First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v HAMPSHIRE Played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, August 2, 4, 1947. Kent won by an innings and 44 runs. (Points: Kent 12, Hampshire 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Eagar b Hill 69 2 A.E.Fagg b Bailey 123 3 L.E.G.Ames c McCorkell b Heath 94 4 *B.H.Valentine c Rogers b Heath 81 5 J.G.W.Davies b Heath 12 6 H.A.Pawson c McCorkell b Ransom 32 7 †T.G.Evans not out 14 8 A.W.H.Mallett c Manners b Ransom 10 9 R.R.Dovey 10 D.V.P.Wright 11 F.Ridgway Extras b 1, lb 9 10 —— (7 wickets, declared) 445 FoW (1): 1-170, 2-229, 3-362, 4-378, 5-395, 6-427, 7-445 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Fagg b Ridgway 0 lbw b Wright 16 2 N.H.Rogers c Evans b Ridgway 1 b Mallett 22 3 J.R.Bridger b Wright 65 b Dovey 43 4 †N.T.McCorkell lbw b Davies 32 c Ridgway b Wright 1 5 J.E.Manners lbw b Davies 121 run out 5 6 *E.D.R.Eagar b Wright 0 b Dovey 2 7 G.Hill c Evans b Ridgway 12 c and b Wright 0 8 J.Bailey c Valentine b Wright 10 c Ridgway b Wright 1 9 V.J.Ransom c Fagg b Wright 10 c Fagg b Wright 6 10 C.J.Knott not out 12 b Dovey 1 11 G.E.M.Heath c Mallett b Wright 7 not out 6 Extras b 11, lb 3, w 1 15 b 6, lb 6, nb 1 13 —— —— 285 116 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-16, 3-74, 4-138, 5-138, 6-196, 7-221, 8-266, 9-266, 10-285 FoW (2): 1-30, 2-65, 3-67, 4-89, 5-92, 6-95, 7-97, 8-97, 9-98, 10-116 Hampshire Bowling O M R W Ransom 29.5 0 113 2 Heath 30 4 105 3 Knott 29 4 75 0 Bailey 27 5 88 1 Hill 17 2 54 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 22 4 56 3 7 3 10 0 Mallett 12 4 16 0 8 2 19 1 Wright 23.2 2 123 5 (4) 14.3 5 35 5 Dovey 13 4 38 0 (5) 10 3 16 3 Davies 11 3 37 2 (3) 6 1 23 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 445-7 (Evans 14*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. A.E.Fagg’s 123 took 240 minutes and included 13 fours. J.E.Manners’s 121 took 160 minutes and included 17 fours. 322