First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

ESSEX v YORKSHIRE Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 27, 28, 29, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Yorkshire 0) YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton b Vigar 197 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 104 2 H.Halliday c Wade b Bailey 20 c Vigar b R.Smith 80 3 E.I.Lester c T.P.B.Smith b Bailey 13 b R.Smith 55 4 W.Watson b T.P.B.Smith 71 c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 0 5 N.W.D.Yardley b Vigar 21 (7) c Horsfall b T.P.B.Smith 2 6 *A.B.Sellers lbw b Vigar 0 (8) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 0 7 A.Coxon c Insole b Vigar 15 (10) not out 3 8 R.Aspinall c Vigar b R.Smith 31 (9) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 22 9 J.H.Wardle b Bailey 26 (5) b T.P.B.Smith 2 10 †D.V.Brennan c Wade b Bailey 1 absent hurt 0 11 E.P.Robinson not out 3 (6) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 2 Extras lb 1, nb 2 3 lb 9, nb 1 10 —— —— 401 280 FoW (1): 1-67, 2-89, 3-281, 4-324, 5-324, 6-325, 7-360, 8-397, 9-397, 10-401 FoW (2): 1-189, 2-201, 3-207, 4-210, 5-220, 6-228, 7-228, 8-270, 9-280 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds lbw b Aspinall 24 not out 51 2 S.J.Cray b Coxon 4 3 H.P.Crabtree c Halliday b Coxon 48 (2) lbw b Yardley 13 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Aspinall 84 (3) b Aspinall 4 5 R.Horsfall c Wardle b Lester 36 (4) not out 23 6 T.P.B.Smith c Yardley b Robinson 32 7 T.E.Bailey b Wardle 33 8 *D.R.Wilcox c Coxon b Wardle 64 9 D.J.Insole c Sellers b Wardle 0 10 R.Smith not out 86 11 †T.H.Wade lbw b Halliday 0 Extras b 39, lb 4, w 8, nb 6 57 b 2, lb 1, nb 1 4 —— —— 468 (2 wickets) 95 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-52, 3-121, 4-197, 5-251, 6-290, 7-304, 8-308, 9-468, 10-468 FoW (2): 1-28, 2-35 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 18.4 3 73 4 1nb 9 0 26 0 1nb R.Smith 28 4 102 1 1nb 31 5 86 3 T.P.B.Smith 43 3 148 1 (4) 28.3 1 119 6 Vigar 23 4 75 4 (3) 10 0 39 0 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Aspinall 29 4 108 2 8w,6nb 9 0 45 1 1nb Coxon 13 2 46 2 Yardley 20 6 56 0 (2) 8 1 26 1 Wardle 38 7 112 3 (3) 6 0 12 0 Robinson 32 8 75 1 (4) 5 2 8 0 Lester 2 0 7 1 Halliday 2.1 0 7 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and F.Chester. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 35-1 (Dodds 20*, Crabtree 6*); 2nd day: Yorkshire (2) 33-0 (Hutton 16*, Halliday 17*). L.Hutton’s 197 took 270 minutes and included 18 fours. 380