First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WARWICKSHIRE v CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 21, 23, 1947. Cambridge University won by eight wickets. WARWICKSHIRE 1 W.A.Hill c Mischler b Bailey 1 c and b Pearsall 104 2 J.S.Ord c Mischler b Griffiths 14 c and b Datta 55 3 K.A.Taylor c Mischler b Bailey 0 lbw b Bailey 9 4 F.R.Mitchell c Mischler b Bailey 0 lbw b Pearsall 3 5 W.E.Fantham b Griffiths 7 b Bailey 8 6 *P.Cranmer c Mischler b Bailey 4 c Insole b Pearsall 8 7 J.J.Hossell b Griffiths 22 b Bailey 0 8 †D.H.Robins c Shuttleworth b Griffiths 15 b Bailey 0 9 C.W.C.Grove b Griffiths 5 c sub b Pearsall 7 10 V.H.D.Cannings b Bailey 6 b Bailey 2 11 T.L.Pritchard not out 0 not out 1 Extras b 2, nb 1 3 b 3, lb 2, w 3, nb 2 10 —— —— 77 207 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-18, 3-18, 4-21, 5-25, 6-37, 7-51, 8-63, 9-76, 10-77 FoW (2): 1-108, 2-143, 3-146, 4-163, 5-186, 6-192, 7-192, 8-204, 9-205, 10-207 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 *G.L.Willatt b Grove 26 c Robins b Pritchard 60 2 J.Pepper c Pritchard b Hossell 34 c Robins b Fantham 26 3 H.E.Watts lbw b Grove 4 not out 53 4 J.M.Mills c Robins b Hossell 22 5 G.M.Shuttleworth c and b Hossell 0 6 D.J.Insole b Pritchard 28 7 T.E.Bailey not out 17 (4) not out 7 8 †N.M.Mischler lbw b Pritchard 0 9 P.B.Datta b Pritchard 4 10 R.D.Pearsall b Pritchard 3 11 W.H.Griffiths b Pritchard 0 Extras b 1 1 lb 2 2 —— —— 139 (2 wickets) 148 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-59, 3-72, 4-72, 5-93, 6-127, 7-127, 8-135, 9-138, 10-139 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-117 Cambridge University Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 14.1 5 32 5 24.5 1 80 5 Griffiths 14 3 42 5 3 0 13 0 Pearsall (3) 26 5 61 4 Mills (4) 15 5 32 0 Datta (5) 11 5 11 1 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 18.2 8 38 5 18 3 50 1 Grove 13 1 34 2 Cannings 13 2 20 0 (2) 10 5 19 0 Hossell 15 7 24 3 9 0 27 0 Fantham 7 0 22 0 16.3 1 49 1 Cranmer (3) 1 0 1 0 Umpires: L.V.Dunning and E.J.Smith. Toss: Cambridge University Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (2) 65-0 (Hill 24*, Ord 37*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 228