First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v HAMPSHIRE Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, June 25, 26, 27, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Hampshire 4) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Hill 62 c Dean b Ransom 54 2 S.J.Cray c Dean b Heath 17 b Bailey 3 3 A.V.Avery c Dean b Heath 5 c Dean b Bailey 38 4 F.H.Vigar c Dawson b Heath 4 b Ransom 1 5 R.Horsfall b Bailey 14 c Dean b Hill 11 6 *T.N.Pearce lbw b Dean 47 not out 20 7 L.S.Clark lbw b Heath 56 c Eagar b Hill 1 8 R.Smith c Dean b Heath 33 c Dean b Heath 11 9 T.P.B.Smith lbw b Bailey 11 c Arnold b Ransom 13 10 W.J.Dines lbw b Heath 24 not out 3 11 †T.H.Wade not out 7 Extras lb 1, nb 1 2 b 2, lb 3, nb 3 8 —— —— 282 (8 wickets) 163 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-46, 3-54, 4-102, 5-104, 6-180, 7-235, 8-244, 9-264, 10-282 FoW (2): 1-32, 2-80, 3-86, 4-108, 5-112, 6-115, 7-126, 8-142 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c and b T.P.B.Smith 136 2 N.H.Rogers c Vigar b R.Smith 4 3 G.W.Dawson lbw b T.P.B.Smith 37 4 *E.D.R.Eagar b Dines 44 5 †N.T.McCorkell c Horsfall b T.P.B.Smith 91 6 J.Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 4 7 G.Hill c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 40 8 L.Harrison c Vigar b T.P.B.Smith 15 9 V.J.Ransom c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 4 10 T.A.Dean b T.P.B.Smith 6 11 G.E.M.Heath not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 7, nb 1 12 —— 393 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-84, 3-166, 4-306, 5-312, 6-362, 7-369, 8-380, 9-386, 10-393 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Ransom 20 4 58 0 25 5 67 3 Heath 33 7 97 6 21 5 53 1 Bailey 27 13 37 2 11 2 23 2 Dean 12 1 53 1 2 1 6 0 Hill 19 4 35 1 6 2 6 2 Essex Bowling O M R W R.Smith 49 12 129 2 Dines 14 4 29 1 Vigar 21 3 65 0 T.P.B.Smith 50.3 11 129 7 Avery 12 4 29 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and G.M.Lee. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Hampshire (1) 14-1 (Arnold 7*, Dawson 3*); 2nd day: Hampshire (1) 393 all out. J.Arnold’s 136 took 280 minutes and included 17 fours and 2 sixes. 232