First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, July 14, 15, 16, 1948. Players won by seven wickets. GENTLEMEN 1 J.G.Dewes b Bedser 45 (2) not out 74 2 W.J.Edrich b Pritchard 33 (1) b Pritchard 41 3 C.H.Palmer b Pritchard 5 b Pritchard 0 4 M.P.Donnelly c Robertson b Wardle 5 c Hutton b Muncer 19 5 T.N.Pearce c Wardle b Bedser 51 (7) not out 17 6 *N.W.D.Yardley b Muncer 61 c Pritchard b Compton 15 7 F.G.Mann b Pritchard 41 (5) st Evans b Muncer 5 8 K.Cranston c Hutton b Bedser 5 9 W.Wooller c Wardle b Bedser 8 10 †S.C.Griffith not out 2 11 P.A.Whitcombe not out 1 Extras b 7, nb 2 9 b 4, lb 5, nb 3 12 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 266 (5 wickets, declared) 183 FoW (1): 1-65, 2-77, 3-82, 4-101, 5-190, 6-232, 7-240, 8-263, 9-263 FoW (2): 1-108, 2-108, 3-142, 4-148, 5-163 PLAYERS 1 *L.Hutton b Cranston 59 not out 132 2 C.Washbrook c Wooller b Whitcombe 63 lbw b Whitcombe 9 3 J.D.B.Robertson c Pearce b Yardley 17 lbw b Edrich 13 4 D.C.S.Compton b Whitcombe 31 lbw b Palmer 43 5 J.F.Crapp b Cranston 1 not out 24 6 H.E.Dollery c and b Cranston 18 7 †T.G.Evans b Cranston 6 8 A.V.Bedser c Yardley b Wooller 0 9 B.L.Muncer c Whitcombe b Wooller 0 10 J.H.Wardle c sub b Wooller 14 11 T.L.Pritchard not out 0 Extras b 7, nb 1 8 b 9, lb 3 12 —— —— 217 (3 wickets) 233 FoW (1): 1-113, 2-128, 3-172, 4-174, 5-182, 6-193, 7-196, 8-196, 9-215, 10-217 FoW (2): 1-41, 2-70, 3-174 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 27 5 69 4 9 1 20 0 Pritchard 26 5 63 3 11 1 40 2 Wardle 25 8 63 1 13 1 47 0 Muncer 22 8 42 1 17 6 37 2 Compton 4 1 9 0 3 0 27 1 Hutton 3 0 11 0 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W O M R W Whitcombe 29 8 57 2 13 3 51 1 Wooller 29.1 6 63 3 12 0 75 0 Cranston 18 7 33 4 (4) 7 1 37 0 Edrich 3 0 12 0 (3) 6 0 21 1 Palmer 14 3 33 0 11 1 37 1 Yardley 9 6 11 1 Umpires: F.Chester and J.A.Smart. Toss: Players Close of Play: 1st day: Gentlemen (1) 190-4 (Pearce 24*, Yardley 33*); 2nd day: Players (1) 193-6 (Dollery 9*). L.Hutton’s 132 took 140 minutes and included 18 fours. 281