First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LANCASHIRE v KENT Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, May 17, 19, 1947. Lancashire won by eight wickets. (Points: Lancashire 12, Kent 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd lbw b Cranston 19 lbw b Phillipson 6 2 A.E.Fagg c Ikin b Cranston 28 lbw b Phillipson 5 3 L.E.G.Ames lbw b Cranston 11 (4) c G.A.Edrich b Garlick 69 4 *B.H.Valentine c E.H.Edrich b Pollard 4 (5) b Roberts 11 5 †T.G.Evans c E.H.Edrich b Pollard 15 (6) c King b Roberts 5 6 E.Crush c E.H.Edrich b Cranston 1 (7) c E.H.Edrich b Phillipson 21 7 B.R.Edrich b Pollard 0 (8) c Roberts b Garlick 7 8 R.R.Dovey c Place b Cranston 12 (3) c E.H.Edrich b Pollard 0 9 N.W.Harding b Pollard 6 b Garlick 6 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 1 not out 5 11 F.Ridgway b Pollard 0 c Washbrook b Roberts 0 Extras b 3, lb 2 5 b 2, lb 6 8 —— —— 102 143 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-53, 3-60, 4-72, 5-73, 6-74, 7-90, 8-94, 9-102, 10-102 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-11, 3-15, 4-50, 5-56, 6-94, 7-129, 8-131, 9-138, 10-143 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Valentine b Harding 0 not out 38 2 W.Place b Harding 13 lbw b Wright 9 3 J.T.Ikin lbw b Ridgway 20 b Harding 1 4 B.P.King c Evans b Harding 0 not out 17 5 G.A.Edrich c Evans b Ridgway 18 6 *K.Cranston c Fagg b Edrich 47 7 W.E.Phillipson c Harding b Wright 8 8 †E.H.Edrich lbw b Wright 3 9 R.G.Garlick c and b Harding 37 10 R.Pollard c and b Harding 25 11 W.B.Roberts not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 2, nb 2 9 w 2, nb 1 3 —— —— 180 (2 wickets) 68 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-19, 3-19, 4-49, 5-82, 6-113, 7-117, 8-117, 9-179, 10-180 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-29 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Phillipson 8 2 15 0 11 3 29 3 Pollard 23.3 6 45 5 29 15 44 1 Cranston 22 9 32 5 12 0 31 0 Roberts 5 3 5 0 22.3 8 20 3 Garlick (5) 8 3 11 3 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 14.2 2 42 5 10 2 20 1 Ridgway 18 2 65 2 4 1 10 0 Crush 3 2 8 0 Wright 14 2 38 2 (3) 8 1 29 1 Dovey 2 0 5 0 (4) 2.2 1 6 0 Edrich 5 1 13 1 Umpires: G.P.Heaton and A.Mitchison. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (2) 6-1 (Fagg 0*, Dovey 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 138