First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY v KENT Played at Kennington Oval, July 12, 14, 15, 1947. Surrey won by 13 runs. (Points: Surrey 12, Kent 0) SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c Harding b Mallett 20 c Evans b Dovey 23 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b Wright 37 b Wright 42 3 H.S.Squires c Wright b Dovey 37 lbw b Wright 4 4 H.T.Barling b Davies 38 b Wright 28 5 J.F.Parker st Evans b Davies 59 c Mallett b Wright 59 6 E.A.Bedser lbw b Wright 15 (8) c Davies b Wright 10 7 *E.R.T.Holmes b Davies 7 c Evans b Wright 2 8 †A.J.W.McIntyre c Evans b Mallett 33 (6) c Todd b Wright 10 9 J.C.Laker b Dovey 13 c Evans b Dovey 39 10 A.V.Bedser b Harding 7 not out 9 11 A.R.Gover not out 2 b Dovey 0 Extras b 6, lb 5, w 1 12 b 4, lb 3 7 —— —— 280 233 FoW (1): 1-32, 2-88, 3-104, 4-192, 5-209, 6-222, 7-229, 8-263, 9-278, 10-280 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-43, 3-96, 4-101, 5-115, 6-117, 7-139, 8-208, 9-227, 10-233 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Gover 4 not out 18 2 A.E.Fagg lbw b A.V.Bedser 10 b Gover 62 3 L.E.G.Ames c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 24 lbw b E.A.Bedser 37 4 H.A.Pawson c Laker b Gover 71 (8) c Parker b Gover 19 5 J.G.W.Davies c Parker b Gover 40 b E.A.Bedser 23 6 *B.H.Valentine lbw b Laker 42 c Fishlock b Gover 4 7 A.W.H.Mallett c A.V.Bedser b Gover 7 c Fletcher b Gover 28 8 †T.G.Evans c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 30 (4) lbw b Parker 13 9 R.R.Dovey c McIntyre b Laker 15 c Holmes b Gover 24 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 6 c Holmes b A.V.Bedser 6 11 N.W.Harding b Laker 0 b A.V.Bedser 0 Extras b 6, lb 2, nb 1 9 b 3, lb 3, nb 2 8 —— —— 258 242 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-18, 3-49, 4-143, 5-156, 6-173, 7-237, 8-239, 9-258, 10-258 FoW (2): 1-88, 2-109, 3-143, 4-151, 5-163, 6-181, 7-227, 8-230, 9-242, 10-242 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 12 2 47 1 1w 10 2 23 0 Mallett 20.3 5 33 2 11 3 44 0 Wright 31 14 84 2 (4) 35 8 84 7 Davies 35 12 71 3 (5) 20 4 46 0 Dovey 15 3 33 2 (6) 13.5 2 29 3 Todd (3) 1 1 0 0 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 23 2 85 4 1nb 17 1 81 5 A.V.Bedser 28 9 52 3 10.2 0 29 2 2nb Laker 12.5 2 32 3 4 0 18 0 Parker 15 3 38 0 9 1 43 1 E.A.Bedser 12 0 42 0 11 0 63 2 Umpires: N.Harris and C.F.Root. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 14-1 (Fagg 7*, Ames 3*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 94-2 (Fletcher 42*, Barling 21*). L.J.Todd retired hurt in the Kent second innings (team score 16-0) - he returned when the score was 230-8. 277