First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

YORKSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford, May 17, 19, 20, 1947. Sussex won by three wickets. (Points: Yorkshire 0, Sussex 12) YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c and b J.Langridge 45 lbw b Cornford 106 2 H.Halliday b Nye 1 b Cornford 17 3 H.Beaumont c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 60 lbw b C.Oakes 37 4 J.V.Wilson c Griffith b Cornford 5 b J.Langridge 13 5 *A.B.Sellers lbw b C.Oakes 8 c Griffith b Nye 5 6 T.F.Smailes c C.Oakes b Nye 12 b Cornford 0 7 A.Coxon lbw b Nye 0 (8) b Cornford 0 8 A.Mason lbw b Nye 0 (7) c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 9 9 †D.V.Brennan b Cornford 4 c Griffith b Cornford 4 10 E.P.Robinson c Parks b Cornford 0 c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 8 11 W.E.Bowes not out 4 not out 3 Extras b 5, lb 3 8 b 5, lb 2 7 —— —— 147 209 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-84, 3-99, 4-120, 5-127, 6-128, 7-138, 8-143, 9-143, 10-147 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-120, 3-158, 4-184, 5-184, 6-184, 7-186, 8-198, 9-206, 10-209 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b Coxon 1 c Brennan b Bowes 52 2 C.Oakes c Robinson b Coxon 5 lbw b Bowes 0 3 J.Langridge lbw b Mason 58 lbw b Bowes 1 4 G.Cox b Smailes 2 c Brennan b Coxon 1 5 H.W.Parks lbw b Bowes 3 lbw b Coxon 41 6 *H.T.Bartlett b Coxon 79 c Brennan b Smailes 33 7 †S.C.Griffith c Coxon b Bowes 3 lbw b Smailes 15 8 J.Y.Oakes b Coxon 5 not out 21 9 D.V.Smith b Bowes 7 not out 5 10 J.K.Nye b Bowes 0 11 J.H.Cornford not out 0 Extras b 11, lb 4 15 b 3, lb 6, nb 1 10 —— —— 178 (7 wickets) 179 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-7, 3-16, 4-38, 5-151, 6-159, 7-169, 8-173, 9-175, 10-178 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-2, 3-7, 4-95, 5-111, 6-149, 7-162 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Nye 16 4 31 4 17 2 53 1 Cornford 16.2 4 32 4 31.1 6 86 7 Cox 2 0 9 0 C.Oakes 12 3 26 1 17 2 39 1 J.Y.Oakes 10 3 25 0 5 1 9 0 J.Langridge 12 4 16 1 (3) 8 3 15 1 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bowes 19.5 8 24 4 34 11 60 3 Coxon 22 7 54 4 26 6 39 2 Smailes 6 1 16 1 14.3 2 40 2 1nb Robinson 8 2 39 0 (5) 11 4 10 0 Mason 9 4 30 1 (4) 10 3 20 0 Umpires: H.Elliott and J.W.Franks. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 164-6 (Griffith 2*, J.Y.Oakes 4*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 38-3 (J.G.Langridge 23*, Parks 13*). L.Hutton’s 106 took 180 minutes. 143