First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

MIDDLESEX v SUSSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 15, 17, 18, 1948. Middlesex won by eight wickets. (Points: Middlesex 12, Sussex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson run out 147 c J.Y.Oakes b Carey 137 2 H.P.H.Sharp b Oakman 43 c and b J.Y.Oakes 40 3 W.J.Edrich not out 128 not out 20 4 D.C.S.Compton b Oakman 17 not out 16 5 *F.G.Mann c Oakman b C.Oakes 28 6 R.W.V.Robins c Smith b Cornford 23 7 †L.H.Compton not out 1 8 J.M.Sims 9 J.A.Young 10 L.H.Gray 11 P.I.Bedford Extras b 1, lb 3, nb 1 5 b 5, lb 2 7 —— —— (5 wickets, declared) 392 (2 wickets) 220 FoW (1): 1-95, 2-263, 3-287, 4-345, 5-388 FoW (2): 1-125, 2-199 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge lbw b Bedford 14 c L.H.Compton b Robins 54 2 H.W.Parks b Gray 1 st L.H.Compton b Robins 55 3 D.V.Smith b D.C.S.Compton 29 c Young b Robins 13 4 C.Oakes c Edrich b D.C.S.Compton 56 b Edrich 48 5 *H.T.Bartlett c D.C.S.Compton b Bedford 11 (6) c sub b Sharp 60 6 J.Langridge c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 15 (5) c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 70 7 J.Y.Oakes st L.H.Compton b Sims 9 lbw b Edrich 63 8 †S.C.Griffith c Robins b Bedford 7 c L.H.Compton b Edrich 41 9 A.S.M.Oakman b Sims 4 b Gray 2 10 P.A.H.Carey not out 4 run out 10 11 J.H.Cornford c Edrich b D.C.S.Compton 0 not out 19 Extras b 4, lb 2 6 b 9, lb 8, nb 3 20 —— —— 156 455 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-25, 3-57, 4-76, 5-105, 6-116, 7-141, 8-150, 9-156, 10-156 FoW (2): 1-113, 2-114, 3-155, 4-197, 5-316, 6-326, 7-423, 8-426, 9-426, 10-455 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Carey 21 5 58 0 11.3 2 40 1 Cornford 25 7 83 1 7 2 20 0 C.Oakes 32 7 92 1 9 0 36 0 Oakman 22 2 87 2 (6) 2 0 14 0 J.Langridge 22 2 67 0 (4) 13 2 43 0 J.Y.Oakes (5) 18 0 60 1 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 4 3 5 1 22 9 34 1 Edrich 7 1 16 0 20 3 79 3 Bedford 18 4 50 3 19.2 1 76 0 D.C.S.Compton 19.2 6 54 4 29 4 88 1 Robins 3 1 6 0 (7) 18 1 73 3 Sims 11 4 19 2 (5) 14 0 37 0 Young (6) 21 8 38 0 Sharp (8) 4 1 10 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 22-1 (J.G.Langridge 14*, Smith 7*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 262-4 (J.Langridge 41*, Bartlett 39*). J.D.B.Robertson’s 137 included 15 fours. 141