First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, June 21, 23, 24, 1947. Essex won by ten wickets. (Points: Essex 12, Middlesex 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Robertson b Gray 10 not out 44 2 S.J.Cray b Young 17 not out 59 3 A.V.Avery c Gray b Young 96 4 F.H.Vigar c Robertson b Compton 66 5 L.S.Clark st Price b Young 4 6 R.Horsfall b Young 0 7 R.Smith b Gray 66 8 T.P.B.Smith c Price b Compton 62 9 W.J.Dines b Gray 40 10 W.B.Morris st Price b Young 10 11 †T.H.Wade not out 21 Extras b 7, lb 11 18 b 12 12 —— —— 410 (no wicket) 115 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-43, 3-165, 4-181, 5-181, 6-224, 7-273, 8-379, 9-379, 10-410 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c and b Vigar 64 c Clark b Vigar 115 2 S.M.Brown c Vigar b T.P.B.Smith 54 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 56 3 L.H.Compton c Avery b T.P.B.Smith 2 (5) lbw b T.P.B.Smith 16 4 J.T.Eaglestone b T.P.B.Smith 15 (6) st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 8 5 *F.G.Mann b T.P.B.Smith 58 (4) c R.Smith b Vigar 19 6 A.W.Thompson b T.P.B.Smith 12 (3) st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 41 7 †W.F.F.Price c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 2 c Horsfall b Vigar 5 8 E.Ingram b T.P.B.Smith 0 c Avery b T.P.B.Smith 11 9 J.A.Young not out 3 b T.P.B.Smith 0 10 L.H.Gray b T.P.B.Smith 10 not out 12 11 N.G.Hever b T.P.B.Smith 0 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 1 Extras b 6, lb 1, nb 1 8 lb 9, w 1, nb 1 11 —— —— 228 295 FoW (1): 1-121, 2-121, 3-134, 4-151, 5-205, 6-215, 7-215, 8-216, 9-228, 10-228 FoW (2): 1-172, 2-183, 3-206, 4-227, 5-248, 6-264, 7-276, 8-276, 9-287, 10-295 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 52 10 124 3 4 0 12 0 Young 52.5 19 105 5 (3) 8 1 41 0 Ingram 31 14 44 0 (4) 5 1 24 0 Compton 20 8 58 2 (2) 3 1 7 0 Hever 21 3 58 0 Robertson 2 0 3 0 (5) 2.5 0 19 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 20 3 76 0 20 7 43 0 Dines 3 0 16 0 4 0 12 0 Clark 3 0 10 0 1 0 5 0 T.P.B.Smith 28 6 77 9 30.5 5 138 7 Vigar 14 3 41 1 26 5 86 3 Umpires: P.T.Mills and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 256-6 (R.Smith 52*, T.P.B.Smith 2*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 23-0 (Robertson 10*, Brown 9*). 222