First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

M.LEYLAND’S XI v THE REST Played at St George’s Road, Harrogate, August 30, September 1, 1947. The Rest won by nine wickets. M.LEYLAND’S XI 1 W.Barber c Evans b Sperry 53 c Timms b Andrews 12 2 W.H.Ashdown b Jackson 42 c Paynter b Wright 40 3 L.E.G.Ames b Sperry 52 st Evans b Wright 58 4 G.V.Gunn c and b Andrews 15 c Paynter b Jackson 35 5 M.Leyland c Sperry b Andrews 45 c Keighley b Wright 0 6 G.F.H.Heane run out 3 b Jackson 9 7 R.Howorth c Andrews b Jackson 0 c Evans b Jackson 29 8 G.S.Watson c Evans b Andrews 0 b Wright 21 9 A.E.Watt b Jackson 2 b Jackson 0 10 †H.Crick b Andrews 0 not out 13 11 R.J.Partridge not out 0 c Andrews b Jackson 4 Extras b 6, lb 15, nb 4 25 b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 7 —— —— 237 228 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5-208, 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-237 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5-132, 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-228 THE REST 1 D.Brookes c Watt b Ashdown 109 2 W.G.Keighley c Watson b Ashdown 75 not out 10 3 E.Paynter st Crick b Heane 127 4 M.Tompkin c Heane b Partridge 6 5 J.E.Timms lbw b Watt 4 6 G.L.Berry st Crick b Heane 34 7 †T.G.Evans c and b Ashdown 5 (1) b Barber 0 8 D.V.P.Wright st Crick b Ashdown 14 9 W.H.R.Andrews c Gunn b Howorth 29 (3) not out 22 10 P.F.Jackson b Ashdown 4 11 J.Sperry not out 9 Extras b 10, lb 7 17 w 1 1 —— —— 433 (1 wicket) 33 FoW (1): 1-166, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-433 FoW (2): 1- The Rest Bowling O M R W O M R W Andrews 18.1 2 60 4 5 0 39 1 Sperry 13 6 19 2 6 0 29 0 Jackson 24 4 64 3 20 2 80 5 Wright 19 3 69 0 20 1 73 4 M.Leyland’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Partridge 16 3 35 1 Watt 14 5 116 1 Howorth 16 4 43 1 Ashdown 23.3 1 73 5 Heane 19 1 120 2 Ames 1 0 3 0 (1) 2 0 17 0 Leyland 8 0 26 0 Barber (2) 2.3 0 15 1 Umpires: A.Hardy and A.Wilkinson. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: The Rest (1) 137-0 (Brookes 69*, Keighley 63*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. E.Paynter’s 127 took 85 minutes and included 11 fours and 7 sixes. D.Brookes retired hurt in the The Rest first innings having scored 92 (team had lost 1 wicket) and later returned. 389