First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v SURREY Played at Valentine’s Park, Ilford, June 5, 7, 8, 1948. Surrey won by four wickets. (Points: Essex 0, Surrey 12) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds st McIntyre b McMahon 41 b Parker 104 2 S.J.Cray c Parker b McMahon 72 lbw b Parker 20 3 A.V.Avery st McIntyre b Squires 34 b Laker 8 4 F.H.Vigar c Barton b Parker 21 b Laker 26 5 R.Horsfall b Squires 7 not out 128 6 *T.N.Pearce c McIntyre b McMahon 31 not out 54 7 R.Smith b Laker 22 8 †F.H.Rist lbw b Squires 3 9 W.B.Morris lbw b Laker 13 10 E.J.Price c McMahon b Laker 12 11 K.C.Preston not out 0 Extras b 14, nb 1 15 b 4, lb 7 11 —— —— 271 (4 wickets, declared) 351 FoW (1): 1-103, 2-128, 3-164, 4-184, 5-185, 6-243, 7-243, 8-254, 9-268, 10-271 FoW (2): 1-47, 2-61, 3-123, 4-208 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c and b Vigar 51 b Smith 1 2 D.G.W.Fletcher c Vigar b Smith 70 3 H.S.Squires c Morris b Smith 74 c Vigar b Smith 22 4 H.T.Barling b Smith 11 (7) not out 35 5 *M.R.Barton c Dodds b Smith 41 (6) c Preston b Vigar 2 6 J.F.Parker c Cray b Vigar 67 (4) st Rist b Vigar 53 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre c and b Vigar 68 (5) c Rist b Vigar 8 8 E.A.Bedser run out 4 (2) c Rist b Smith 3 9 J.C.Laker not out 56 (8) not out 23 10 A.V.Bedser c Rist b Morris 3 11 J.W.J.McMahon c Vigar b Morris 0 Extras b 24 24 b 7, lb 1 8 —— —— 469 (6 wickets) 155 FoW (1): 1-70, 2-193, 3-216, 4-221, 5-312, 6-338, 7-347, 8-440, 9-459, 10-469 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-27, 3-28, 4-85, 5-91, 6-91 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W A.V.Bedser 23 7 51 0 1nb 28 6 75 0 Parker 16 3 33 1 16 3 50 2 Laker 29.2 8 66 3 27 2 93 2 McMahon 32 8 76 3 17 1 49 0 Squires 20 7 30 3 15 2 43 0 E.A.Bedser (6) 6 0 30 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 23 6 66 0 8 2 45 0 Smith 47 17 75 4 15 2 62 3 Price 25 5 86 0 Vigar 31 4 127 3 (3) 7 0 40 3 Morris 31.2 8 91 2 Umpires: D.Hendren and J.A.Smart. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 38-0 (Fishlock 24*, Fletcher 9*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 13-0 (Dodds 4*, Cray 9*). T.C.Dodds’s 104 took 180 minutes and included 8 fours. R.Horsfall’s 128 took 165 minutes and included 14 fours and 2 sixes. 190