First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

HAMPSHIRE v KENT Played at County Ground, Southampton, May 24, 26, 27, 1947. Kent won by nine wickets. (Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 12) HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Fagg b Wright 86 c Evans b Martin 46 2 N.H.Rogers c Valentine b Martin 91 c Fagg b Martin 7 3 A.G.Holt c and b Wright 9 b Martin 1 4 J.Bailey c Fagg b Dovey 30 lbw b Martin 2 5 G.Hill c Evans b Dovey 7 b Martin 7 6 *E.D.R.Eagar c Harding b Dovey 50 b Wright 8 7 H.Dawson b Dovey 2 b Harding 34 8 †N.T.McCorkell not out 55 not out 18 9 O.W.Herman b Harding 11 c Fagg b Martin 4 10 C.J.Knott b Martin 8 run out 0 11 J.F.Godfrey b Martin 0 b Todd 5 Extras b 9, lb 3, nb 6 18 b 1, lb 6, nb 5 12 —— —— 367 144 FoW (1): 1-126, 2-144, 3-214, 4-223, 5-242, 6-248, 7-336, 8-358, 9-367, 10-367 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-20, 3-32, 4-63, 5-73, 6-75, 7-126, 8-137, 9-137, 10-144 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Hill 78 b Herman 18 2 A.E.Fagg st McCorkell b Bailey 13 not out 45 3 L.E.G.Ames c Eagar b Knott 179 not out 2 4 *B.H.Valentine st McCorkell b Knott 34 5 E.Crush c Holt b Bailey 5 6 †T.G.Evans c Hill b Godfrey 38 7 B.R.Edrich b Knott 0 8 R.R.Dovey not out 50 9 N.W.Harding b Godfrey 6 10 D.V.P.Wright c Arnold b Knott 16 11 J.W.Martin c Dawson b Bailey 0 Extras b 13, lb 5, w 1, nb 6 25 lb 3, nb 1 4 —— —— 444 (1 wicket) 69 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-238, 3-312, 4-326, 5-336, 6-342, 7-386, 8-401, 9-440, 10-444 FoW (2): 1-61 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 13 0 64 1 (2) 10 2 30 1 Martin 21.5 5 49 3 (1) 25 8 47 6 Wright 37 7 137 2 21 8 42 1 Dovey 35 14 76 4 9 5 7 0 Crush 8 1 17 0 Todd 3 1 6 0 (5) 6.3 2 6 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Godfrey 34 8 92 2 5.4 1 20 0 Herman 23 1 109 0 5 0 41 1 Bailey 30.2 13 61 3 1 0 4 0 Knott 25 9 77 4 Hill 12 2 65 1 Arnold 3 0 9 0 Eagar 1 0 6 0 Umpires: F.Chester and P.T.Mills. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 10-0 (Todd 6*, Fagg 1*); 2nd day: Kent (1) 444 all out. L.E.G.Ames’s 179 included 27 fours. 150