First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

THE REST v MIDDLESEX Played at Kennington Oval, September 13, 15, 16, 17, 1947. Middlesex won by nine wickets. MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown c Evans b Bedser 4 not out 8 2 J.D.B.Robertson c Evans b Bedser 3 lbw b Wright 0 3 W.J.Edrich st Evans b Goddard 180 not out 13 4 F.G.Mann st Evans b Wright 33 5 D.C.S.Compton st Evans b Goddard 246 6 *R.W.V.Robins c Butler b Goddard 33 7 A.W.Thompson c Cranston b Howorth 1 8 †W.F.F.Price c Bedser b Goddard7 3 9 J.M.Sims run out 17 10 J.A.Young not out 9 11 L.H.Gray Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 4 14 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 543 (1 wicket) 21 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-8, 3-53, 4-274, 5-356, 6-361, 7-375, 8-457, 9-543 FoW (2): 1-4 THE REST 1 C.Washbrook c Robins b Gray 0 b Sims 61 2 W.Place lbw b Gray 0 run out 3 3 R.Howorth st Price b Compton 30 c Robertson b Gray 3 4 G.M.Emmett c Price b Gray 89 b Compton 43 5 *N.W.D.Yardley b Compton 0 lbw b Young 71 6 K.Cranston c Price b Gray 18 b Robins 22 7 †T.G.Evans lbw b Young 70 c Thompson b Compton 15 8 A.V.Bedser not out 13 b Young 23 9 D.V.P.Wright lbw b Young 0 c Sims b Gray 29 10 T.W.J.Goddard st Price b Compton 8 c and b Gray 14 11 H.J.Butler b Compton 0 not out 2 Extras b 12, lb 6 18 b 21, lb 9, w 1 31 —— —— 246 317 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-3, 3-78, 4-78, 5-118, 6-189, 7-227, 8-231, 9-246, 10-246 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-34, 3-113, 4-139, 5-186, 6-219, 7-258, 8-279, 9-314, 10-317 The Rest Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 24 4 54 0 Bedser 37 10 93 2 Wright 23 2 97 1 1nb (2) 4.2 2 9 1 Goddard 46.3 6 179 4 3nb Howorth 37 7 106 1 Cranston (1) 5 1 12 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 18 6 47 4 17.3 4 36 3 Young 29 6 71 2 27 5 77 2 Sims 7 1 29 0 (4) 10 0 41 1 1w Robins 8 1 24 0 (6) 5 0 21 1 Compton 18.4 2 57 4 16 1 84 2 Thompson (3) 9 1 27 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and F.Chester. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 232-3 (Edrich 113*, Robins 15*); 2nd day: The Rest (1) 116-4 (Emmett 62*, Cranston 16*); 3rd day: The Rest (2) 309-8 (Wright 27*, Goddard 10*). W.J.Edrich’s 180 included 21 fours and 1 six. D.C.S.Compton’s 246 included 30 fours. D.C.S.Compton retired hurt in the Middlesex first innings having scored 55 (team score 191-3) - he returned when the score was 274-4. 401