First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SOMERSET v SUSSEX Played at County Ground, Taunton, June 4, 5, 6, 1947. Sussex won by ten wickets. (Points: Somerset 0, Sussex 12) SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee c Griffith b Carey 9 c Parks b Wood 16 2 H.Gimblett b Wood 55 lbw b Wood 35 3 M.Coope c J.G.Langridge b Carey 0 (5) c J.Y.Oakes b Wood 2 4 *R.J.O.Meyer c and b Carey 2 (3) b Cornford 9 5 G.W.L.Courtenay b Carey 34 (8) c Bartlett b Wood 7 6 J.Lawrence c J.G.Langridge b Wood 0 c Griffith b Wood 0 7 †W.T.Luckes b Wood 13 c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 3 8 M.F.Tremlett b Cornford 31 (9) lbw b Cornford 3 9 H.F.T.Buse not out 11 (4) not out 26 10 A.W.Wellard c Bartlett b Carey 6 c J.G.Langridge b Wood 15 11 H.L.Hazell c J.G.Langridge b Cox 1 c C.Oakes b J.Y.Oakes 20 Extras b 9, lb 3, w 2 14 b 10, lb 2, w 1, nb 2 15 —— —— 176 151 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-26, 3-32, 4-69, 5-93, 6-113, 7-123, 8-158, 9-165, 10-176 FoW (2): 1-48, 2-59, 3-65, 4-70, 5-70, 6-73, 7-84, 8-95, 9-116, 10-151 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c and b Wellard 88 2 C.Oakes c Luckes b Wellard 6 3 J.Langridge lbw b Wellard 75 4 G.Cox lbw b Wellard 1 5 H.W.Parks c Buse b Wellard 69 6 *H.T.Bartlett c Luckes b Wellard 0 7 J.Y.Oakes not out 69 (1) not out 8 8 †S.C.Griffith not out 5 (2) not out 1 9 J.H.Cornford 10 P.A.H.Carey 11 D.J.Wood Extras lb 6, nb 1 7 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 320 (no wicket) 9 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-135, 3-146, 4-199, 5-201, 6-309 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Cornford 22 5 53 1 1w (2) 17 4 37 3 Carey 26 11 57 5 (1) 4 0 16 0 1w,2nb Cox 5.1 3 9 1 1w Wood 15 6 30 3 (3) 21 6 59 6 C.Oakes 10 4 13 0 J.Y.Oakes (4) 7.2 0 24 1 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 33 6 104 6 Buse 12 1 46 0 Tremlett 16 0 77 0 Meyer 13 0 33 0 1nb Hazell 14 0 53 0 Lawrence (1) 0.3 0 9 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and J.Tranter. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 182-3 (J.G.Langridge 75*, Parks 20*); 2nd day: Sussex (1) 287-5 (Parks 56*, J.Y.Oakes 54*). 181