First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v GLAMORGAN Played at Old County Ground, Brentwood, June 16, 17, 18, 1948. Glamorgan won by an innings and 191 runs. (Points: Essex 0, Glamorgan 12) GLAMORGAN 1 D.E.Davies c Preston b Dines 215 2 P.B.Clift b Preston 14 3 W.G.A.Parkhouse b Preston 69 4 W.E.Jones not out 212 5 A.J.Watkins lbw b Vigar 4 6 J.T.Eaglestone lbw b Pearce 60 7 J.E.Pleass not out 2 8 *W.Wooller 9 B.L.Muncer 10 †H.G.Davies 11 N.G.Hever Extras b 6, lb 4 10 —— (5 wickets, declared) 586 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-135, 3-448, 4-467, 5-582 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Watkins b Wooller 0 b Muncer 37 2 S.J.Cray c Wooller b Muncer 37 b Muncer 21 3 A.V.Avery c Watkins b Muncer 8 b Muncer 41 4 F.H.Vigar c Watkins b Muncer 9 lbw b Muncer 1 5 R.Horsfall lbw b Watkins 43 c Watkins b Muncer 13 6 *T.N.Pearce b Muncer 64 c Pleass b Muncer 4 7 R.Smith c Parkhouse b Muncer 15 lbw b Muncer 2 8 †F.H.Rist not out 20 c Wooller b Muncer 6 9 W.B.Morris c Clift b Jones 20 c Muncer b Jones 29 10 W.J.Dines c Clift b Muncer 0 not out 2 11 K.C.Preston lbw b Jones 5 b Muncer 0 Extras lb 4, w 1, nb 1 6 b 12 12 —— —— 227 168 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-23, 3-45, 4-63, 5-116, 6-176, 7-182, 8-222, 9-222, 10-227 FoW (2): 1-49, 2-62, 3-64, 4-94, 5-102, 6-110, 7-126, 8-157, 9-167, 10-168 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 20 0 101 2 Smith 40 12 106 0 Vigar 26 3 123 1 Morris 21 3 94 0 Dines 15 1 77 1 Avery 8 0 38 0 Pearce 5 0 37 1 Glamorgan Bowling O M R W O M R W Wooller 11 4 19 1 10 1 30 0 Hever 8 2 11 0 5 1 17 0 Muncer 35 8 98 6 29.4 8 62 9 Jones 17.4 1 64 2 16 4 38 1 D.E.Davies 4 0 8 0 Watkins 4 0 21 1 3 2 3 0 Clift (5) 5 3 6 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and D.Davies. Toss: Glamorgan Close of Play: 1st day: Glamorgan (1) 586-5 (Jones 212*, Pleass 2*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 5-0 (Dodds 4*, Cray 1*). D.E.Davies’s 215 took 300 minutes and included 30 fours and 2 sixes. W.E.Jones’s 212 took 240 minutes and included 22 fours and 3 sixes. 215