First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

M.C.C. v YORKSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 1, 3, 1948. M.C.C. won by nine wickets. YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c Robertson b Young 31 c Edrich b Young 7 2 H.Halliday c Wooller b Edrich 5 c Pearce b Young 12 3 E.I.Lester c Mann b Jepson 10 b Young 0 4 W.Watson c Wooller b Young 9 c Dawkes b Laker 19 5 A.Coxon c Fairbairn b Young 2 c Edrich b Young 2 6 T.F.Smailes c Wooller b Young 1 b Laker 6 7 R.Aspinall b Laker 11 c Wooller b Laker 8 8 *A.B.Sellers b Laker 2 b Young 0 9 J.H.Wardle not out 31 c Edrich b Young 22 10 †D.V.Brennan b Young 4 b Young 1 11 E.P.Robinson c Barnett b Laker 1 not out 12 Extras lb 4 4 b 6, lb 4 10 —— —— 111 99 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-41, 3-49, 4-54, 5-56, 6-71, 7-75, 8-75, 9-104, 10-111 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-16, 3-27, 4-29, 5-39, 6-57, 7-58, 8-82, 9-85, 10-99 M.C.C. 1 A.Fairbairn b Aspinall 26 st Brennan b Robinson 22 2 J.D.B.Robertson c Watson b Aspinall 20 not out 13 3 W.J.Edrich b Wardle 10 not out 4 4 C.J.Barnett b Wardle 46 5 F.G.Mann c Robinson b Wardle 17 6 T.N.Pearce b Wardle 13 7 W.Wooller st Brennan b Wardle 11 8 J.C.Laker c Wardle b Robinson 4 9 A.Jepson c Robinson b Wardle 0 10 †G.O.Dawkes c and b Robinson 5 11 J.A.Young not out 7 Extras b 1, lb 4, nb 4 9 b 4, nb 1 5 —— —— 168 (1 wicket) 44 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-53, 3-68, 4-108, 5-131, 6-149, 7-154, 8-154, 9-161, 10-168 FoW (2): 1-40 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 6 1 9 1 5 2 7 0 Wooller 7 2 13 0 3 0 7 0 Jepson 9 1 23 1 Young 16 8 23 5 (3) 21.3 7 48 7 Laker 8.4 1 39 3 (4) 20 6 27 3 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Coxon 5 1 12 0 3nb (2) 5 3 5 0 Aspinall 5 1 15 2 1nb (1) 4 1 14 0 1nb Wardle 28 10 54 6 (4) 3 3 0 0 Robinson 18.3 4 48 2 (7) 2.5 0 8 1 Smailes 9 1 30 0 3 1 4 0 Halliday (3) 2 1 1 0 Hutton (6) 3 2 7 0 Umpires: A.J.B.Fowler and D.H.Tregear. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 53-2 (Edrich 1*, Barnett 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 116