First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

YORKSHIRE v SURREY Played at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford, July 5, 7, 8, 1947. Surrey won by five wickets. (Points: Yorkshire 0, Surrey 12) SURREY 1 E.A.Bedser lbw b Aspinall 0 c Aspinall b Wardle 34 2 D.G.W.Fletcher not out 127 c Aspinall b Robinson 30 3 H.S.Squires lbw b Robinson 31 c and b Wardle 0 4 H.T.Barling c Smailes b Aspinall 59 b Robinson 5 5 J.F.Parker c Aspinall b Smailes 9 c Brennan b Wardle 2 6 *E.R.T.Holmes c Robinson b Wardle 22 not out 2 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre c Coxon b Wardle 0 not out 13 8 G.J.Whittaker lbw b Wardle 0 9 J.C.Laker c Booth b Wardle 5 10 A.V.Bedser c Sellers b Wardle 0 11 A.R.Gover b Wardle 10 Extras b 6, lb 2 8 —— —— 271 (5 wickets) 86 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-52, 3-142, 4-165, 5-219, 6-219, 7-219, 8-229, 9-231, 10-271 FoW (2): 1-51, 2-51, 3-67, 4-69, 5-71 YORKSHIRE 1 W.Watson c Fletcher b Gover 14 c McIntyre b Laker 10 2 H.Halliday c Laker b E.A.Bedser 29 lbw b Laker 58 3 *A.B.Sellers c McIntyre b Gover 2 b Laker 3 4 G.A.Smithson b E.A.Bedser 11 not out 107 5 T.F.Smailes c Gover b A.V.Bedser 2 c Parker b E.A.Bedser 0 6 A.Coxon b E.A.Bedser 5 b A.V.Bedser 58 7 R.Aspinall c Gover b A.V.Bedser 4 c Parker b A.V.Bedser 5 8 J.H.Wardle not out 10 c Parker b A.V.Bedser 0 9 E.P.Robinson c and b A.V.Bedser 0 b E.A.Bedser 7 10 †D.V.Brennan b A.V.Bedser 0 b E.A.Bedser 0 11 A.Booth b E.A.Bedser 2 b E.A.Bedser 1 Extras b 3, lb 3, nb 2 8 b 12, lb 3, nb 5 20 —— —— 87 269 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-44, 3-56, 4-59, 5-61, 6-72, 7-74, 8-74, 9-74, 10-87 FoW (2): 1-33, 2-45, 3-108, 4-111, 5-226, 6-238, 7-238, 8-253, 9-259, 10-269 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Aspinall 20 5 52 2 3 1 3 0 Coxon 17 5 39 0 2 1 3 0 Booth 32 7 88 0 3 0 9 0 Robinson 29 11 52 1 6.5 1 33 2 Wardle 22.5 13 28 6 7 0 28 3 Smailes 7 4 4 1 3 0 10 0 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 14 5 22 2 2nb 16 6 25 0 5nb A.V.Bedser 13 2 18 4 30 8 59 3 Parker 4 1 9 0 (6) 8 2 17 0 Laker 11 5 15 0 35 11 79 3 E.A.Bedser 9.1 3 15 4 (3) 34.2 13 47 4 Squires (5) 4 0 22 0 Umpires: C.F.Root and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 27-0 (Watson 12*, Halliday 13*); 2nd day: Yorkshire (2) 193-4 (Smithson 74*, Coxon 31*). D.G.W.Fletcher’s 127 took 300 minutes and included 8 fours and 2 sixes. G.A.Smithson’s 107 took 255 minutes. DERBYSHIRE v SURREY Played at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, July 9, 10, 11, 1947. Match abandoned. (Points: Derbyshire 0, Surrey 0) Umpires: D.Hendren and P.Holmes. 264