First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 23, 25, 26, 1947. South Africans won by eight wickets. ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Dyer b Payn 37 b Plimsoll 21 2 S.J.Cray c Melville b Plimsoll 98 c Melville b Payn 14 3 A.V.Avery b Rowan 3 (10) b Plimsoll 8 4 H.P.Crabtree c Melville b Dawson 117 (3) run out 4 5 F.H.Vigar c Nourse b Plimsoll 3 (9) b Plimsoll 2 6 T.E.Bailey c Lindsay b Payn 8 (7) b Plimsoll 6 7 *D.R.Wilcox c Lindsay b Plimsoll 73 (8) not out 24 8 D.J.Insole c Lindsay b Dawson 10 (6) c Melville b Plimsoll 13 9 R.Smith b Rowan 16 (5) b Plimsoll 0 10 T.P.B.Smith c Nourse b Rowan 1 (4) b Plimsoll 3 11 †T.H.Wade not out 1 c Dawson b Payn 5 Extras b 5, lb 8 13 lb 2 2 —— —— 380 102 FoW (1): 1-67, 2-86, 3-146, 4-159, 5-159, 6-340, 7-356, 8-374, 9-379, 10-380 FoW (2): 1-31, 2-37, 3-40, 4-40, 5-50, 6-56, 7-63, 8-69, 9-93, 10-102 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 L.W.Payn b R.Smith 0 2 D.V.Dyer lbw b T.P.B.Smith 20 not out 42 3 *A.Melville c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 84 (1) lbw b Bailey 2 4 A.D.Nourse b T.P.B.Smith 36 not out 17 5 O.C.Dawson b R.Smith 5 6 T.A.Harris b Avery 10 7 D.W.Begbie b T.P.B.Smith 132 (3) b Bailey 17 8 †D.M.Ovenstone b T.P.B.Smith 36 9 A.M.B.Rowan not out 58 10 J.B.Plimsoll st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 5 11 J.D.Lindsay c Wade b R.Smith 6 Extras b 1, lb 3, nb 4 8 b 6, nb 1 7 —— —— 400 (2 wickets) 85 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-82, 3-115, 4-124, 5-158, 6-160, 7-278, 8-351, 9-379, 10-400 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-38 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Dawson 22 4 68 2 4 0 9 0 Plimsoll 33 7 86 3 28 9 47 7 Rowan 43 10 108 3 Payn 29 4 69 2 (3) 24.2 6 44 2 Begbie 4 0 36 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 20 3 63 0 8 4 21 2 R.Smith 33.4 7 121 3 (4) 4.4 0 17 0 T.P.B.Smith 50 9 158 6 (2) 8 0 22 0 Vigar 3 0 22 0 Avery 16 3 28 1 4 1 10 0 Insole (3) 1 0 8 0 Umpires: F.Chester and G.P.Heaton. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 0-0 (Payn 0*, Dyer 0*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 20-0 (Dodds 11*, Cray 9*). H.P.Crabtree’s 117 included 13 fours. D.W.Begbie’s 132 included 16 fours. 371