First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WORCESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, July 23, 24, 25, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Worcestershire 4, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c and b Bird 10 not out 4 2 H.W.Parks b Perks 10 c Wyatt b Perks 0 3 J.Langridge st Yarnold b Howorth 83 not out 8 4 C.Oakes c Bird b Howorth 48 5 G.Cox hit wkt b Howorth 0 6 D.V.Smith b Howorth 6 7 *H.T.Bartlett c Cooper b Howorth 66 8 †J.A.Dew c Outschoorn b Perks 17 9 P.A.H.Carey c Outschoorn b Jenkins 96 10 G.T.Hurst run out 1 11 J.H.Cornford not out 10 Extras lb 2, w 1 3 nb 1 1 —— —— 350 (1 wicket) 13 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-29, 3-120, 4-126, 5-142, 6-163, 7-210, 8-262, 9-292, 10-350 FoW (2): 1-1 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper lbw b Cornford 17 2 D.Kenyon b Cornford 27 3 L.F.Outschoorn c J.Langridge b Cornford 3 4 R.E.S.Wyatt not out 166 5 R.Howorth b Cornford 92 6 *A.F.T.White c J.G.Langridge b Cox 39 7 R.O.Jenkins not out 86 8 R.E.Bird 9 R.T.D.Perks 10 †H.Yarnold 11 P.F.Jackson Extras b 18, lb 8, w 2 28 —— (5 wickets, declared) 458 FoW (1): 1-39, 2-47, 3-54, 4-228, 5-314 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 31 2 94 2 5 3 6 1 Bird 5 2 19 1 Wyatt 10 1 47 0 (2) 5 2 6 0 Howorth 35 8 114 5 Jackson 15 3 36 0 Jenkins 8.1 1 37 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W Carey 27 3 119 0 Cornford 41 13 89 4 Hurst 23 3 91 0 Smith 5 0 20 0 Oakes 13 1 46 0 Cox 25 9 65 1 Umpires: E.Cooke and P.Holmes. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 23-0 (Cooper 5*, Kenyon 16*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (1) 458-5 (Wyatt 166*, Jenkins 86*). R.E.S.Wyatt’s 166 took 315 minutes and included 19 fours. 302