Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Denys Wilcox (c)	c Muncer b Smith	91	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Pickering	c Brown b Baxter	4	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Wade †	c Compton b Baxter	67	-	-	-	-	-
Jack O'Connor	c Robins b Baxter	22	-	-	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	c Hart b Smith	10	-	-	-	-	-
Stan Nichols	lbw b Smith	28	-	-	-	-	-
Alfred Waterman	b Sims	42	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Smith	lbw b Smith	1	-	-	-	-	-
Arnold Quick	c †Price b Smith	6	-	-	-	-	-
Don Spencer	c Edrich b Sims	10	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Smith	not out	4	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 12, lb 2, nb 1)	15
Total	94 Ov (RR: 3.19)	300
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-164, 3-190, 4-193, 5-208, 6-274, 7-276, 8-282, 9-290, 10-300

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jim Smith	36	7	84	5	2.33	-	-	-
Sandy Baxter	21	3	80	3	3.80	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	4	0	17	0	4.25	-	-	-
Walter Robins	4	0	18	0	4.50	-	-	-
Jim Sims	29	6	86	2	2.96	-	-	-

Middlesex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Edrich	b Nichols	24	-	-	-	-	-
Syd Brown	b Nichols	53	-	-	-	-	-
Fred Price †	lbw b TPB Smith	3	-	-	-	-	-
Denis Compton	b Nichols	28	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Hulme	c & b TPB Smith	5	-	-	-	-	-
George Hart	b R Smith	72	-	-	-	-	-
Walter Robins (c)	b Nichols	16	-	-	-	-	-
Len Muncer	c †Wade b Nichols	17	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Sims	c Wilcox b R Smith	23	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Smith	not out	23	-	-	-	-	-
Sandy Baxter	b Nichols	7	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 6)	10
Total	82.4 Ov (RR: 3.39)	281
Fall of wickets: 1-73, 2-82, 3-82, 4-102, 5-132, 6-162, 7-210, 8-246, 9-253, 10-281

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Stan Nichols	37.4	1	116	6	3.07	-	-	-
Ray Smith	15	1	65	2	4.33	-	-	-
Peter Smith	23	4	69	2	3.00	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	7	1	21	0	3.00	-	-	-

Essex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Denys Wilcox (c)	run out	16	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Pickering	lbw b Smith	15	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Wade †	lbw b Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jack O'Connor	c Compton b Sims	2	-	-	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	lbw b Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Alfred Waterman	b Robins	32	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Smith	c †Price b Smith	101	-	-	-	-	-
Stan Nichols	c Edrich b Sims	31	-	-	-	-	-
Arnold Quick	lbw b Sims	8	-	-	-	-	-
Don Spencer	c †Price b Robins	5	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Smith	not out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 8)	10
Total	80.4 Ov (RR: 2.73)	221
Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-29, 3-32, 4-33, 5-44, 6-105, 7-185, 8-199, 9-204, 10-221

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Jim Smith	26.4	6	68	4	2.55	-	-	-
Sandy Baxter	6	0	21	0	3.50	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	3	1	8	0	2.66	-	-	-
Walter Robins	19	3	46	2	2.42	-	-	-
Jim Sims	26	5	68	3	2.61	-	-	-

Middlesex 2nd Innings (T: 241 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bill Edrich	c & b TPB Smith	58	-	-	-	-	-
Syd Brown	c Wilcox b TPB Smith	31	-	-	-	-	-
Fred Price †	c Nichols b TPB Smith	10	-	-	-	-	-
Denis Compton	not out	87	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Hulme	run out	26	-	-	-	-	-
George Hart	c O'Connor b TPB Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Walter Robins (c)	c †Wade b TPB Smith	6	-	-	-	-	-
Len Muncer	c sub b TPB Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Smith	c Quick b TPB Smith	12	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Sims	lbw b TPB Smith	1	-	-	-	-	-
Sandy Baxter	not out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 6)	9
Total	83.2 Ov (RR: 2.89)	241/9
Fall of wickets: 1-57, 2-83, 3-132, 4-170, 5-172, 6-190, 7-190, 8-206, 9-217

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Stan Nichols	30.2	8	88	0	2.90	-	-	-
Ray Smith	6	1	23	0	3.83	-	-	-
Peter Smith	37	7	99	8	2.67	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	10	2	22	0	2.20	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 18 Jun - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 108/4 (Denis Compton 15*, George Hart 6*)

Sun, 19 Jun - rest day

Mon, 20 Jun - day 2 - Middlesex 2nd innings 17/0 (Bill Edrich 4*, Syd Brown 12*)

Tue, 21 Jun - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 241/9 (83.2 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Essex, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship
Season	1938
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Claud Woolley Herbert Baldwin
Points	Middlesex 12, Essex 4

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Middlesex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MS Nichols	30.2	8	88	0	2.9
R Smith	6	1	23	0	3.83
TPB Smith	37	7	99	8	2.67
LC Eastman	10	2	22	0	2.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	24	Denis Compton	Sandy Baxter

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