First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v YORKSHIRE Played at Ashley Down Ground, Bristol, May 22, 24, 25, 1948. Gloucestershire won by six wickets. (Points: Gloucestershire 12, Yorkshire 4) YORKSHIRE 1 H.Halliday lbw b Goddard 130 c Crapp b Cook 5 2 E.I.Lester b Lambert 19 c Goddard b Lambert 110 3 J.V.Wilson lbw b Cook 80 c Emmett b Goddard 57 4 W.Watson not out 28 (5) st Wilson b Goddard 1 5 K.Smales b Cook 2 (10) not out 20 6 A.Coxon lbw b Cook 6 (8) c Cook b Goddard 8 7 T.F.Smailes b Cook 0 (6) c Barnett b Goddard 5 8 *A.B.Sellers b Cook 47 (9) not out 29 9 J.P.Whitehead not out 0 10 J.H.Wardle (4) c Graveney b Goddard 6 11 †D.V.Brennan (7) b Lambert 0 Extras b 2, lb 3, nb 1 6 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 312 (8 wickets, declared) 247 FoW (1): 1-31, 2-218, 3-244, 4-246, 5-258, 6-258, 7-312 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-168, 3-183, 4-185, 5-185, 6-186, 7-194, 8-204 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c Coxon b Whitehead 0 b Wardle 141 2 G.M.Emmett c Wardle b Smailes 63 lbw b Smailes 91 3 *B.O.Allen c Watson b Coxon 13 b Smailes 46 4 J.F.Crapp b Smailes 37 not out 58 5 T.W.Graveney b Wardle 10 6 †A.E.Wilson c Coxon b Wardle 6 not out 23 7 L.M.Cranfield run out 16 8 G.E.E.Lambert c and b Smales 15 9 C.J.Scott c Coxon b Wardle 7 (5) c Lester b Smailes 20 10 T.W.J.Goddard c Coxon b Wardle 4 11 C.Cook not out 0 Extras b 8, lb 3, w 2 13 —— —— 171 (4 wickets) 392 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-25, 3-111, 4-120, 5-123, 6-138, 7-149, 8-165, 9-171, 10-171 FoW (2): 1-226, 2-256, 3-325, 4-367 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 20 3 62 1 9 1 35 2 1nb Scott 10 0 58 0 3 0 20 0 Barnett 4 1 16 0 Cranfield 29 12 51 0 (5) 5 0 30 0 Goddard 38 14 63 1 (3) 31 4 80 5 Cook 27 8 62 5 (4) 23 3 76 1 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Whitehead 7 2 18 1 14 1 67 0 Coxon 9 4 9 1 13 0 67 0 2w Smailes 24 10 42 2 23.5 7 80 3 Wardle 30.1 11 62 4 15 1 69 1 Smales 26 12 40 1 19 1 96 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and P.T.Mills. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 312-7 (Watson 28*, Whitehead 0*); 2nd day: Yorkshire (2) 161-1 (Lester 102*, Wilson 51*). E.I.Lester’s 110 took 120 minutes. C.J.Barnett’s 141 included 18 fours and 1 six. 157