First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Valentine’s Park, Ilford, May 17, 19, 20, 1947. Match tied. (Points: Essex 6, Northamptonshire 6) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 C.P.Davis b T.P.B.Smith 26 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 32 2 H.Walker st Wade b Dines 1 c T.P.B.Smith b Dines 7 3 W.Barron b Dines 0 (6) b R.Smith 11 4 J.E.Timms c Clark b Dines 19 b T.P.B.Smith 112 5 V.Broderick c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 49 c Pearce b T.P.B.Smith 1 6 A.L.Cox b T.P.B.Smith 19 (3) st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 37 7 *A.W.Childs-Clarke c Dines b Vigar 22 b Vigar 49 8 W.T.Nevell b Vigar 8 st Wade b Vigar 6 9 C.B.Clarke run out 6 b T.P.B.Smith 10 10 †K.Fiddling b T.P.B.Smith 44 b T.P.B.Smith 9 11 E.W.Clark not out 14 not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 3 7 b 9, lb 8 17 —— —— 215 291 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-1, 3-39, 4-99, 5-112, 6-127, 7-144, 8-152, 9-177, 10-215 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-73, 3-80, 4-92, 5-136, 6-250, 7-268, 8-272, 9-285, 10-291 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Nevell 13 b Nevell 14 2 S.J.Cray c Timms b Clark 100 c Barron b Clark 5 3 T.P.B.Smith run out 8 c Fiddling b Broderick 28 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Cox 33 c Fiddling b Nevell 60 5 L.S.Clark b Clark 20 c Timms b Broderick 64 6 *T.N.Pearce c Fiddling b Timms 18 not out 23 7 R.Smith b Nevell 4 c Fiddling b Clarke 3 8 F.H.Rist c Clark b Clarke 30 lbw b Broderick 1 9 W.J.Dines not out 21 lbw b Broderick 12 10 W.B.Morris c Clark b Clarke 3 lbw b Clarke 0 11 †T.H.Wade b Clark 3 b Clarke 7 Extras b 5, lb 7, nb 2 14 b 12, lb 9, nb 1 22 —— —— 267 239 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-40, 3-128, 4-169, 5-181, 6-192, 7-225, 8-239, 9-256, 10-267 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-21, 3-63, 4-166, 5-198, 6-201, 7-210, 8-228, 9-229, 10-239 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 17 2 57 0 24 6 59 1 Dines 17 8 35 3 14 4 28 1 T.P.B.Smith 26.1 6 65 4 45.3 13 84 6 Vigar 19 3 51 2 22 2 72 2 Morris (5) 10 5 19 0 Avery (6) 6 3 12 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 28.4 8 42 3 21 5 36 1 Nevell 24 1 85 2 17 3 56 2 Clarke 25 8 55 2 24.2 5 62 3 Broderick 8 0 32 0 31 9 48 4 Cox 8 0 30 1 9 5 7 0 Timms 6 2 9 1 1 0 8 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and F.Chester. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 170-4 (Cray 90*, Pearce 1*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 219-5 (Timms 90*, Childs-Clarke 35*). 136