First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, July 10, 12, 13, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Nottinghamshire 0, Essex 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Meads b Jepson 46 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Butler 31 3 W.B.Morris c Sime b Harvey 20 4 R.Horsfall c Simpson b Butler 87 5 *T.N.Pearce b Harvey 76 6 D.J.Insole c Meads b Sime 13 7 S.J.Cray b Harris 19 8 †F.H.Rist lbw b Jepson 0 9 R.Smith c Meads b Butler 2 10 T.P.B.Smith not out 12 11 E.J.Price c Keeton b Jepson 2 Extras lb 9, nb 1 10 —— 318 FoW (1): 1-64, 2-85, 3-103, 4-268, 5-268, 6-285, 7-287, 8-290, 9-315, 10-318 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton not out 65 2 C.B.Harris b Price 45 3 R.T.Simpson not out 5 4 J.Hardstaff 5 C.J.Poole 6 P.F.Harvey 7 *W.A.Sime 8 †E.A.Meads 9 H.J.Butler 10 A.Jepson 11 F.G.Woodhead Extras b 4, nb 1 5 —— (1 wicket) 120 FoW (1): 1-102 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Butler 31 6 81 3 Jepson 28 3 87 3 Harvey 39 8 88 2 Woodhead 12 6 19 0 Sime 10 2 21 1 Harris 6 1 12 1 Essex Bowling O M R W R.Smith 22 6 46 0 T.P.B.Smith 14 2 25 0 Insole 1 0 3 0 Price 17 8 31 1 Morris 10 4 10 0 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and J.A.Smart. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 1-0 (Keeton 0*, Harris 1*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (1) 93-0 (Keeton 50*, Harris 38*). 277