First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v MIDDLESEX Played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, August 6, 7, 8, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Kent 4, Middlesex 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Edrich 0 (7) not out 30 2 A.E.Fagg c Robins b Young 184 (1) c Robins b Young 12 3 L.E.G.Ames c D.C.S.Compton b Young 55 st L.H.Compton b Young 1 4 *B.H.Valentine c Mann b Gray 20 b Gray 56 5 J.G.W.Davies lbw b Young 1 (2) c Edrich b Young 12 6 H.A.Pawson st L.H.Compton b Young 67 b Gray 44 7 †T.G.Evans c Young b D.C.S.Compton 22 (5) c L.H.Compton b Young 4 8 R.R.Dovey b Gray 26 not out 16 9 D.V.P.Wright not out 25 10 F.Ridgway not out 17 11 N.W.Harding Extras b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 2 6 b 5, w 1 6 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 423 (6 wickets) 181 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-157, 3-193, 4-206, 5-299, 6-342, 7-366, 8-386 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-25, 3-26, 4-30, 5-125, 6-152 MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown run out 31 lbw b Harding 2 2 J.D.B.Robertson c Ridgway b Wright 18 b Harding 140 3 W.J.Edrich c Evans b Ridgway 1 st Evans b Dovey 130 4 D.C.S.Compton c Evans b Wright 106 c Ames b Harding 4 5 F.G.Mann c Evans b Wright 4 lbw b Wright 11 6 *R.W.V.Robins b Wright 4 (7) c Ridgway b Harding 68 7 A.W.Thompson c Evans b Wright 11 (6) run out 49 8 †L.H.Compton c Fagg b Davies 8 c Fagg b Ridgway 13 9 J.M.Sims c Todd b Wright 27 not out 0 10 L.H.Gray not out 3 not out 2 11 J.A.Young c Evans b Ridgway 6 Extras b 1, lb 1, nb 4 6 b 4, lb 5, nb 1 10 —— —— 225 (8 wickets, declared) 429 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-43, 3-51, 4-82, 5-96, 6-114, 7-135, 8-215, 9-216, 10-225 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-218, 3-222, 4-258, 5-310, 6-400, 7-427, 8-427 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 23 4 78 1 Gray 27 5 85 2 (1) 8 0 36 2 Young 43 16 87 4 (2) 11 3 26 4 Sims 16 0 68 0 (5) 7 0 20 0 D.C.S.Compton 16 1 79 1 (3) 15 4 52 0 Robins 4 0 20 0 (4) 7 2 41 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 10 1 37 0 15.3 1 61 4 Ridgway 15.5 4 34 2 26 2 84 1 Wright 29 7 87 6 28 3 118 1 Davies 11 1 38 1 (5) 10 2 36 0 Dovey 9 2 23 0 (4) 27 1 120 1 Umpires: F.Chester and J.Tranter. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 423-8 (Wright 25*, Ridgway 17*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 103-1 (Robertson 73*, Edrich 28*). A.E.Fagg’s 184 took 255 minutes and included 17 fours. D.C.S.Compton’s 106 took 195 minutes and included 13 fours. J.D.B.Robertson’s 140 took 175 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 329