f10931 cc4632	Worcestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1924
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 28th, 30th June 1924 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by 9 wickets
Points	Worcestershire 0; Somerset 5
Umpires	J Moss, B Tremlin
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 49/4 (Pearson 7*, Wilson 5*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JCW MacBryan	c Tarbox b Root	58
A Young	b Root	5
SGU Considine	c Foster b Root	18
CA Winter	c Higgins b Root	6
*PR Johnson	c Ponsonby b Root	39
JC White	b Pearson	21
WFQ Shuldham	b Root	25
GF Earle	b Pearson	24
GE Hunt	c Tarbox b Root	23
+FE Spurway	c Foster b Preece	29
JJ Bridges	not out	4
Extras	(2 b, 7 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 69.4 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-64, 3-90, 4-93, 5-141, 6-157, 7-195, 8-203, 9-238, 10-261 (69.4 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	35	10	106	7	-	-
Pearson	33	3	136	2	-	-
Wilson	1	0	6	0	-	-
Preece	0.4	0	4	1	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CV Tarbox	c Johnson b Bridges	2
HO Hopkins	c and b White	13
HL Higgins	b Bridges	6
*MK Foster	b White	12
JB Coventry	b White	0
FA Pearson	b Bridges	9
GC Wilson	run out	15
CF Root	b Bridges	2
CR Preece	b White	1
MFS Jewell	c Young b White	1
+CB Ponsonby	not out	4
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 37.3 overs)	75
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-25, 3-35, 4-43, 5-52, 6-55, 7-64, 8-68, 9-68, 10-75 (37.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bridges	19	9	34	4	-	-
Winter	1	0	4	0	-	-
White	17.3	7	27	5	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CV Tarbox	c Johnson b White	0
+CB Ponsonby	lbw b White	6
FA Pearson	c Hunt b White	9
HO Hopkins	st Spurway b Bridges	2
HL Higgins	lbw b Bridges	15
*MK Foster	b Bridges	125		135	17	-
JB Coventry	b Bridges	0
CF Root	b Hunt	13
MFS Jewell	b Hunt	9
GC Wilson	b Bridges	30
CR Preece	not out	11
Extras	(12 b, 12 lb)	24
Total	(all out, 69.1 overs)	244
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-16, 3-17, 4-22, 5-49, 6-49, 7-68, 8-96, 9-225, 10-244 (69.1 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bridges	23.3	3	55	5	-	-
White	11.4	2	30	3	-	-
Hunt	19	2	52	2	-	-
Young	9	0	58	0	-	-
Earle	3	2	3	0	-	-
Winter	3	0	22	0	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JCW MacBryan	not out	34
A Young	st Ponsonby b Jewell	22
SGU Considine	not out	3
CA Winter	did not bat
*PR Johnson	did not bat
JC White	did not bat
WFQ Shuldham	did not bat
GF Earle	did not bat
GE Hunt	did not bat
+FE Spurway	did not bat
JJ Bridges	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(1 wicket, 9.5 overs)	60
Fall of wickets:
1-57 (Young)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Root	4	0	12	0	-	-
Wilson	4	0	34	0	-	-
Preece	1	0	9	0	-	-
Jewell	0.5	0	4	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> PR Johnson (1) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> WFQ Shuldham (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in County Championship matches
--> WFQ Shuldham (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> GC Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in County Championship matches
--> GC Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> GC Wilson (2) passed his previous highest score of 15 in County Championship matches
--> GC Wilson (2) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> CF Root reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> CF Root reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 7th wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> JJ Bridges reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Worcestershire second innings
--> MK Foster retired hurt in the Worcestershire first innings having scored 9 and later returned

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