First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SUSSEX v KENT Played at Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, August 9, 11, 12, 1947. Kent won by nine wickets. (Points: Sussex 0, Kent 12) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Nye 45 c Oakes b Nye 9 2 A.E.Fagg lbw b Cox 163 not out 59 3 L.E.G.Ames c Griffith b Nye 3 not out 19 4 J.G.W.Davies b Cornford 4 5 *B.H.Valentine c J.G.Langridge b Cox 32 6 G.F.Anson c J.G.Langridge b Cox 24 7 †T.G.Evans c J.Langridge b Cox 57 8 A.W.H.Mallett c Oakes b Nye 5 9 R.R.Dovey b J.Langridge 16 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 9 11 N.W.Harding Extras b 3, w 1, nb 1 5 b 2, lb 1, w 1 4 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 363 (1 wicket) 91 FoW (1): 1-89, 2-93, 3-108, 4-170, 5-261, 6-276, 7-295, 8-339, 9-363 FoW (2): 1-10 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c Mallett b Wright 23 c Anson b Wright 76 2 H.W.Parks b Harding 0 c Davies b Wright 56 3 J.Langridge hit wkt b Wright 54 b Wright 2 4 R.G.Stainton c Mallett b Wright 3 c Davies b Wright 3 5 G.Cox c Evans b Wright 44 c Evans b Dovey 85 6 C.Oakes c Ames b Wright 0 b Dovey 1 7 *H.T.Bartlett c Anson b Dovey 3 b Wright 9 8 †S.C.Griffith c Fagg b Dovey 8 lbw b Wright 0 9 P.A.H.Carey not out 11 c Ames b Wright 26 10 J.K.Nye c Fagg b Wright 0 lbw b Wright 0 11 J.H.Cornford b Wright 0 not out 0 Extras b 18, lb 16, w 3 37 b 4, lb 7 11 —— —— 183 269 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-80, 3-86, 4-130, 5-130, 6-135, 7-149, 8-183, 9-183, 10-183 FoW (2): 1-127, 2-141, 3-142, 4-146, 5-149, 6-150, 7-161, 8-269, 9-269, 10-269 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Nye 25 4 120 3 5 0 12 1 Cornford 22 6 55 1 4 1 18 0 Carey 13 2 62 0 Oakes 8 0 31 0 5 1 23 0 Cox 28 8 75 4 (3) 2 0 10 0 J.Langridge 6.2 1 15 1 (5) 3.5 0 24 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 10 2 33 1 16 6 43 0 Mallett 9 3 21 0 12 2 44 0 Wright 24.5 4 54 7 34 7 119 8 Davies 8 5 12 0 (5) 4 1 13 0 Dovey 16 5 26 2 (4) 30 16 39 2 Umpires: F.Chester and C.A.R.Coleman. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 54-1 (J.G.Langridge 13*, J.Langridge 20*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 142-3 (Stainton 1*, Griffith 0*). D.V.P.Wright took a hat-trick in the Sussex first innings (Cox, Nye, Cornford). 343