f9622 cc3751	Leicestershire v Sussex
	County Championship 1920
Venue	Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch on 12th, 14th June 1920 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sussex won by an innings and 33 runs
Points	Leicestershire 0; Sussex 5
Umpires	J Blake, W Phillips
Close of play day 1	Sussex (1) 297/8 (Roberts 37*, Street 4*)
Pictures	Leicestershire v Sussex in 1920

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CJB Wood	lbw b Roberts	5
H Whitehead	c Street b Roberts	0
A Mounteney	run out	1
JH King	b Roberts	0
CE de Trafford	b Cox	8
S Coe	c Cox b Mercer	6
WE Astill	run out	15
A Skelding	not out	0
G Shingler	run out	1
WE Benskin	b Roberts	0
+TE Sidwell	b Roberts	0
Extras	(10 b, 1 w)	11
Total	(all out, 16 overs)	47
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-12, 3-12, 4-13, 5-21, 6-41, 7-47, 8-47, 9-47, 10-47 (16 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	8	2	27	5	-	-
Mercer	6	3	9	1	1	-
Cox	2	2	0	1	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EH Bowley	c Whitehead b Benskin	63
VWC Jupp	c Astill b Skelding	110		150	15	-
MW Tate	b Skelding	2
*HL Wilson	c Sidwell b Benskin	20
KA Higgs	b Benskin	1
GR Cox	c Whitehead b Benskin	14
WJ Malden	c Sidwell b Benskin	0
GA Stannard	c Shingler b King	33
HE Roberts	not out	54
+GB Street	c Whitehead b King	9
J Mercer	c Shingler b King	5
Extras	(11 b, 1 lb, 3 w)	15
Total	(all out, 87.5 overs)	326
Fall of wickets:
1-154, 2-157, 3-193, 4-199, 5-209, 6-218, 7-238, 8-283, 9-316, 10-326 (87.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Skelding	23	3	88	2	3	-
Astill	11	1	54	0	-	-
King	21.5	4	61	3	-	-
Benskin	27	1	95	5	-	-
Mounteney	3	0	13	0	-	-
Shingler	2	2	0	0	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CJB Wood	c Street b Roberts	3
H Whitehead	c Cox b Mercer	37
A Mounteney	b Jupp	8
JH King	c and b Cox	22
CE de Trafford	b Jupp	23
S Coe	c Stannard b Cox	14
WE Astill	not out	70
A Skelding	st Street b Mercer	0
G Shingler	c Tate b Cox	26
WE Benskin	b Wilson	23
+TE Sidwell	c Wilson b Mercer	6
Extras	(11 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	14
Total	(all out, 81.3 overs)	246
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-47, 3-55, 4-85, 5-99, 6-114, 7-160, 8-228, 9-246, 10-246 (81.3 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Roberts	17	4	44	1	-	1
Cox	30	8	77	3	-	-
Mercer	9.3	4	16	3	-	-
Jupp	17	1	69	2	-	-
Tate	4	1	12	0	-	-
Wilson	4	0	14	1	1	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WJ Malden made his debut in County Championship matches
--> WJ Malden made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CE de Trafford made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CE de Trafford made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> EH Bowley (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> A Mounteney (2) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 6
--> WE Astill (2) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 20
--> G Shingler (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in First-Class matches
--> G Shingler (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in County Championship matches
--> WE Benskin (2) equalled his previous highest score of 23 in County Championship matches
--> J Mercer achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 3-43)
--> J Mercer achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 3-43)

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