First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

KENT v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend, June 2, 3, 4, 1948. Kent won by nine wickets. (Points: Kent 12, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 N.H.Whiting b Blackmore 1 lbw b Edrich 4 2 E.Cooper c Raikes b Ridgway 4 c Raikes b Edrich 24 3 M.L.Y.Ainsworth b Edrich 26 b Edrich 12 4 G.Dews c Edrich b Dovey 37 lbw b Edrich 0 5 L.F.Outschoorn b Murray-Wood 15 c Valentine b Dovey 10 6 R.O.Jenkins c Hearn b Dovey 15 b Dovey 13 7 *A.F.T.White b Dovey 20 c Ames b Edrich 5 8 R.Howorth c Mayes b Dovey 1 c Dovey b Edrich 41 9 R.T.D.Perks b Edrich 0 c Murray-Wood b Dovey 1 10 †H.Yarnold run out 1 not out 4 11 P.F.Jackson not out 0 b Dovey 1 Extras b 4, lb 2, w 1 7 b 6, lb 8 14 —— —— 127 129 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-7, 3-49, 4-86, 5-91, 6-112, 7-125, 8-126, 9-126, 10-127 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-42, 3-46, 4-47, 5-69, 6-76, 7-108, 8-112, 9-128, 10-129 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Jackson 19 lbw b Perks 5 2 R.Mayes b Perks 3 not out 32 3 L.E.G.Ames b Jenkins 97 not out 51 4 *B.H.Valentine c Jenkins b Howorth 6 5 P.Hearn c Outschoorn b Howorth 7 6 B.R.Edrich c Outschoorn b Jackson 7 7 W.Murray-Wood b Jackson 0 8 R.R.Dovey lbw b Howorth 0 9 †D.C.G.Raikes not out 4 10 F.Ridgway b Howorth 5 11 G.P.M.Blackmore b Howorth 4 Extras b 10, lb 5, nb 1 16 lb 1 1 —— —— 168 (1 wicket) 89 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-60, 3-77, 4-93, 5-108, 6-108, 7-129, 8-159, 9-164, 10-168 FoW (2): 1-6 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 11 3 35 1 7 4 6 0 Blackmore 6 1 14 1 3 1 3 0 Dovey 19 11 28 4 (4) 25.1 13 30 4 Edrich 15.2 4 34 2 (3) 27 6 76 6 Murray-Wood 1 0 9 1 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 11 1 28 1 10 3 23 1 Howorth 36 17 41 5 9 4 14 0 Jackson 25 8 59 3 9 2 27 0 Jenkins 7 2 24 1 3 0 15 0 Ainsworth (5) 0.5 0 9 0 Umpires: A.Skelding and J.A.Smart. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 40-1 (Todd 17*, Ames 10*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 9-1 (Mayes 2*, Ames 1*). 182