First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

MIDDLESEX v SURREY Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 23, 25, 26, 1947. Middlesex won by eight wickets. (Points: Middlesex 12, Surrey 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson run out 37 not out 27 2 S.M.Brown b Laker 48 c E.A.Bedser b Gover 0 3 W.J.Edrich c Wheatley b Squires 18 c Holmes b Gover 2 4 D.C.S.Compton c Fletcher b Laker 178 not out 19 5 F.G.Mann b Gover 106 6 †L.H.Compton not out 22 7 *R.W.V.Robins b Gover 22 8 J.M.Sims c A.V.Bedser b Gover 1 9 J.A.Young not out 3 10 P.I.Bedford 11 L.H.Gray Extras b 13, lb 5, w 1, nb 8 27 lb 2, nb 1 3 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 462 (2 wickets) 51 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-91, 3-107, 4-411, 5-413, 6-453, 7-455 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-10 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c Edrich b Bedford 14 c Gray b Young 48 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b D.C.S.Compton 22 b D.C.S.Compton 5 3 H.S.Squires b Bedford 17 b Gray 0 4 H.T.Barling c L.H.Compton b Gray 9 (6) hit wkt b Sims 21 5 J.F.Parker b Bedford 30 b Young 75 6 E.A.Bedser c Robins b Young 31 (7) c Edrich b Bedford 4 7 *E.R.T.Holmes b Young 14 (4) b D.C.S.Compton 28 8 J.C.Laker not out 33 c Edrich b Sims 60 9 †G.A.Wheatley b Sims 6 b Sims 3 10 A.V.Bedser lbw b Bedford 15 not out 28 11 A.R.Gover c Edrich b Bedford 1 st L.H.Compton b Young 0 Extras b 4, lb 3, w 3 10 b 27, lb 8, nb 2 37 —— —— 202 309 FoW (1): 1-27, 2-44, 3-63, 4-67, 5-117, 6-146, 7-147, 8-156, 9-192, 10-202 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-15, 3-69, 4-108, 5-198, 6-198, 7-214, 8-233, 9-306, 10-309 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 20 2 99 3 3nb 4 0 21 2 1nb A.V.Bedser 31 8 81 0 3 0 10 0 Laker 32 7 105 2 2.2 0 17 0 Squires 15 2 64 1 E.A.Bedser 16 3 52 0 Parker 5 0 34 0 1w,5nb Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 7 4 18 1 18 5 30 1 Young 10 2 22 2 26.4 11 51 3 Sims 17 3 36 1 1w (4) 26 6 59 3 Bedford 24.2 8 53 5 2w (5) 14 5 28 1 D.C.S.Compton 21 7 63 1 (3) 27 4 88 2 2nb Robins (6) 4 0 16 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 462-7 (L.H.Compton 22*, Young 3*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 150-4 (Parker 49*, Barling 4*). D.C.S.Compton’s 178 included 23 fours. F.G.Mann’s 106 included 13 fours. 374