First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY v MIDDLESEX Played at Kennington Oval, August 9, 11, 12, 1947. Middlesex won by an innings and 11 runs. (Points: Surrey 0, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown b Surridge 98 2 J.D.B.Robertson c and b E.A.Bedser 127 3 W.J.Edrich not out 157 4 D.C.S.Compton not out 137 5 F.G.Mann 6 *R.W.V.Robins 7 A.W.Thompson 8 †L.H.Compton 9 J.M.Sims 10 L.H.Gray 11 J.A.Young Extras b 8, lb 4, nb 6 18 —— (2 wickets, declared) 537 FoW (1): 1-211, 2-250 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c L.H.Compton b Gray 16 c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 44 2 D.G.W.Fletcher lbw b D.C.S.Compton 42 b Young 8 3 H.S.Squires st L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 98 b Robins 20 4 H.T.Barling c L.H.Compton b Sims 16 b D.C.S.Compton 44 5 J.F.Parker c and b D.C.S.Compton 15 run out 12 6 *E.R.T.Holmes b Sims 61 (7) b D.C.S.Compton 2 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre c Robins b D.C.S.Compton 51 (6) c and b D.C.S.Compton 0 8 E.A.Bedser c Robertson b Sims 16 lbw b D.C.S.Compton 10 9 W.S.Surridge c Mann b D.C.S.Compton 1 c D.C.S.Compton b Robins 23 10 A.V.Bedser not out 3 c and b D.C.S.Compton 14 11 A.R.Gover c Mann b D.C.S.Compton 4 not out 5 Extras b 4, lb 5, w 2 11 b 6, lb 4 10 —— —— 334 192 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-93, 3-154, 4-177, 5-216, 6-284, 7-326, 8-327, 9-327, 10-334 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-60, 3-82, 4-103, 5-103, 6-105, 7-123, 8-160, 9-181, 10-192 Surrey Bowling O M R W Gover 17 0 84 0 1nb A.V.Bedser 20 3 67 0 4nb Surridge 18 2 77 1 1nb Parker 21 3 83 0 Squires 17 0 95 0 E.A.Bedser 19 0 82 1 Holmes 3 0 13 0 McIntyre 3 0 18 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 20 4 55 1 2w 8 2 14 0 L.H.Compton 8 1 32 0 Sims 27 5 100 3 17 2 47 0 D.C.S.Compton 27.3 4 94 6 24.5 6 80 6 Robins 3 0 11 0 8 1 18 2 Young 15 4 31 0 (2) 7 2 23 1 Umpires: J.A.Smart and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 537-2 (Edrich 157*, D.C.S.Compton 137*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 82-3 (Barling 7*). W.J.Edrich’s 157 included 18 fours. D.C.S.Compton’s 137 included 9 fours. 342