First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, July 16, 17, 18, 1947. Match drawn. GENTLEMEN 1 G.L.Willatt b Walsh 23 c Fletcher b Gladwin 5 2 H.A.Pawson c Evans b Butler 4 lbw b Gladwin 5 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b Wright 79 c Gladwin b Butler 5 4 M.P.Donnelly not out 162 c Compton b Butler 6 5 R.T.Simpson c Ames b Walsh 4 b Gladwin 0 6 *N.W.D.Yardley b Gladwin 9 lbw b Barnett 46 7 K.Cranston c Evans b Butler 16 (8) c Walsh b Butler 47 8 T.E.Bailey lbw b Walsh 0 (7) st Evans b Walsh 1 9 F.R.Brown b Butler 0 b Walsh 35 10 †S.C.Griffith lbw b Butler 2 not out 39 11 A.W.H.Mallett b Wright 0 c Wright b Compton 14 Extras b 1, lb 1, nb 1 3 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 302 209 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-59, 3-151, 4-170, 5-211, 6-270, 7-271, 8-276, 9-290, 10-302 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-13, 3-15, 4-21, 5-25, 6-106, 7-112, 8-132, 9-174, 10-209 PLAYERS 1 C.Washbrook b Edrich 101 not out 3 2 J.D.B.Robertson lbw b Cranston 28 not out 0 3 *L.E.G.Ames c Mallett b Cranston 6 4 D.C.S.Compton c Griffith b Bailey 11 5 C.J.Barnett c Simpson b Mallett 39 6 D.G.W.Fletcher c Griffith b Bailey 77 7 †T.G.Evans lbw b Brown 22 8 C.Gladwin not out 31 9 J.E.Walsh c Griffith b Bailey 2 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 0 11 H.J.Butler Extras b 11, lb 6 17 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 334 (no wicket) 3 FoW (1): 1-53, 2-59, 3-87, 4-160, 5-192, 6-235, 7-331, 8-333 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 24 4 91 4 21 4 56 3 Gladwin 20 3 66 1 17 7 36 3 Barnett 6 1 20 0 (5) 3 0 5 1 Wright 14.2 1 40 2 (3) 9 1 33 0 Walsh 18 0 82 3 (4) 11 0 67 2 Compton (6) 1.1 0 6 1 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 25 3 83 3 Edrich 19 4 48 1 Mallett 23 5 56 1 Brown 21 2 62 1 (1) 2 0 3 0 Cranston 20 4 61 2 Donnelly 2 0 7 0 Yardley (2) 1.5 1 0 0 Umpires: A.Skelding and J.A.Smart. Toss: Gentlemen Close of Play: 1st day: Players (1) 67-2 (Washbrook 23*, Compton 8*); 2nd day: Gentlemen (2) 8-1 (Willatt 3*). M.P.Donnelly’s 162 took 180 minutes and included 26 fours. C.Washbrook’s 101 took 205 minutes and included 10 fours. 281