First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

YORKSHIRE v KENT Played at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford, June 23, 24, 25, 1948. Yorkshire won by six wickets. (Points: Yorkshire 12, Kent 0) YORKSHIRE 1 H.Halliday b Ridgway 72 2 J.T.Lodge c Fagg b Dovey 30 lbw b Ridgway 5 3 J.V.Wilson b Murray-Wood 59 c Fagg b Dovey 5 4 W.Watson c Fagg b Todd 92 (1) b Ridgway 20 5 E.I.Lester lbw b Murray-Wood 29 (4) b Ridgway 6 6 *T.F.Smailes c Ridgway b Todd 52 (5) not out 29 7 R.Aspinall c Todd b Murray-Wood 20 (6) not out 14 8 J.P.Whitehead c Valentine b Edrich 19 9 J.H.Wardle c Todd b Murray-Wood 28 10 †D.V.Brennan not out 1 11 E.P.Robinson not out 0 Extras b 13, lb 7, w 1 21 lb 2 2 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 423 (4 wickets) 81 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-146, 3-190, 4-260, 5-344, 6-369, 7-374, 8-412, 9-423 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-32, 3-34, 4-42 KENT 1 A.E.Fagg b Whitehead 6 c Brennan b Aspinall 31 2 L.J.Todd b Wardle 62 c Brennan b Whitehead 72 3 L.E.G.Ames b Aspinall 9 lbw b Smailes 1 4 P.Hearn c Wilson b Robinson 96 c Robinson b Aspinall 1 5 *B.H.Valentine c Brennan b Smailes 7 b Aspinall 97 6 B.R.Edrich b Whitehead 15 b Aspinall 13 7 W.Murray-Wood b Whitehead 0 (8) b Aspinall 0 8 E.Crush b Whitehead 0 (9) not out 9 9 †G.C.Downton c and b Wardle 16 (10) b Aspinall 7 10 R.R.Dovey not out 9 (7) b Whitehead 1 11 F.Ridgway c Brennan b Robinson 5 b Whitehead 5 Extras b 12, lb 7, nb 7 26 b 2, lb 7, w 2, nb 4 15 —— —— 251 252 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-33, 3-128, 4-137, 5-188, 6-188, 7-188, 8-230, 9-244, 10-251 FoW (2): 1-46, 2-47, 3-48, 4-204, 5-219, 6-230, 7-230, 8-237, 9-245, 10-252 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 35 6 119 1 14 3 41 3 Crush 20 5 56 0 5 0 13 0 Todd 6 0 26 2 Murray-Wood 34 5 118 4 (5) 2 0 6 0 Dovey 32 12 51 1 (3) 9 4 14 1 Edrich 15 5 32 1 1w (4) 2.3 1 5 0 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Aspinall 22 2 57 1 23 3 87 6 1w,2nb Whitehead 20 3 59 4 6nb 16.5 2 45 3 1w,2nb Lodge 5 0 13 0 Smailes 17 7 31 1 1nb (3) 10 1 27 1 Robinson 13.4 5 31 2 9 4 27 0 Wardle 17 2 34 2 (4) 17 3 51 0 Umpires: A.Lockett and J.A.Smart. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 423-9d; 2nd day: Kent (2) 187-3 (Todd 59*, Valentine 84*). 237