First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WARWICKSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Courtaulds Ground, Coventry, July 5, 7, 8, 1947. Essex won by six wickets. (Points: Warwickshire 0, Essex 12) WARWICKSHIRE 1 W.A.Hill b Dines 2 c Pearce b Dines 13 2 F.C.Gardner b R.Smith 19 b T.P.B.Smith 9 3 K.A.Taylor lbw b R.Smith 0 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 93 4 J.S.Ord c R.Smith b Vigar 36 c Dines b R.Smith 63 5 †H.E.Dollery b T.P.B.Smith 54 c Avery b R.Smith 5 6 J.J.Hossell lbw b Dines 43 c and b R.Smith 22 7 *P.Cranmer b R.Smith 64 c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 4 8 W.E.Fantham c and b T.P.B.Smith 45 c Pearce b R.Smith 4 9 T.L.Pritchard c R.Smith b Vigar 22 c R.Smith b T.P.B.Smith 29 10 V.H.D.Cannings b T.P.B.Smith 20 not out 27 11 G.Elson not out 3 b T.P.B.Smith 4 Extras b 9, lb 2, w 1 12 b 7, lb 10, w 2 19 —— —— 320 292 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-8, 3-31, 4-103, 5-118, 6-215, 7-239, 8-284, 9-315, 10-320 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-34, 3-165, 4-175, 5-219, 6-223, 7-228, 8-230, 9-278, 10-292 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c and b Cannings 47 b Cranmer 12 2 S.J.Cray st Dollery b Cannings 66 c Dollery b Pritchard 31 3 A.V.Avery b Cannings 36 b Cannings 1 4 F.H.Vigar c Cannings b Elson 112 (5) not out 21 5 R.Horsfall b Cannings 44 (6) not out 15 6 *T.N.Pearce c Cranmer b Hossell 97 7 L.S.Clark run out 1 8 R.Smith not out 44 (4) c Fantham b Hossell 39 9 T.P.B.Smith b Cannings 27 10 W.J.Dines c Fantham b Cranmer 11 11 †T.H.Wade c Fantham b Cranmer 1 Extras b 6, lb 1 7 b 1, lb 1 2 —— —— 493 (4 wickets) 121 FoW (1): 1-80, 2-148, 3-155, 4-225, 5-394, 6-410, 7-414, 8-446, 9-483, 10-493 FoW (2): 1-29, 2-32, 3-62, 4-91 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 26 5 103 3 45 11 114 5 Dines 11 3 25 2 9 4 28 1 T.P.B.Smith 28.2 4 119 3 45.3 11 102 4 Vigar 14 2 61 2 6 1 23 0 Avery (5) 6 4 6 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 19 4 60 0 (3) 3 0 23 1 Cannings 52 16 119 5 (1) 9 1 30 1 Elson 44 13 99 1 (4) 8 1 17 0 Fantham 9 0 56 0 Hossell 34 5 96 1 5.2 1 20 1 Cranmer 14.3 1 56 2 (2) 8 1 29 1 Umpires: G.P.Heaton and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 203-3 (Vigar 18*, Horsfall 33*); 2nd day: Warwickshire (2) 121-2 (Taylor 47*, Ord 44*). F.H.Vigar’s 112 took 240 minutes. 262