First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at North Marine Road, Scarborough, September 10, 11, 12, 1947. Players won by an innings and 10 runs. GENTLEMEN 1 R.E.S.Wyatt lbw b Pollard 1 lbw b Howorth 14 2 D.R.Wilcox c Hutton b Pollard 25 c Brookes b Hutton 57 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b Howorth 31 lbw b Hutton 7 4 M.P.Donnelly c Evans b Howorth 0 c Butler b Bedser 1 5 †J.L.Cheetham st Evans b Howorth 3 (10) b Howorth 6 6 *N.W.D.Yardley c Washbrook b Bedser 35 (5) c and b Hutton 23 7 K.Cranston b Bedser 10 (6) b Howorth 37 8 G.F.H.Heane b Howorth 0 (7) c Bedser b Butler 6 9 F.R.Brown c Evans b Butler 10 (8) c Butler b Bedser 1 10 W.Wooller not out 3 (9) b Howorth 22 11 A.W.H.Mallett c Pollard b Butler 10 not out 36 Extras lb 7 7 b 1, lb 4, nb 2 7 —— —— 135 217 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-47, 3-52, 4-60, 5-82, 6-106, 7-109, 8-119, 9-125, 10-135 FoW (2): 1-47, 2-61, 3-63, 4-85, 5-121, 6-144, 7-145, 8-155, 9-180, 10-217 PLAYERS 1 *L.Hutton b Mallett 64 2 C.Washbrook c Cheetham b Mallett 7 3 D.G.W.Fletcher c Mallett b Brown 26 4 D.Brookes lbw b Heane 19 5 L.B.Fishlock c Mallett b Brown 5 6 J.Hardstaff lbw b Wooller 32 7 R.Howorth b Brown 80 8 †T.G.Evans run out 33 9 A.V.Bedser lbw b Heane 13 10 R.Pollard not out 37 11 H.J.Butler b Brown 7 Extras b 33, lb 6 39 —— 362 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-88, 3-123, 4-128, 5-150, 6-181, 7-230, 8-267, 9-348, 10-362 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 8.3 3 22 2 8 1 15 1 Pollard 12 4 20 2 8 1 23 0 1nb Bedser 18 6 47 2 21 4 47 2 1nb Howorth 17 3 30 4 22.5 6 71 4 Hardstaff 3 1 9 0 2 1 8 0 Hutton (6) 14 4 46 3 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W Wooller 19 1 84 1 Mallett 18 5 39 2 Brown 29.3 5 112 4 Heane 27 4 86 2 Cranston 2 1 2 0 Umpires: P.Holmes and C.F.Root. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Players (1) 128-4 (Hutton 61*, Hardstaff 0*); 2nd day: Gentlemen (2) 125-5 (Cranston 18*, Heane 3*). H.D.G.LEVESON-GOWER’S XI v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at North Marine Road, Scarborough, September 10, 11, 12, 1947. Match cancelled. This match had to be cancelled because the shipping arrangements for the South Africans meant they had to leave early. A match between Gentlemen v Players was played in its place. 400