First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

MIDDLESEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 21, 22, 23, 1947. Middlesex won by 234 runs. (Points: Middlesex 12, Worcestershire 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Jackson 15 c and b Howorth 43 2 S.M.Brown c Jenkins b Howorth 42 st Yarnold b Howorth 61 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b Howorth 34 c sub b Wyatt 48 4 D.C.S.Compton not out 88 b Howorth 112 5 J.T.Eaglestone c Howorth b Wyatt 16 (7) st Yarnold b Jenkins 4 6 *F.G.Mann b Wyatt 0 (5) c E.Cooper b Wyatt 21 7 A.W.Thompson c and b Perks 0 (6) c sub b Jenkins 8 8 †L.H.Compton b Perks 6 not out 8 9 J.M.Sims b Perks 0 not out 4 10 J.A.Young c Yarnold b Jackson 0 11 L.H.Gray lbw b Jackson 0 Extras b 1, lb 3, nb 2 6 b 3, nb 2 5 —— —— 207 (7 wickets, declared) 314 FoW (1): 1-34, 2-91, 3-106, 4-148, 5-148, 6-153, 7-169, 8-191, 9-196, 10-207 FoW (2): 1-100, 2-113, 3-231, 4-278, 5-291, 6-296, 7-309 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c L.H.Compton b Gray 23 lbw b Gray 14 2 F.Cooper c L.H.Compton b Edrich 12 b Gray 6 3 D.Kenyon c Young b Edrich 21 c L.H.Compton b Edrich 3 4 R.E.S.Wyatt c D.C.S.Compton b Edrich 3 c Sims b Gray 0 5 R.E.Bird lbw b Gray 4 b Edrich 27 6 *A.F.T.White c Gray b Edrich 14 b Edrich 11 7 R.Howorth lbw b Gray 0 b Edrich 7 8 R.O.Jenkins b Young 25 lbw b Sims 42 9 †H.Yarnold c L.H.Compton b Edrich 22 lbw b Edrich 24 10 R.T.D.Perks b Young 3 c D.C.S.Compton b Sims 12 11 P.F.Jackson not out 0 not out 0 Extras b 1, lb 5, nb 1 7 b 2, lb 5 7 —— —— 134 153 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-58, 3-62, 4-64, 5-75, 6-77, 7-83, 8-130, 9-134, 10-134 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-18, 3-21, 4-30, 5-59, 6-72, 7-81, 8-123, 9-152, 10-153 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 28 4 71 3 15 1 59 0 Wyatt 16 5 34 2 23 6 93 2 Jackson 26 5 45 3 Jenkins 2 0 7 0 (3) 22 2 86 2 Howorth 16 7 44 2 (4) 17 2 71 3 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 20 5 37 3 (2) 17 3 42 3 Edrich 25.1 6 61 5 (1) 27 5 69 5 Young 13 6 17 2 12 4 24 0 Sims 4 0 12 0 3.2 1 11 2 Umpires: G.M.Lee and P.T.Mills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 67-4 (Bird 1*, White 2*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 12-1 (E.Cooper 4*, Kenyon 2*). 146