First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v KENT Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 18, 19, 20, 1947. Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 17 runs. (Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Kent 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Jepson 4 c Reddick b Horsley 26 2 A.E.Fagg c Meads b Jepson 14 lbw b Jepson 7 3 L.E.G.Ames c Meads b Jepson 2 not out 145 4 *B.H.Valentine b Jepson 1 c Harris b Horsley 39 5 P.Hearn b Stocks 8 b Winrow 4 6 R.Mayes b Horsley 0 b Jepson 14 7 B.R.Edrich b Jepson 2 b Jepson 3 8 †T.G.Evans c Meads b Jepson 43 lbw b Harris 49 9 R.R.Dovey b Horsley 11 b Jepson 1 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 21 b Jepson 20 11 F.Ridgway c Meads b Jepson 17 b Winrow 0 Extras b 1, lb 1, w 5 7 b 6, lb 1 7 —— —— 130 315 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-16, 3-18, 4-32, 5-34, 6-36, 7-36, 8-91, 9-95, 10-130 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-56, 3-65, 4-121, 5-176, 6-182, 7-246, 8-254, 9-306, 10-315 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton lbw b Wright 16 2 C.B.Harris c Valentine b Todd 12 3 R.T.Simpson b Ridgway 70 4 J.Hardstaff c Evans b Dovey 38 5 F.H.Winrow not out 140 6 *T.B.Reddick c Ridgway b Edrich 139 7 F.W.Stocks not out 29 8 R.J.Giles 9 A.Jepson 10 †E.A.Meads 11 N.Horsley Extras b 11, lb 7 18 —— (5 wickets, declared) 462 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-28, 3-103, 4-142, 5-386 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Jepson 20.5 4 50 7 35 10 88 5 Horsley 16 4 39 2 27 5 97 2 Stocks 7 3 24 1 15 0 68 0 Winrow 2 0 10 0 17.5 6 48 2 Harris (5) 4 2 7 1 Kent Bowling O M R W Ridgway 14 2 52 1 Todd 17 3 56 1 Wright 29 4 130 1 Dovey 41 12 98 1 Edrich 23 4 72 1 Hearn 7 0 36 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and J.A.Smart. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 63-2 (Simpson 14*, Hardstaff 21*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 103-3 (Ames 36*, Valentine 27*). F.H.Winrow’s 140 included 14 fours. T.B.Reddick’s 139 included 19 fours and 1 six. L.E.G.Ames’s 145 took 260 minutes and included 19 fours. 215