First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SOMERSET v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Recreation Ground, Bath, June 28, 30, 1947. Somerset won by four wickets. (Points: Somerset 12, Worcestershire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper lbw b Wellard 16 c Gimblett b Wellard 14 2 F.Cooper b Wellard 7 (10) not out 2 3 D.Kenyon c Luckes b Wellard 0 c Hazell b Buse 9 4 *A.F.T.White lbw b Buse 7 c Luckes b Wellard 8 5 L.F.Outschoorn c Gimblett b Wellard 23 b Wellard 9 6 D.M.Young st Luckes b Buse 34 b Wellard 0 7 R.Howorth b Wellard 0 (2) c Luckes b Wellard 18 8 R.T.D.Perks c Lawrence b Wellard 0 (7) lbw b Meyer 32 9 †H.Yarnold lbw b Wellard 16 (8) lbw b Wellard 1 10 L.Blunt not out 11 (9) b Meyer 11 11 P.F.Jackson c Gimblett b Wellard 8 b Wellard 0 Extras b 4, lb 5 9 b 14, lb 6, w 1 21 —— —— 131 125 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-26, 3-27, 4-45, 5-63, 6-63, 7-63, 8-104, 9-114, 10-131 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-44, 3-58, 4-70, 5-70, 6-72, 7-79, 8-117, 9-124, 10-125 SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett c Yarnold b Perks 0 c Outschoorn b Howorth 41 2 M.Coope b Perks 10 (6) st Yarnold b Howorth 4 3 F.Castle c White b Perks 11 b Perks 1 4 H.F.T.Buse c Young b Perks 4 b Blunt 1 5 J.Lawrence c Young b Howorth 19 c Outschoorn b Howorth 61 6 *R.J.O.Meyer c Outschoorn b Perks 43 (7) not out 14 7 †W.T.Luckes c sub b Howorth 3 (8) not out 13 8 A.Vickery not out 9 (2) b Perks 4 9 A.W.Wellard c Outschoorn b Howorth 8 10 H.L.Hazell b Howorth 0 11 F.S.Lee absent hurt 0 Extras b 6 6 b 2, lb 3 5 —— —— 113 (6 wickets) 144 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-12, 3-24, 4-25, 5-78, 6-93, 7-97, 8-109, 9-113 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-16, 3-19, 4-103, 5-111, 6-116 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 27.4 7 52 8 19.3 3 49 7 Buse 26 6 63 2 7 0 25 1 Hazell 1 0 3 0 Meyer 3 1 4 0 (3) 12 4 30 2 1w Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 18 7 36 5 28.5 8 51 2 Blunt 6 1 20 0 14 2 35 1 Jackson 10 1 24 0 9 2 19 0 Howorth 9.4 2 27 4 17 4 34 3 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and D.Davies. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (2) 4-0 (E.Cooper 2*, Howorth 1*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 246