First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

MIDDLESEX v SOMERSET Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 10, 12, 13, 1947. Somerset won by one wicket. (Points: Middlesex 4, Somerset 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Tremlett 39 b Buse 30 2 S.M.Brown lbw b Wellard 7 b Wellard 0 3 W.J.Edrich c Luckes b Buse 102 c Lawrence b Wellard 3 4 D.C.S.Compton c Woodhouse b Buse 6 b Tremlett 25 5 J.T.Eaglestone b Buse 0 c Lawrence b Tremlett 4 6 *F.G.Mann b Buse 27 b Tremlett 0 7 A.W.Thompson c Wellard b Tremlett 5 b Tremlett 0 8 †L.H.Compton b Tremlett 11 b Tremlett 0 9 J.M.Sims c and b Buse 3 not out 6 10 J.A.Young not out 6 c Luckes b Wellard 1 11 L.H.Gray c Hazell b Buse 5 run out 4 Extras b 19, lb 1 20 b 1, lb 4 5 —— —— 231 78 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-76, 3-99, 4-100, 5-156, 6-184, 7-207, 8-213, 9-221, 10-231 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-18, 3-56, 4-63, 5-63, 6-63, 7-65, 8-68, 9-69, 10-78 SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee c D.C.S.Compton b Young 28 c Robertson b Young 38 2 H.Gimblett b Edrich 25 b Edrich 13 3 H.F.T.Buse lbw b Gray 1 (6) c L.H.Compton b Gray 3 4 G.E.S.Woodhouse b Edrich 7 b Edrich 21 5 *R.J.O.Meyer c Robertson b Sims 1 (7) b Gray 4 6 J.Lawrence c Mann b Sims 30 (3) b Young 19 7 E.Hill b Edrich 0 (9) c Edrich b Young 17 8 †W.T.Luckes c Edrich b Gray 9 c L.H.Compton b Gray 26 9 A.W.Wellard b Edrich 17 (5) b Edrich 5 10 M.F.Tremlett c Gray b Sims 5 not out 19 11 H.L.Hazell not out 0 not out 8 Extras b 1, lb 9, w 1 11 b 4, lb 1 5 —— —— 134 (9 wickets) 178 FoW (1): 1-56, 2-59, 3-67, 4-68, 5-68, 6-68, 7-100, 8-117, 9-133, 10-134 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-47, 3-92, 4-100, 5-101, 6-108, 7-113, 8-151, 9-151 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Buse 23 8 52 6 4 2 14 1 Wellard 22 4 49 1 16.3 7 20 3 Tremlett 24 5 47 3 14 3 39 5 Hazell 4 0 13 0 Lawrence 12 2 40 0 Meyer 4 1 10 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 24 10 25 2 29.2 7 51 3 Edrich 16 3 46 4 22 8 47 3 Young 11 6 12 1 (4) 34 14 48 3 Sims 15.4 4 40 3 1w (3) 7 0 27 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and J.J.Hills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 59-2 (Gimblett 24*, Woodhouse 0*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 101-5 (Buse 0*). W.J.Edrich’s 102 took 195 minutes and included 10 fours. 124