First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, June 11, 12, 13, 1947. Kent won by nine wickets. (Points: Kent 12, Northamptonshire 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Fiddling b Nevell 127 b Barron 23 2 A.E.Fagg b Cox 81 not out 33 3 L.E.G.Ames c Clarke b Partridge 109 not out 5 4 *B.H.Valentine c and b Timms 1 5 P.Hearn st Fiddling b Cox 54 6 R.Mayes b Broderick 0 7 B.J.K.Pryer lbw b Nevell 0 8 R.R.Dovey c Barron b Cox 10 9 D.V.P.Wright b Nevell 8 10 F.Ridgway not out 2 11 †W.H.V.Levett Extras b 5, lb 2, w 1 8 b 4 4 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 400 (1 wicket) 65 FoW (1): 1-193, 2-231, 3-234, 4-360, 5-368, 6-371, 7-385, 8-394, 9-400 FoW (2): 1-57 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Levett b Dovey 47 c Levett b Ridgway 69 2 C.P.Davis c Mayes b Ridgway 35 c Ridgway b Wright 21 3 A.L.Cox st Levett b Wright 21 c Fagg b Ridgway 73 4 J.E.Timms lbw b Wright 5 c Ridgway b Wright 43 5 W.Barron b Wright 41 c Fagg b Dovey 32 6 V.Broderick c Valentine b Wright 5 b Wright 13 7 R.J.Partridge b Dovey 3 run out 6 8 *A.W.Childs-Clarke c Valentine b Wright 4 c Ridgway b Dovey 4 9 C.B.Clarke st Levett b Wright 2 lbw b Dovey 0 10 †K.Fiddling not out 4 not out 6 11 W.T.Nevell b Wright 4 b Wright 1 Extras b 4, lb 3, nb 1 8 b 8, lb 7 15 —— —— 179 283 FoW (1): 1-62, 2-103, 3-113, 4-113, 5-126, 6-137, 7-156, 8-166, 9-173, 10-179 FoW (2): 1-42, 2-152, 3-199, 4-253, 5-253, 6-260, 7-272, 8-276, 9-276, 10-283 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Partridge 25 4 79 1 4 0 15 0 Nevell 26 4 97 3 (3) 6 2 10 0 Broderick 32 10 86 1 (5) 3 0 8 0 Cox 20.4 6 66 3 3 0 7 0 Timms 10 4 23 1 (2) 4 2 4 0 Childs-Clarke 10 4 41 0 Davis (6) 2 0 10 0 Barron (7) 1.5 0 7 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 7 1 23 1 13 3 51 2 Todd 2 0 12 0 6 1 10 0 Wright 30 10 55 7 28.5 4 102 4 Dovey 28 14 55 2 29 10 75 3 Pryer 4 0 26 0 9 0 25 0 Hearn (6) 4 0 5 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and N.Harris. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 22-0 (Brookes 6*, Davis 16*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 215-3 (Timms 29*, Barron 9*). 195