First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

MIDDLESEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 27, 28, 1947. Middlesex won by 355 runs. (Points: Middlesex 12, Northamptonshire 0) MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown b Broderick 62 b Timms 73 2 J.D.B.Robertson b Broderick 85 c Childs-Clarke b Partridge 0 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b C.B.Clarke 4 b Broderick 50 4 D.C.S.Compton c and b C.B.Clarke 60 b Broderick 85 5 A.Fairbairn b C.B.Clarke 18 lbw b Broderick 3 6 *F.G.Mann b C.B.Clarke 5 not out 43 7 †L.H.Compton lbw b Broderick 2 lbw b R.W.Clarke 28 8 H.P.H.Sharp b Broderick 13 not out 4 9 J.M.Sims b Broderick 7 10 J.A.Young b C.B.Clarke 4 11 L.H.Gray not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 4 13 b 12, lb 5 17 —— —— 273 (6 wickets, declared) 303 FoW (1): 1-147, 2-156, 3-158, 4-236, 5-243, 6-246, 7-250, 8-266, 9-273, 10-273 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-87, 3-209, 4-219, 5-220, 6-268 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes lbw b Young 26 b Young 6 2 C.P.Davis c D.C.S.Compton b Young 7 c Robertson b Gray 8 3 A.C.L.Bennett c Edrich b Young 14 b Sims 4 4 J.E.Timms lbw b Sims 6 lbw b Young 18 5 W.Barron lbw b Sims 4 c L.H.Compton b Young 5 6 V.Broderick b Sims 32 c D.C.S.Compton b Young 4 7 C.B.Clarke c Mann b Young 18 b Young 0 8 *A.W.Childs-Clarke c Edrich b Sims 19 not out 17 9 R.J.Partridge c Mann b Young 4 c L.H.Compton b Sims 1 10 R.W.Clarke not out 8 st L.H.Compton b Sims 4 11 †K.Fiddling c D.C.S.Compton b Young 1 absent hurt 0 Extras lb 7, nb 1 8 b 3, lb 4 7 —— —— 147 74 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-45, 3-48, 4-58, 5-71, 6-114, 7-118, 8-132, 9-144, 10-147 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-14, 3-35, 4-39, 5-46, 6-51, 7-59, 8-64, 9-74 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Partridge 17 6 36 0 9 1 33 1 R.W.Clarke 15 2 47 0 7 0 37 1 Broderick 25 9 46 5 29 7 68 3 C.B.Clarke 27.3 1 123 5 16 1 95 0 Timms 5 0 8 0 (6) 9 3 32 1 Childs-Clarke (5) 3 0 21 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 8 0 14 0 5 0 13 1 Young 25.5 10 41 6 13 2 36 5 Sims 23 3 63 4 8.2 1 18 3 D.C.S.Compton 5 0 21 0 Umpires: G.P.Heaton and P.Holmes. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 72-5 (Broderick 10*, C.B.Clarke 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 383