First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

YORKSHIRE v DERBYSHIRE Played at North Marine Road, Scarborough, August 13, 14, 15, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Yorkshire 4, Derbyshire 0) DERBYSHIRE 1 A.F.Townsend c Yardley b Robinson 137 b Robinson 20 2 C.S.Elliott lbw b Bowes 8 c sub b Wardle 71 3 J.D.Eggar b Coxon 4 b Wardle 13 4 D.Smith b Coxon 24 c Bowes b Coxon 66 5 T.S.Worthington c Wardle b Coxon 8 not out 65 6 A.C.Revill b Bowes 9 not out 34 7 G.H.Pope b Robinson 90 8 †G.O.Dawkes c Whitehead b Robinson 2 9 A.E.G.Rhodes b Bowes 14 10 *E.J.Gothard b Bowes 9 11 W.H.Copson not out 0 Extras lb 4 4 b 4, lb 3 7 —— —— 309 (4 wickets) 276 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-44, 3-89, 4-124, 5-145, 6-275, 7-277, 8-288, 9-304, 10-309 FoW (2): 1-29, 2-66, 3-158, 4-204 YORKSHIRE 1 W.Watson b Rhodes 30 2 E.I.Lester c Smith b Rhodes 127 3 G.A.Smithson c Smith b Rhodes 28 4 *N.W.D.Yardley c and b Pope 177 5 T.F.Smailes c and b Pope 28 6 A.Coxon b Rhodes 58 7 J.H.Wardle c Elliott b Rhodes 2 8 J.P.Whitehead not out 21 9 †D.V.Brennan b Rhodes 18 10 E.P.Robinson b Rhodes 14 11 W.E.Bowes c Smith b Rhodes 0 Extras b 6, lb 10, w 2, nb 1 19 —— 522 FoW (1): 1-91, 2-176, 3-197, 4-447, 5-461, 6-465, 7-467, 8-506, 9-520, 10-522 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Bowes 22 6 36 4 17 5 31 0 Whitehead 13 3 43 0 10 3 26 0 Coxon 25 5 82 3 (6) 4 0 10 1 Wardle 26 10 68 0 39 18 71 2 Smailes 11 4 27 0 11 1 37 0 Robinson 26 10 49 3 (3) 37 11 69 1 Lester (7) 6 1 20 0 Watson (8) 3 1 4 0 Smithson (9) 1 0 1 0 Derbyshire Bowling O M R W Copson 18 1 75 0 Pope 40 4 132 2 Worthington 13 0 52 0 2w Gothard 6 1 30 0 1nb Rhodes 46.2 1 162 8 Eggar 7 0 22 0 Revill 5 1 30 0 Umpires: D.Davies and A.Mitchison. Toss: Derbyshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 4-0 (Watson 2*, Lester 2*); 2nd day: Yorkshire (1) 506-7 (Whitehead 19*, Brennan 18*). A.F.Townsend’s 137 took 300 minutes. E.I.Lester’s 127 took 150 minutes and included 15 fours. N.W.D.Yardley’s 177 took 200 minutes and included 20 fours. T.F.Smailes retired hurt in the Yorkshire first innings (team score 250-3) - he returned when the score was 447-4. 353