First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v SUSSEX Played at The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells, June 28, 30, July 1, 1947. Sussex won by six wickets. (Points: Kent 4, Sussex 12) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Carey 9 c J.Y.Oakes b Carey 81 2 A.E.Fagg lbw b C.Oakes 51 c Doggart b Cox 16 3 P.Hearn c Griffith b C.Oakes 15 c C.Oakes b Cox 27 4 G.F.Anson c C.Oakes b Carey 11 c and b Cornford 29 5 *B.H.Valentine b Cornford 13 c J.Y.Oakes b Cornford 54 6 †T.G.Evans c Parks b Cox 14 c Smith b Cornford 5 7 B.R.Edrich not out 16 c Langridge b Cornford 7 8 R.R.Dovey b C.Oakes 5 not out 9 9 D.V.P.Wright b Carey 7 c Smith b Cornford 0 10 N.W.Harding b Carey 0 st Griffith b Cox 6 11 J.W.Martin b Cornford 0 b Cornford 10 Extras b 6, lb 2 8 b 2, lb 10 12 —— —— 149 256 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-54, 3-84, 4-102, 5-106, 6-127, 7-136, 8-148, 9-148, 10-149 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-84, 3-159, 4-159, 5-165, 6-189, 7-238, 8-238, 9-245, 10-256 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge st Evans b Wright 33 not out 138 2 †S.C.Griffith b Dovey 26 c Hearn b Wright 29 3 H.W.Parks c and b Dovey 5 c Fagg b Wright 36 4 *H.T.Bartlett b Wright 1 c Fagg b Dovey 38 5 G.Cox c Anson b Dovey 0 c Martin b Wright 21 6 C.Oakes c Anson b Dovey 25 not out 7 7 J.Y.Oakes b Harding 7 8 D.V.Smith c Evans b Wright 4 9 A.P.Doggart st Evans b Wright 0 10 P.A.H.Carey not out 12 11 J.H.Cornford b Wright 5 Extras b 1, lb 5, nb 2 8 b 12, lb 2 14 —— —— 126 (4 wickets) 283 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-60, 3-62, 4-67, 5-78, 6-94, 7-105, 8-109, 9-109, 10-126 FoW (2): 1-80, 2-166, 3-245, 4-276 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Carey 13 2 35 4 11 0 46 1 Cornford 17.4 4 36 2 21.5 3 74 6 Cox 14 2 29 1 23 6 50 3 C.Oakes 15 3 30 3 (5) 12 1 33 0 Smith 3 1 8 0 (6) 5 2 13 0 J.Y.Oakes 1 0 3 0 (4) 10 4 28 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Martin 4 1 8 0 11 3 24 0 Harding 8 2 24 1 15 3 58 0 Wright 19 7 50 5 (4) 28 4 105 3 Dovey 17 5 36 4 (3) 25.2 5 60 1 Todd (5) 9 2 22 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and G.M.Lee. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 105-6 (C.Oakes 21*, Smith 4*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 98-1 (Langridge 61*, Parks 6*). J.G.Langridge’s 138 took 270 minutes and included 18 fours. 242