First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

YORKSHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Headingley, Leeds, June 28, 30, 1947. Middlesex won by 87 runs. (Points: Yorkshire 0, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown c Robinson b Bowes 1 lbw b Wardle 33 2 J.D.B.Robertson b Coxon 0 lbw b Wardle 20 3 W.J.Edrich b Robinson 70 b Robinson 102 4 D.C.S.Compton c Hutton b Coxon 4 c Coxon b Wardle 15 5 *R.W.V.Robins c Bowes b Coxon 8 b Wardle 0 6 F.G.Mann c Sellers b Bowes 11 c and b Robinson 0 7 A.W.Thompson b Robinson 4 st Brennan b Wardle 11 8 L.H.Compton c Smailes b Bowes 21 c Yardley b Wardle 34 9 †W.F.F.Price b Bowes 3 lbw b Robinson 1 10 J.A.Young not out 1 not out 3 11 L.H.Gray c Hutton b Robinson 0 c Robinson b Wardle 1 Extras b 1 1 b 11, lb 1, nb 2 14 —— —— 124 234 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-2, 3-7, 4-17, 5-36, 6-65, 7-104, 8-114, 9-124, 10-124 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-64, 3-65, 4-87, 5-87, 6-88, 7-127, 8-218, 9-232, 10-234 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton b Edrich 4 c L.H.Compton b Young 16 2 W.Watson lbw b Edrich 0 b Edrich 1 3 H.Halliday c Price b Young 11 c Price b Young 19 4 N.W.D.Yardley lbw b D.C.S.Compton 41 (5) b Young 0 5 *A.B.Sellers c Robertson b D.C.S.Compton 3 (6) c Robertson b D.C.S.Compton 31 6 T.F.Smailes not out 6 (7) c Edrich b Young 0 7 A.Coxon lbw b Young 0 (8) c Edrich b Young 0 8 J.H.Wardle c Thompson b D.C.S.Compton 0 (9) lbw b Robins 35 9 W.E.Bowes c Robertson b Young 4 (4) c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 11 10 †D.V.Brennan b Young 6 not out 12 11 E.P.Robinson c Brown b D.C.S.Compton 3 c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 43 Extras b 4, lb 3 7 b 15, lb 3 18 —— —— 85 186 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-4, 3-59, 4-63, 5-66, 6-66, 7-67, 8-74, 9-82, 10-85 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-41, 3-41, 4-46, 5-46, 6-48, 7-99, 8-129, 9-129, 10-186 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bowes 16 4 34 4 12 4 18 0 Coxon 10 1 29 3 8 3 19 0 Wardle 4 1 11 0 (4) 36 16 66 7 Smailes 3 0 11 0 (3) 10 2 53 0 2nb Robinson 12.5 1 36 3 29 6 64 3 Yardley 2 0 2 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 7 1 13 2 7 1 18 1 Gray 5 0 14 0 9 3 11 0 Young 16 5 28 4 24 6 78 5 D.C.S.Compton 9.5 2 23 4 7.3 1 28 3 Robins (5) 10 3 23 1 Robertson (6) 2 0 10 0 Umpires: F.Chester and A.Skelding. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (2) 80-3 (Edrich 7*, D.C.S.Compton 10*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. W.J.Edrich’s 102 took 170 minutes and included 11 fours, 1 five and 2 sixes. 249