First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

WORCESTERSHIRE v SURREY Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, May 22, 24, 25, 1948. Worcestershire won by eight wickets. (Points: Worcestershire 12, Surrey 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.Cooper c McIntyre b Parker 8 not out 53 2 N.H.Whiting b A.V.Bedser 0 lbw b A.V.Bedser 1 3 L.F.Outschoorn c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 1 4 R.E.S.Wyatt lbw b Parker 166 5 G.Dews lbw b Parker 67 (3) lbw b McMahon 21 6 R.O.Jenkins lbw b McMahon 68 7 *A.F.T.White c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 1 8 R.Howorth c A.V.Bedser b McMahon 3 9 R.T.D.Perks b McMahon 17 10 †H.Yarnold not out 5 (4) not out 0 11 P.F.Jackson not out 0 Extras b 6, lb 6, w 2, nb 3 17 b 2, lb 2, nb 1 5 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 353 (2 wickets) 80 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-7, 3-9, 4-159, 5-297, 6-301, 7-328, 8-336, 9-353 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-79 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock b Perks 2 b Outschoorn 63 2 E.A.Bedser c Wyatt b Jenkins 40 b Outschoorn 0 3 H.S.Squires b Jackson 31 c Yarnold b Jackson 56 4 H.T.Barling st Yarnold b Perks 57 (9) c Jenkins b Howorth 5 5 M.R.Barton c Perks b Outschoorn 21 (8) st Yarnold b Jenkins 4 6 J.F.Parker b Perks 1 (4) c Outschoorn b Jenkins 44 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre b Outschoorn 0 (5) st Yarnold b Howorth 7 8 *E.R.T.Holmes b Perks 11 (6) run out 15 9 E.A.Watts c and b Howorth 16 (7) c and b Jenkins 10 10 A.V.Bedser c Yarnold b Perks 6 b Howorth 20 11 J.W.J.McMahon not out 0 not out 2 Extras lb 3 3 b 8, lb 10 18 —— —— 188 244 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-64, 3-84, 4-139, 5-144, 6-147, 7-159, 8-168, 9-188, 10-188 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-129, 3-145, 4-165, 5-181, 6-209, 7-214, 8-219, 9-227, 10-244 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W A.V.Bedser 39 9 77 3 3nb 13 2 32 1 1nb Parker 22 6 51 3 6 2 12 0 Watts 9 4 29 0 E.A.Bedser 18 4 42 0 McMahon 18 1 78 3 2w (3) 9 2 23 1 Squires 15 1 59 0 (4) 3 1 8 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 21 2 61 5 20 5 52 0 Jackson 12 3 27 1 (4) 14 6 16 1 Outschoorn 13 4 25 2 (2) 11 3 28 2 Howorth 17.3 8 21 1 (3) 38.2 13 72 3 Jenkins 17 2 51 1 20 2 58 3 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and H.Cruice. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 13-0 (Fishlock 0*, E.A.Bedser 13*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 127-1 (Fishlock 61*, Squires 54*). R.E.S.Wyatt’s 166 took 325 minutes and included 12 fours. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v YORKSHIRE Played at Fenner’s, Cambridge, May 26, 27, 28, 1948. Match cancelled because several of the University team were engaged in examinations. 164