First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at Old County Ground, Brentwood, June 19, 21, 22, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Middlesex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Preston b Morris 28 b Preston 4 2 S.M.Brown b Smith 4 b Spencer 71 3 W.J.Edrich b Smith 5 c Morris b Avery 112 4 D.C.S.Compton st Rist b Morris 34 not out 26 5 *F.G.Mann c Avery b Smith 34 not out 0 6 A.W.Thompson b Morris 50 7 H.P.H.Sharp b Smith 23 8 †L.H.Compton c and b Smith 9 9 J.M.Sims c Pearce b Preston 24 10 J.A.Young not out 8 11 L.H.Gray b Smith 0 Extras b 4, lb 7 11 b 6, lb 2 8 —— —— 230 (3 wickets) 221 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-24, 3-74, 4-81, 5-135, 6-165, 7-178, 8-220, 9-222, 10-230 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-179, 3-220 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds lbw b Gray 67 2 S.J.Cray c Brown b D.C.S.Compton 10 3 A.V.Avery b D.C.S.Compton 37 4 F.H.Vigar b Young 9 5 R.Horsfall b Edrich 113 6 *T.N.Pearce c L.H.Compton b Young 5 7 W.G.Spencer b D.C.S.Compton 25 8 R.Smith c Robertson b Young 62 9 †F.H.Rist lbw b Young 32 10 W.B.Morris not out 27 11 K.C.Preston b D.C.S.Compton 8 Extras b 2 2 —— 397 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-105, 3-118, 4-132, 5-147, 6-255, 7-299, 8-353, 9-364, 10-397 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 14 1 56 1 7 0 32 1 Smith 32.1 10 66 6 18 4 66 0 Morris 21 7 71 3 15 2 76 0 Vigar 6 0 26 0 Avery (4) 5 0 31 1 Spencer (5) 3 0 8 1 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Edrich 7 1 27 1 Gray 18 4 52 1 D.C.S.Compton 38 13 123 4 Young 53 13 137 4 Sharp 4 0 34 0 Sims 3 0 22 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and D.Davies. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 102-4 (Mann 19*, Thompson 6*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 299-6 (Horsfall 113*, Smith 31*). R.Horsfall’s 113 took 110 minutes and included 15 fours and 2 sixes. W.J.Edrich’s 112 took 90 minutes and included 18 fours and 1 six. 223