First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

MIDDLESEX v ESSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, July 19, 21, 22, 1947. Middlesex won by 102 runs. (Points: Middlesex 12, Essex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown b R.Smith 74 b T.P.B.Smith 76 2 J.D.B.Robertson c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 39 c Pearce b R.Smith 100 3 W.J.Edrich c Horsfall b R.Smith 44 b T.P.B.Smith 83 4 D.C.S.Compton c and b T.P.B.Smith 129 st Wade b Vigar 48 5 *R.W.V.Robins run out 53 6 A.W.Thompson b R.Smith 5 (5) c Pearce b R.Smith 28 7 †L.H.Compton c and b R.Smith 24 (6) not out 13 8 J.M.Sims not out 8 9 J.A.Young 10 L.H.Gray 11 P.I.Bedford Extras b 8, lb 5 13 b 4, lb 4 8 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 389 (5 wickets, declared) 356 FoW (1): 1-92, 2-157, 3-170, 4-320, 5-355, 6-358, 7-389 FoW (2): 1-169, 2-205, 3-268, 4-336, 5-356 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Edrich 66 c Edrich b Robins 19 2 S.J.Cray st L.H.Compton b Bedford 24 st L.H.Compton b Bedford 15 3 F.H.Vigar b D.C.S.Compton 0 (4) b Gray 40 4 *T.N.Pearce c Robertson b Bedford 6 (3) lbw b Bedford 14 5 R.Horsfall st L.H.Compton b Sims 69 c Brown b Young 33 6 R.Smith c Robins b Gray 61 b Young 20 7 D.J.Insole c D.C.S.Compton b Gray 70 run out 63 8 T.P.B.Smith hit wkt b Bedford 20 c L.H.Compton b Gray 0 9 W.J.Dines c L.H.Compton b Bedford 1 lbw b Young 5 10 †T.H.Wade c L.H.Compton b Edrich 12 not out 74 11 T.E.Bailey not out 5 st L.H.Compton b Robins 6 Extras b 11, lb 5 16 lb 4 4 —— —— 350 293 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-55, 3-64, 4-149, 5-213, 6-263, 7-302, 8-324, 9-340, 10-350 FoW (2): 1-28, 2-36, 3-75, 4-109, 5-140, 6-145, 7-146, 8-161, 9-244, 10-293 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 16 0 69 0 R.Smith 34.5 7 151 4 (1) 27.5 3 140 2 Dines 12 2 43 0 (2) 7 0 34 0 T.P.B.Smith 31 6 113 2 (3) 21 2 90 2 Vigar (4) 11 1 69 1 Insole (5) 3 0 15 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 23 2 69 2 8 1 33 0 Gray 17.4 2 54 2 16 1 42 2 Young 26 12 43 0 (7) 18 2 40 3 Sims 18 2 51 1 (6) 12 0 44 0 D.C.S.Compton 17 4 36 1 4 0 24 0 Bedford 23 3 81 4 (4) 21 2 53 2 Robins (3) 12.3 1 36 2 Robertson (8) 6 1 17 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and F.Chester. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 88-3 (Dodds 42*, Horsfall 10*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 270-3 (Edrich 37*, Thompson 1*). D.C.S.Compton’s 129 took 120 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six. J.D.B.Robertson’s 100 included 13 fours and 1 six. 292