First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at County Ground, Northampton, August 6, 7, 8, 1947. Sussex won by nine wickets. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Sussex 12) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c sub b R.W.Clarke 73 not out 19 2 H.W.Parks st C.P.Davis b Webster 73 c Webster b R.W.Clarke 5 3 J.Langridge c C.P.Davis b C.B.Clarke 15 4 R.G.Stainton c C.B.Clarke b Webster 73 5 G.Cox c R.W.Clarke b Childs-Clarke 39 6 C.Oakes not out 122 (3) not out 16 7 *H.T.Bartlett run out 54 8 †S.C.Griffith lbw b R.W.Clarke 15 9 J.K.Nye lbw b C.B.Clarke 3 10 A.S.M.Oakman not out 3 11 J.H.Cornford Extras b 8, lb 2 10 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 480 (1 wicket) 40 FoW (1): 1-145, 2-149, 3-195, 4-250, 5-303, 6-410, 7-441, 8-463 FoW (2): 1-11 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes lbw b Cornford 2 c Nye b J.Langridge 66 2 C.P.Davis c Stainton b Nye 43 c Oakman b Nye 108 3 A.C.L.Bennett b Nye 39 c J.G.Langridge b J.Langridge 23 4 J.E.Timms run out 4 c Oakes b Nye 9 5 E.Davis c Bartlett b Nye 5 c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 57 6 J.Webster b Cornford 13 c J.G.Langridge b Cox 32 7 *A.W.Childs-Clarke lbw b Cornford 0 c Griffith b J.Langridge 25 8 V.Broderick hit wkt b Cox 12 c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 15 9 C.B.Clarke c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 5 b J.Langridge 5 10 †K.Fiddling c Oakes b Cox 25 b J.Langridge 2 11 R.W.Clarke not out 0 not out 11 Extras b 3, lb 2 5 b 9, lb 3, nb 1 13 —— —— 153 366 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-65, 3-90, 4-90, 5-100, 6-110, 7-111, 8-117, 9-144, 10-153 FoW (2): 1-156, 2-195, 3-209, 4-212, 5-301, 6-314, 7-342, 8-348, 9-350, 10-366 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W R.W.Clarke 31 8 82 2 6.1 2 11 1 Webster 53 6 158 2 3 0 18 0 Timms 18 5 50 0 3 0 11 0 Broderick 24 9 58 0 C.B.Clarke 34 5 106 2 Childs-Clarke 6 1 16 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Nye 15 4 33 3 31 9 92 2 Cornford 14 5 38 4 32.3 9 68 2 Cox 6.1 2 11 2 20 8 42 1 Oakman 14 3 54 0 9 2 45 0 Oakes 5 1 12 0 11 3 25 0 J.Langridge (6) 37 9 81 5 Umpires: G.P.Heaton and A.Skelding. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 410-6 (Bartlett 54*, Griffith 0*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 163-1 (C.P.Davis 88*, Bennett 6*). C.Oakes’s 122 included 17 fours and 1 six. 332