First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 12, 14, 15, 1947. Gloucestershire won by eight wickets. (Points: Essex 0, Gloucestershire 12) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds st Wilson b Cook 15 b Cook 20 2 S.J.Cray c Crapp b Cook 68 c Allen b Cook 18 3 A.V.Avery c Emmett b Goddard 6 c Crapp b Goddard 0 4 F.H.Vigar b Goddard 31 c Emmett b Goddard 26 5 T.E.Bailey c Wilson b Lambert 25 st Wilson b Cook 7 6 *T.N.Pearce c Allen b Lambert 30 c Allen b Cook 5 7 D.J.Insole lbw b Lambert 4 (8) b Goddard 15 8 L.S.Clark c Allen b Cook 28 (9) lbw b Goddard 12 9 R.Smith c Scott b Cook 51 (7) b Cook 63 10 T.P.B.Smith not out 15 not out 37 11 †T.H.Wade c Allen b Cook 6 b Cook 15 Extras b 14, lb 7 21 b 4, lb 4 8 —— —— 300 226 FoW (1): 1-27, 2-42, 3-122, 4-128, 5-176, 6-184, 7-197, 8-271, 9-271, 10-300 FoW (2): 1-45, 2-46, 3-46, 4-66, 5-84, 6-88, 7-160, 8-172, 9-175, 10-226 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 37 not out 109 2 *B.O.Allen c and b Vigar 102 c and b Avery 69 3 W.L.Neale b R.Smith 13 c Bailey b R.Smith 5 4 J.F.Crapp c Wade b Bailey 40 not out 4 5 G.M.Emmett b Vigar 57 6 †A.E.Wilson lbw b Vigar 2 7 L.M.Cranfield b R.Smith 21 8 G.E.E.Lambert b R.Smith 27 9 C.J.Scott lbw b Vigar 0 10 T.W.J.Goddard b Vigar 22 11 C.Cook not out 4 Extras b 5, lb 6 11 b 4 4 —— —— 336 (2 wickets) 191 FoW (1): 1-56, 2-85, 3-160, 4-237, 5-243, 6-280, 7-294, 8-296, 9-312, 10-336 FoW (2): 1-129, 2-155 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Barnett 6 2 14 0 (3) 4 2 6 0 Lambert 15 5 29 3 (4) 4 0 12 0 Goddard 43 13 110 2 (2) 29 11 92 4 Cook 42.1 15 81 5 (1) 29 9 108 6 Cranfield 4 1 10 0 Scott 11 1 35 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 21 6 66 1 3 0 7 0 R.Smith 54 21 110 3 17.3 2 60 1 T.P.B.Smith 26 5 81 1 18 0 82 0 Vigar 19.5 2 68 5 4 1 16 0 Avery (5) 6 1 22 1 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 23-0 (Allen 4*, Barnett 18*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 46-3 (Vigar 0*, Bailey 0*). 271