First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

HAMPSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at County Ground, Southampton, June 18, 19, 20, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Hampshire 0, Northamptonshire 0) HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Fiddling b C.P.Davis 188 2 N.H.Rogers lbw b Broderick 43 3 G.W.Dawson st Fiddling b Broderick 1 4 N.T.McCorkell lbw b Childs-Clarke 19 5 J.Bailey st Fiddling b Childs-Clarke 35 6 *E.D.R.Eagar b Mercer 54 7 G.Hill b Nevell 59 8 †L.Harrison lbw b Mercer 10 9 V.J.Ransom b Nevell 5 10 T.A.Dean not out 5 11 G.E.M.Heath Extras b 6, lb 7, w 2 15 —— (9 wickets, declared) 434 FoW (1): 1-106, 2-110, 3-171, 4-280, 5-296, 6-388, 7-421, 8-421, 9-434 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Heath b Dean 27 2 C.P.Davis run out 45 3 A.L.Cox b Ransom 55 4 J.E.Timms c and b Heath 68 5 W.Barron b Ransom 12 6 V.Broderick c Dean b Hill 20 7 E.Davis not out 20 8 *A.W.Childs-Clarke not out 61 9 J.Mercer 10 W.T.Nevell 11 †K.Fiddling Extras b 7, nb 1 8 —— (6 wickets) 316 FoW (1): 1-48, 2-100, 3-179, 4-199, 5-219, 6-232 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Mercer 26 4 100 2 Timms 18 4 47 0 Nevell 8.3 0 53 2 Broderick 25 4 82 2 Cox 14 2 40 0 Childs-Clarke 17 2 52 2 C.P.Davis 7 1 45 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W Ransom 16 0 51 2 Heath 26 5 58 1 Bailey 40 8 104 0 Dean 23 5 51 1 Hill 19 5 41 1 Arnold 1 0 3 0 Umpires: P.T.Mills and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Hampshire (1) 364-5 (Eagar 35*, Hill 32*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 294-6 (E.Davis 18*, Childs-Clarke 41*). J.Arnold’s 188 took 250 minutes and included 23 fours and 2 sixes. 213