Young (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 5
--> MK Foster (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> AHH Gilligan (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 6
--> HO Hopkins (2) passed his previous highest score of 60 in County Championship matches
--> FA Pearson (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 75
--> FA Pearson (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 75
--> CF Root reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Sussex first innings
--> CF Root reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Sussex first innings
--> HE Roberts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 7-72)
--> HE Roberts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 7-72)
--> HE Roberts reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire second innings

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