First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v HAMPSHIRE Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, July 17, 19, 1948. Hampshire won by ten wickets. (Points: Essex 0, Hampshire 12) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Bailey 18 (4) c Shackleton b Bailey 72 2 A.V.Avery b Bailey 12 lbw b Bailey 0 3 W.B.Morris c Rogers b Bailey 25 c Harrison b Bailey 15 4 F.H.Vigar b Knott 23 (5) b Knott 29 5 R.Horsfall c Harrison b Bailey 8 (6) c Hill b Knott 5 6 *T.N.Pearce lbw b Bailey 7 (7) c Rogers b Bailey 9 7 D.J.Insole b Knott 8 (8) c Rogers b Knott 9 8 R.Smith b Knott 0 (9) c Hill b Knott 3 9 T.P.B.Smith b Bailey 8 (10) lbw b Knott 0 10 †T.H.Wade not out 5 (1) b Knott 19 11 K.C.Preston lbw b Bailey 0 not out 0 Extras b 2, lb 4, nb 2 8 b 21, lb 13, nb 1 35 —— —— 122 196 FoW (1): 1-30, 2-35, 3-84, 4-84, 5-93, 6-108, 7-108, 8-112, 9-122, 10-122 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-36, 3-52, 4-138, 5-146, 6-160, 7-191, 8-195, 9-196, 10-196 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 12 not out 26 2 N.H.Rogers b T.P.B.Smith 100 not out 43 3 G.W.Dawson b T.P.B.Smith 2 4 J.Bailey c Vigar b Morris 4 5 *E.D.R.Eagar b R.Smith 43 6 J.E.Manners b R.Smith 5 7 G.Hill c and b T.P.B.Smith 27 8 O.W.Herman c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 27 9 †L.Harrison c Wade b R.Smith 0 10 D.Shackleton c and b T.P.B.Smith 9 11 C.J.Knott not out 8 Extras b 10, lb 1, w 2 13 b 2 2 —— —— 250 (no wicket) 71 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-33, 3-50, 4-149, 5-175, 6-175, 7-214, 8-214, 9-227, 10-250 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Herman 5 2 13 0 Shackleton 8 2 10 0 Bailey 28.1 13 39 7 (2) 40 15 56 4 Knott 23 7 51 3 (1) 40.2 11 95 6 Hill 2 1 1 0 (3) 8 3 10 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 4 0 14 0 R.Smith 29 5 92 4 (1) 3 0 4 0 T.P.B.Smith 22.2 3 80 5 (2) 8 1 39 0 Vigar 6 3 20 0 Morris 7 2 31 1 (3) 5.4 0 26 0 Umpires: F.Chester and B.Flint. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (2) 0-1 (Wade 0*, Morris 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. N.H.Rogers’s 100 took 135 minutes and included 11 fours and 2 sixes. 291