First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

HAMPSHIRE v KENT Played at County Ground, Southampton, May 15, 17, 18, 1948. Hampshire won by two wickets. (Points: Hampshire 12, Kent 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd lbw b Herman 16 b Herman 8 2 A.E.Fagg b Herman 18 lbw b Bailey 65 3 L.E.G.Ames lbw b Ransom 1 c and b Hill 104 4 *B.H.Valentine c Rogers b Herman 104 c Knott b Bailey 18 5 P.Hearn st McCorkell b Bailey 28 c Eagar b Knott 3 6 B.R.Edrich b Herman 8 not out 41 7 †T.G.Evans c Herman b Ransom 4 c Dawson b Ransom 49 8 R.R.Dovey c Dawson b Knott 33 c sub b Knott 1 9 D.V.P.Wright b Knott 37 not out 4 10 F.Ridgway b Bailey 5 11 J.W.Martin not out 0 Extras lb 2 2 b 9, lb 3, w 4, nb 1 17 —— —— 256 (7 wickets, declared) 310 FoW (1): 1-27, 2-28, 3-40, 4-133, 5-175, 6-180, 7-180, 8-251, 9-256, 10-256 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-174, 3-204, 4-204, 5-208, 6-263, 7-272 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Edrich b Hearn 126 b Martin 4 2 N.H.Rogers b Martin 41 b Ridgway 0 3 G.W.Dawson c Fagg b Ridgway 23 c Ridgway b Martin 48 4 †N.T.McCorkell not out 153 (8) not out 9 5 J.Bailey c Valentine b Martin 48 (10) not out 4 6 *E.D.R.Eagar lbw b Wright 28 (5) b Martin 32 7 C.G.A.Paris b Dovey 2 b Martin 0 8 G.Hill not out 6 (4) st Evans b Wright 22 9 O.W.Herman (6) c Ridgway b Martin 5 10 V.J.Ransom (9) b Martin 1 11 C.J.Knott Extras b 3, lb 13 16 lb 1, nb 1 2 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 443 (8 wickets) 127 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-119, 3-272, 4-365, 5-403, 6-408 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-16, 3-55, 4-102, 5-112, 6-113, 7-120, 8-122 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Herman 17 3 62 4 16 3 53 1 Ransom 19 1 72 2 21 4 53 1 Bailey 31.3 9 48 2 30 14 65 2 Knott 5 0 31 2 33 8 100 2 Hill 15 3 41 0 11 3 22 1 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Martin 38 6 100 2 8 0 37 6 Ridgway 33 4 97 1 7.3 0 44 1 Wright 34 5 142 1 3 0 26 1 Dovey 35 13 74 1 2 0 18 0 Hearn 5 0 14 1 Umpires: F.S.Lee and P.T.Mills. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Hampshire (1) 77-0 (Arnold 37*, Rogers 38*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 13-0 (Todd 6*, Fagg 3*). B.H.Valentine’s 104 took 155 minutes. J.Arnold’s 126 included 19 fours. 139