First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, June 7, 9, 10, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Kent 4, Nottinghamshire 0) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton c and b Harding 13 b Dovey 144 2 C.B.Harris b Harding 102 c Levett b Ridgway 9 3 R.T.Simpson c and b Marsham 13 c Todd b Marsham 21 4 J.Hardstaff c Ridgway b Marsham 61 c Valentine b Marsham 44 5 F.H.Winrow lbw b Marsham 2 c Fagg b Dovey 4 6 T.B.Reddick lbw b Dovey 1 (7) c Valentine b Dovey 11 7 F.W.Stocks c Ames b Dovey 33 (6) c Fagg b Dovey 58 8 *W.A.Sime c Crawley b Dovey 3 not out 25 9 H.J.Butler b Ridgway 3 not out 8 10 A.Jepson not out 23 11 †E.A.Meads c Todd b Dovey 4 Extras lb 11, nb 4 15 lb 2, w 1, nb 2 5 —— —— 273 (7 wickets, declared) 329 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-45, 3-143, 4-145, 5-150, 6-202, 7-218, 8-228, 9-261, 10-273 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-44, 3-171, 4-185, 5-259, 6-283, 7-314 KENT 1 A.E.Fagg c Jepson b Butler 4 c Meads b Butler 0 2 A.M.Crawley c Simpson b Sime 44 lbw b Jepson 8 3 L.E.G.Ames not out 212 not out 53 4 P.Hearn lbw b Butler 3 (6) not out 16 5 *B.H.Valentine lbw b Butler 29 (4) c Simpson b Jepson 30 6 L.J.Todd not out 40 7 A.J.B.Marsham (5) b Jepson 1 8 †W.H.V.Levett 9 N.W.Harding 10 R.R.Dovey 11 F.Ridgway Extras b 5, lb 7 12 lb 1 1 —— —— (4 wickets, declared) 344 (4 wickets) 109 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-121, 3-129, 4-179 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-12, 3-66, 4-68 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 23 4 77 2 11 0 59 0 Ridgway 19 3 43 1 17 1 68 1 Dovey 34.5 16 44 4 (4) 32 6 99 4 Todd 3 0 7 0 (6) 8 0 27 0 Marsham 13 0 54 3 (3) 7 1 32 2 Hearn 9 2 33 0 (5) 12 3 39 0 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 25 8 54 3 10 3 26 1 Jepson 25 4 98 0 9 0 47 3 Winrow 29 2 109 0 5 2 4 0 Stocks 6 0 20 0 2 0 19 0 Sime 2 0 11 1 (6) 1 1 0 0 Harris 5 0 26 0 Reddick 3 1 14 0 (5) 4 1 12 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and P.Holmes. Toss: Nottinghamshire Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 182-5 (Harris 64*, Stocks 22*); 2nd day: Kent (1) 344-4 (Ames 212*, Todd 40*). C.B.Harris’s 102 took 270 minutes. L.E.G.Ames’s 212 took 240 minutes and included 29 fours and 2 sixes. 188