First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v ESSEX Played at Mote Park, Maidstone, July 26, 28, 29, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Kent 4, Essex 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd run out 136 not out 60 2 A.E.Fagg c Wade b Vigar 65 c and b R.Smith 8 3 L.E.G.Ames c Vigar b R.Smith 152 b T.P.B.Smith 35 4 J.G.W.Davies c Wade b Vigar 37 (5) not out 37 5 *B.H.Valentine c Wade b Vigar 65 6 H.A.Pawson not out 65 7 A.W.H.Mallett c R.Smith b T.P.B.Smith 23 8 W.Murray-Wood not out 16 9 †W.H.V.Levett (4) c Pearce b T.P.B.Smith 2 10 R.R.Dovey 11 N.W.Harding Extras b 11, lb 9, w 1 21 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 580 (3 wickets) 142 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-358, 3-388, 4-430, 5-493, 6-536 FoW (2): 1-19, 2-84, 3-86 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds run out 83 2 S.J.Cray b Dovey 114 3 A.V.Avery b Dovey 24 4 R.Horsfall lbw b Dovey 3 5 F.H.Vigar run out 68 6 *T.N.Pearce c Levett b Harding 92 7 R.Smith c Valentine b Murray-Wood 9 8 D.J.Insole run out 2 9 T.P.B.Smith b Pawson 67 10 W.J.Dines b Harding 7 11 †T.H.Wade not out 5 Extras b 12, lb 7, w 1, nb 8 28 —— 502 FoW (1): 1-200, 2-221, 3-229, 4-277, 5-334, 6-361, 7-363, 8-485, 9-491, 10-502 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 44 2 152 1 (3) 5 1 21 1 Dines 14 2 56 0 (6) 7 1 29 0 T.P.B.Smith 49 10 163 1 (4) 14 1 34 2 Vigar 23 2 141 3 Insole 5 0 22 0 6 1 9 0 Pearce 3 0 25 0 Wade (1) 6 1 29 0 Dodds (2) 5 1 20 0 Kent Bowling O M R W Harding 38.3 7 113 2 Mallett 42 10 88 0 Murray-Wood 50 12 127 1 Davies 23 6 47 0 Dovey 65 26 98 3 Pawson 1 0 1 1 Umpires: B.Flint and D.Hendren. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 580-6 (Pawson 65*, Murray-Wood 16*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 334-5 (Pearce 23*). L.E.G.Ames’s 152 took 195 minutes and included 19 fours and 1 six. 305