First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY AND KENT v MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX Played at Leyland Motors Ground, Kingston-upon-Thames, September 6, 8, 9, 1947. Surrey and Kent won by four wickets. MIDDLESEX AND ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Bedser b Todd 9 b Gover 32 2 S.J.Cray c Parker b Bedser 74 b Gover 32 3 F.H.Vigar c Gover b Dovey 145 (4) c Fagg b Squires 53 4 S.M.Brown c Fagg b Parker 1 (3) c Dovey b Gover 7 5 A.W.Thompson c and b Todd 35 c Bedser b Squires 46 6 D.J.Insole c Parker b Squires 56 not out 24 7 R.Smith lbw b Bedser 51 not out 50 8 †T.H.Wade c Parker b Bedser 42 9 J.M.Sims not out 12 10 *R.F.T.Paterson c Fagg b Bedser 7 11 L.H.Gray Extras b 2, nb 3 5 b 7, lb 8, nb 2 17 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 437 (5 wickets, declared) 261 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-143, 3-152, 4-210, 5-295, 6-344, 7-400, 8-429, 9-437 FoW (2): 1-51, 2-69, 3-84, 4-163, 5-200 SURREY AND KENT 1 L.J.Todd run out 11 c Insole b Sims 50 2 A.E.Fagg b Gray 12 c Cray b Smith 111 3 D.G.W.Fletcher lbw b Thompson 93 c Paterson b Thompson 23 4 H.S.Squires c Smith b Vigar 51 c and b Vigar 28 5 H.T.Barling c Wade b Gray 72 c Paterson b Vigar 56 6 *E.R.T.Holmes c Paterson b Vigar 0 c Dodds b Wade 75 7 J.F.Parker c and b Vigar 1 not out 65 8 E.A.Bedser c Paterson b Gray 13 not out 0 9 R.R.Dovey b Smith 4 10 †G.N.G.Kirby b Gray 0 11 A.R.Gover not out 8 Extras b 1, lb 6 7 b 11, lb 9 20 —— —— 272 (6 wickets) 428 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-25, 3-143, 4-211, 5-212, 6-214, 7-244, 8-263, 9-263, 10-272 FoW (2): 1-101, 2-134, 3-183, 4-268, 5-290, 6-418 Surrey and Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 18 2 87 0 3nb 15 2 41 3 2nb Todd 13 2 50 2 5 0 24 0 Dovey 22 1 77 1 9 1 26 0 Parker 15 1 37 1 (6) 4 0 30 0 Squires 13 0 86 1 (4) 16 0 87 2 Bedser 17.3 2 75 4 (5) 10 1 36 0 Barling 3 0 20 0 Middlesex and Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 25.2 1 90 4 11 2 52 0 Smith 18 1 87 1 14 1 64 1 Thompson 7 2 18 1 (4) 22 2 67 1 Sims 10 3 27 0 (5) 15 1 64 1 Vigar 12 2 43 3 (3) 23 0 134 2 Wade (6) 3 0 27 1 Umpires: S.A.Hipple and G.S.Mobey. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey and Kent (1) 61-2 (Fletcher 20*, Squires 17*); 2nd day: Middlesex and Essex (2) 261-5 (Smith 50*, Insole 24*). 399