Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gordon Collins	lbw b Nichols	7	-	-	-	-	-
Reginald Partridge	run out	47	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Brookes	b Nichols	58	-	-	-	-	-
John Timms	b R Smith	17	-	-	-	-	-
Ken James †	b TPB Smith	17	-	-	-	-	-
Robert Nelson (c)	b Nichols	4	-	-	-	-	-
Francis O'Brien	c Pearce b Nichols	6	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Nasiruddin	b TPB Smith	4	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Dunkley	c & b TPB Smith	30	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Herbert	b TPB Smith	3	-	-	-	-	-
John Buswell	not out	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1)	6
Total	83.4 Ov (RR: 2.37)	199
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-109, 3-127, 4-142, 5-146, 6-156, 7-165, 8-168, 9-196, 10-199

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Stan Nichols	25	5	57	4	2.28	-	-	-
Ray Smith	18	4	49	1	2.72	-	-	-
Peter Smith	35.4	11	79	4	2.21	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	5	0	8	0	1.60	-	-	-

Essex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Laurie Eastman	c O'Brien b Herbert	87	-	-	-	-	-
Sonny Avery	lbw b Partridge	20	-	-	-	-	-
Reginald Taylor	st †James b Buswell	31	-	-	-	-	-
Jack O'Connor	not out	115	-	285	13	0	-
Tom Pearce (c)	b Buswell	22	-	-	-	-	-
Denys Wilcox	b Buswell	27	-	-	-	-	-
Stan Nichols	st †James b Partridge	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jack Dennis	b Partridge	2	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Smith	lbw b Herbert	12	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Wade †	c Brookes b Herbert	28	-	-	-	-	-
Ray Smith	b Buswell	15	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 9, lb 5, nb 3)	17
Total	121.4 Ov (RR: 3.09)	376
Fall of wickets: 1-39, 2-138, 3-138, 4-176, 5-223, 6-225, 7-229, 8-273, 9-346, 10-376

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Buswell	27.4	4	82	4	2.96	-	-	-
Reginald Partridge	31	6	76	3	2.45	-	-	-
Eric Herbert	27	6	92	3	3.40	-	-	-
John Timms	16	3	38	0	2.37	-	-	-
Robert Nelson	17	3	56	0	3.29	-	-	-
Francis O'Brien	3	1	15	0	5.00	-	-	-

Northamptonshire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robert Nelson (c)	b Nichols	110	-	135	11	2	-
Dennis Brookes	c Nichols b Taylor	77	-	-	-	-	-
John Timms	c Taylor b TPB Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ken James †	c Taylor b R Smith	21	-	-	-	-	-
Francis O'Brien	c Eastman b R Smith	36	-	-	-	-	-
Shaikh Nasiruddin	c †Wade b R Smith	1	-	-	-	-	-
Reginald Partridge	b R Smith	4	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Dunkley	c †Wade b Nichols	10	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Herbert	not out	8	-	-	-	-	-
John Buswell	b R Smith	2	-	-	-	-	-
Gordon Collins	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 12, lb 3)	15
Total	65.3 Ov (RR: 4.33)	284
Fall of wickets: 1-146, 2-163, 3-222, 4-224, 5-238, 6-244, 7-255, 8-275, 9-284

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Stan Nichols	18	1	70	2	3.88	-	-	-
Ray Smith	9.3	2	51	5	5.36	-	-	-
Peter Smith	22	2	87	1	3.95	-	-	-
Laurie Eastman	11	2	29	0	2.63	-	-	-
Reginald Taylor	2	0	6	1	3.00	-	-	-
Jack O'Connor	3	0	26	0	8.66	-	-	-

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 108 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Laurie Eastman	b Nelson	34	-	-	-	-	-
Sonny Avery	lbw b Partridge	10	-	-	-	-	-
Reginald Taylor	b Nelson	20	-	-	-	-	-
Jack O'Connor	not out	26	-	-	-	-	-
Stan Nichols	not out	15	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 5)	5
Total	25.1 Ov (RR: 4.37)	110/3
Did not bat: Tom Pearce (c), Denys Wilcox, Jack Dennis, Peter Smith, Tom Wade †, Ray Smith
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-66, 3-69

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
John Buswell	5	1	21	0	4.20	-	-	-
Reginald Partridge	4	0	17	1	4.25	-	-	-
Eric Herbert	5	2	11	0	2.20	-	-	-
John Timms	3	0	13	0	4.33	-	-	-
Robert Nelson	4	0	13	2	3.25	-	-	-
Francis O'Brien	3	0	19	0	6.33	-	-	-
Maurice Dunkley	1.1	0	11	0	9.42	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 23 Jul - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 182/4 (Jack O'Connor 19*, Denys Wilcox 2*)

Sun, 24 Jul - rest day

Mon, 25 Jul - day 2 - Northants 2nd innings 249/6 (Francis O'Brien 17*, Maurice Dunkley 4*)

Tue, 26 Jul - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 110/3 (25.1 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Town Ground, Rushden
Toss	Northamptonshire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship
Season	1938
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Harry Lee Joe Hardstaff
Points	Essex 12, Northamptonshire 0

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Essex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JE Buswell	5	1	21	0	4.2
RJ Partridge	4	0	17	1	4.25
EJ Herbert	5	2	11	0	2.2
JE Timms	3	0	13	0	4.33
RP Nelson	4	0	13	2	3.25
FP O'Brien	3	0	19	0	6.33
MEF Dunkley	1.1	0	11	0	9.42

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	41	Jack O'Connor	Stan Nichols

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