First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

YORKSHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford, July 10, 12, 13, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Yorkshire 4, Middlesex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson lbw b Coxon 10 b Halliday 54 2 S.M.Brown c Sellers b Aspinall 0 c Hutton b Halliday 25 3 J.G.Dewes b Aspinall 15 not out 22 4 *F.G.Mann c Brennan b Coxon 12 c Sellers b Halliday 9 5 G.O.B.Allen not out 76 st Brennan b Sellers 1 6 A.W.Thompson b Aspinall 24 7 †L.H.Compton c Brennan b Coxon 3 8 J.M.Sims lbw b Coxon 57 9 P.A.Whitcombe b Coxon 2 10 P.I.Bedford b Coxon 0 11 L.H.Gray b Coxon 0 Extras b 9, lb 9, nb 2 20 nb 1 1 —— —— 219 (4 wickets) 112 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-21, 3-25, 4-45, 5-83, 6-92, 7-203, 8-205, 9-205, 10-219 FoW (2): 1-58, 2-95, 3-111, 4-112 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c and b Bedford 87 2 H.Halliday c Dewes b Bedford 69 3 J.V.Wilson b Bedford 0 4 W.Watson lbw b Sims 0 5 E.I.Lester b Whitcombe 66 6 A.Coxon st Compton b Bedford 0 7 *A.B.Sellers st Compton b Bedford 0 8 R.Aspinall c Thompson b Bedford 4 9 T.F.Smailes not out 21 10 E.P.Robinson c Sims b Whitcombe 8 11 †D.V.Brennan b Whitcombe 3 Extras lb 1 1 —— 259 FoW (1): 1-146, 2-148, 3-149, 4-159, 5-165, 6-169, 7-193, 8-232, 9-244, 10-259 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Aspinall 21 3 46 3 1nb 2 0 7 0 Coxon 33.3 10 62 7 2 0 7 0 Smailes 15 3 20 0 1nb 11 1 29 0 1nb Halliday 11 3 35 0 (5) 12 3 25 3 Robinson 15 5 36 0 (4) 17 6 34 0 Lester (6) 5 2 9 0 Sellers (7) 0.2 0 0 1 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Gray 29 6 85 0 Whitcombe 26 3 60 3 Bedford 24 6 52 6 Sims 23 4 55 1 Allen 3 1 6 0 Umpires: J.T.Bell and A.Skelding. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 58-0 (Hutton 34*, Halliday 23*); 2nd day: Yorkshire (1) 74-0 (Hutton 41*, Halliday 32*). 280