First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v LANCASHIRE Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 13, 14, 15, 1947. Lancashire won by an innings and 57 runs. (Points: Essex 0, Lancashire 12) LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Crabtree b R.Smith 10 2 W.Place c Wade b R.Smith 171 3 J.T.Ikin c Wade b R.Smith 4 4 G.A.Edrich c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 132 5 B.J.Howard lbw b R.Smith 0 6 A.Wharton c Crabtree b Vigar 91 7 *K.Cranston lbw b R.Smith 68 8 R.Pollard st Wade b Vigar 0 9 †A.Barlow st Wade b Vigar 16 10 J.B.Bowes c Wade b R.Smith 3 11 W.B.Roberts not out 4 Extras b 7, lb 2, nb 2 11 —— 510 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-20, 3-293, 4-294, 5-353, 6-463, 7-463, 8-503, 9-503, 10-510 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Barlow b Bowes 4 b Cranston 26 2 H.P.Crabtree c Barlow b Bowes 3 c Barlow b Bowes 11 3 A.V.Avery c Washbrook b Cranston 23 lbw b Cranston 11 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Bowes 2 c Place b Cranston 0 5 T.E.Bailey not out 66 c Barlow b Cranston 37 6 D.R.Wilcox b Cranston 58 c Washbrook b Cranston 19 7 D.J.Insole c Cranston b Pollard 9 not out 109 8 R.Smith c Edrich b Pollard 0 b Cranston 11 9 T.P.B.Smith lbw b Roberts 29 c Barlow b Pollard 6 10 †T.H.Wade c Barlow b Ikin 3 lbw b Bowes 11 11 *T.N.Pearce absent hurt 0 absent hurt 0 Extras b 1, lb 9, nb 2 12 lb 3 3 —— —— 209 244 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-9, 3-13, 4-54, 5-142, 6-155, 7-155, 8-202, 9-209 FoW (2): 1-26, 2-47, 3-47, 4-54, 5-80, 6-163, 7-193, 8-212, 9-244 Essex Bowling O M R W Bailey 26 2 113 0 R.Smith 45.5 6 152 6 T.P.B.Smith 29 3 132 1 Vigar 21 0 102 3 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bowes 21 7 39 3 7.5 1 29 2 Pollard 28 6 59 2 17 3 59 1 Cranston 20 7 35 2 26 4 99 6 Ikin 17.2 4 42 1 (5) 5 1 18 0 Roberts 8 1 22 1 (4) 8 0 36 0 Umpires: S.A.Hipple and P.T.Mills. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 11-2 (Avery 4*, Vigar 0*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 173-6 (Insole 64*, R.Smith 2*). W.Place’s 171 took 240 minutes and included 21 fours. D.J.Insole’s 109 included 18 fours. 345