First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY v ESSEX Played at Kennington Oval, May 3, 5, 6, 1947. Surrey won by an innings and 161 runs. ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Gover 2 c Fishlock b A.V.Bedser 68 2 T.C.Dodds lbw b A.V.Bedser 75 c Barling b Gover 56 3 S.J.Cray b Laker 6 c McIntyre b Laker 1 4 F.H.Vigar c Parker b A.V.Bedser 23 b Gover 1 5 L.S.Clark c Laker b E.A.Bedser 13 c Gover b A.V.Bedser 6 6 *T.N.Pearce c and b E.A.Bedser 2 c A.V.Bedser b Squires 18 7 T.P.B.Smith b A.V.Bedser 23 c Squires b Gover 14 8 R.Smith lbw b A.V.Bedser 0 c A.V.Bedser b Gover 5 9 W.J.Dines not out 13 b A.V.Bedser 7 10 W.B.Morris st McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 4 not out 0 11 †T.H.Wade c E.A.Bedser b A.V.Bedser 7 c McIntyre b Squires 0 Extras b 4, lb 2, nb 1 7 b 6, lb 8, nb 2 16 —— —— 175 192 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-17, 3-76, 4-109, 5-112, 6-150, 7-150, 8-151, 9-162, 10-175 FoW (2): 1-119, 2-120, 3-123, 4-143, 5-145, 6-172, 7-177, 8-189, 9-190, 10-192 SURREY 1 E.A.Bedser b R.Smith 6 2 L.B.Fishlock b R.Smith 170 3 R.J.Gregory c Vigar b R.Smith 73 4 H.T.Barling c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 86 5 J.F.Parker st Wade b Avery 101 6 H.S.Squires c and b T.P.B.Smith 25 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre not out 46 8 *E.R.T.Holmes not out 3 9 J.C.Laker 10 A.V.Bedser 11 A.R.Gover Extras b 9, lb 9 18 —— (6 wickets, declared) 528 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-155, 3-340, 4-345, 5-414, 6-517 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 7 3 5 1 21 8 43 4 A.V.Bedser 24.3 5 53 6 1nb 20 6 62 3 2nb Laker 10 2 34 1 9 2 16 1 Squires 13 0 35 0 (6) 9.1 3 20 2 E.A.Bedser 5 1 6 2 3 0 21 0 Parker 19 7 35 0 (4) 9 3 13 0 Gregory (7) 1 0 1 0 Essex Bowling O M R W R.Smith 31 4 96 4 T.P.B.Smith 47 6 134 1 Dines 26 6 66 0 Vigar 25 1 100 0 Morris 22 2 53 0 Avery 15 1 50 1 Pearce 3 0 11 0 Umpires: S.A.Hipple and R.B.Hunt. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 77-1 (Fishlock 35*, Gregory 34*); 2nd day: Surrey (1) 528-6 (McIntyre 46*, Holmes 3*). L.B.Fishlock’s 170 took 320 minutes and included 15 fours and 2 sixes. J.F.Parker’s 101 took 100 minutes and included 7 fours and 2 sixes. 116