First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY v YORKSHIRE Played at Kennington Oval, July 26, 28, 29, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Surrey 4, Yorkshire 0) YORKSHIRE 1 W.G.Keighley b Gover 2 b Laker 50 2 H.Halliday b Gover 15 c McIntyre b Laker 43 3 G.A.Smithson c and b Laker 52 b Laker 0 4 J.V.Wilson b Gover 8 lbw b Squires 10 5 W.Watson not out 153 c Holmes b Laker 5 6 A.Coxon lbw b Squires 15 b Squires 22 7 T.F.Smailes b A.V.Bedser 10 c and b Squires 40 8 J.H.Wardle c Fishlock b Gover 0 not out 10 9 †D.V.Brennan c Squires b McIntyre 28 c Gover b McIntyre 5 10 E.P.Robinson c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 43 11 *W.E.Bowes b A.V.Bedser 0 Extras b 14, lb 5, nb 8 27 b 6, nb 1 7 —— —— 353 (8 wickets) 192 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-27, 3-50, 4-114, 5-144, 6-164, 7-182, 8-268, 9-353, 10-353 FoW (2): 1-81, 2-82, 3-109, 4-115, 5-115, 6-170, 7-177, 8-192 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock st Brennan b Wardle 41 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b Coxon 78 3 H.S.Squires b Smailes 1 4 H.T.Barling c Brennan b Robinson 4 5 †A.J.W.McIntyre c Robinson b Bowes 55 6 *E.R.T.Holmes c Robinson b Wardle 29 7 E.A.Bedser lbw b Wardle 48 8 J.F.Parker lbw b Robinson 13 9 J.C.Laker b Robinson 29 10 A.V.Bedser lbw b Wardle 51 11 A.R.Gover not out 3 Extras b 8, lb 9, nb 2 19 —— 371 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-82, 3-96, 4-186, 5-186, 6-263, 7-268, 8-288, 9-355, 10-371 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 28 5 79 4 7nb 9 1 22 0 1nb A.V.Bedser 27 4 74 3 1nb 9 5 5 0 Parker 4 1 11 0 Laker 23 2 52 1 (3) 16 4 40 4 E.A.Bedser 19 4 44 0 (4) 11 1 40 0 Squires 12 0 35 1 (5) 18 6 32 3 McIntyre 6 0 24 1 (6) 14 3 46 1 Holmes 2 0 7 0 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W Bowes 35 12 58 1 Coxon 35 7 93 1 2nb Smailes 8 2 15 1 Wardle 49.4 17 91 4 Robinson 41 10 95 3 Umpires: H.Cruice and G.M.Lee. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 350-8 (Watson 153*, Robinson 41*); 2nd day: Surrey (1) 263-6 (E.A.Bedser 47*). W.Watson’s 153 took 295 minutes. 310