| f16275 cc7955 |
|
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester on 27th, 28th, 29th July 1938 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Essex won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Points | Lancashire 0; Essex 4 |
| Umpires | JA Newman, E Robinson |
| Close of play day 1 | Essex (1) 250/7 (TPB Smith 14*, Wade 0*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Essex (2) 85/5 (Pearce 4*) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| LC Eastman | c Edge b Wilkinson | 35 | |||||
| AV Avery | c Farrimond b Pollard | 3 | |||||
| RM Taylor | b Pollard | 7 | |||||
| J O'Connor | lbw b Nutter | 16 | |||||
| MS Nichols | run out | 98 | |||||
| *TN Pearce | b Edge | 57 | |||||
| JN Dennis | c Nutter b Edge | 0 | |||||
| TPB Smith | b Wilkinson | 18 | |||||
| +TH Wade | b Pollard | 10 | |||||
| R Smith | lbw b Nutter | 15 | |||||
| JWA Stephenson | not out | 19 | |||||
| Extras | (7 b, 13 lb, 2 nb) | 22 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 119.1 overs) | 300 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-9, 2-30, 3-58, 4-81, 5-225, 6-225, 7-241, 8-265, 9-267, 10-300 (119.1 ov) | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Edge | 24 | 5 | 56 | 2 | - | - | |
| Pollard | 39 | 7 | 99 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nutter | 19.1 | 4 | 41 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wilkinson | 33 | 8 | 72 | 2 | - | - | |
| Iddon | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lancashire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| C Washbrook | b TPB Smith | 52 | |||||
| E Paynter | c Wade b Nichols | 13 | |||||
| J Iddon | c Wade b Nichols | 12 | |||||
| N Oldfield | c Wade b Nichols | 19 | |||||
| JL Hopwood | b Nichols | 1 | |||||
| AE Nutter | b Nichols | 11 | |||||
| +W Farrimond | lbw b Nichols | 3 | |||||
| *TA Higson | not out | 32 | |||||
| R Pollard | c and b TPB Smith | 13 | |||||
| LL Wilkinson | c Taylor b TPB Smith | 14 | |||||
| CA Edge | b TPB Smith | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (7 lb) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 64 overs) | 178 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-26, 2-44, 3-96, 4-96, 5-98, 6-114, 7-121, 8-156, 9-174, 10-178 (64 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Nichols | 28 | 7 | 65 | 6 | - | - | |
| R Smith | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | - | - | |
| Stephenson | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| TPB Smith | 19 | 3 | 59 | 4 | - | - | |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| LC Eastman | c Hopwood b Edge | 0 | |||||
| AV Avery | lbw b Edge | 5 | |||||
| RM Taylor | c Wilkinson b Edge | 43 | |||||
| J O'Connor | c and b Iddon | 21 | |||||
| *TN Pearce | not out | 4 | |||||
| JWA Stephenson | b Wilkinson | 10 | |||||
| MS Nichols | did not bat | ||||||
| JN Dennis | did not bat | ||||||
| TPB Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| +TH Wade | did not bat | ||||||
| R Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (2 lb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets, 33.3 overs) | 85 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1, 2-18, 3-62, 4-77, 5-85 (33.3 ov) | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Edge | 9 | 2 | 33 | 3 | - | - | |
| Pollard | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nutter | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wilkinson | 8.3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | |
| Iddon | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - | - | |
Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> CA Edge made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> TN Pearce (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> J O'Connor (2) passed 26500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 8
--> MS Nichols reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 6th wicket in the Lancashire first innings
This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles
LATEST SCORES
CURRENT EVENTS
- Botswana Cricket Association Kalahari Women's T20 International Tournament 2025/26
- Central American Cricket Championships 2026
- Greece Women in Cyprus 2026
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two 2023/24 to 2027
- India Women in South Africa 2025/26
- New Zealand in Bangladesh 2026
- Portugal IT20 Series 2026
- Scotland in Namibia 2025/26
- Sri Lanka Women in Bangladesh 2026
- Sweden in Indonesia 2026
View all Current Events CLICK HERE


