First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

KENT v SOMERSET Played at Mote Park, Maidstone, July 21, 22, 23, 1948. Kent won by ten wickets. (Points: Kent 12, Somerset 0) SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett b Wright 15 (9) lbw b Wright 2 2 E.Hill b Wright 12 c Davies b Crush 3 3 M.Coope b Dovey 17 c Ridgway b Wright 10 4 H.F.T.Buse b Ridgway 46 not out 98 5 G.E.S.Woodhouse c Ridgway b Crush 25 b Wright 4 6 J.Lawrence c Downton b Ridgway 1 c Ridgway b Wright 0 7 *J.W.Seamer not out 51 (1) c and b Wright 40 8 G.R.Langdale c Fagg b Wright 22 (7) c Downton b Davies 9 9 M.F.Tremlett b Wright 20 (8) c Downton b Todd 35 10 †W.T.Luckes b Dovey 7 c Fagg b Davies 7 11 H.L.Hazell run out 7 b Wright 0 Extras b 10, lb 3 13 b 16, lb 5, w 2, nb 1 24 —— —— 236 232 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-31, 3-51, 4-109, 5-116, 6-127, 7-167, 8-189, 9-204, 10-236 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-41, 3-112, 4-118, 5-122, 6-147, 7-214, 8-222, 9-231, 10-232 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Lawrence 35 not out 13 2 A.E.Fagg b Tremlett 37 not out 9 3 L.E.G.Ames c Luckes b Langdale 123 4 H.A.Pawson st Luckes b Buse 16 5 *B.H.Valentine st Luckes b Lawrence 87 6 J.G.W.Davies c and b Langdale 16 7 E.Crush st Luckes b Lawrence 33 8 R.R.Dovey b Tremlett 48 9 D.V.P.Wright lbw b Tremlett 23 10 †G.C.Downton not out 5 11 F.Ridgway c Lawrence b Tremlett 4 Extras b 3, lb 4, nb 1 8 b 8, lb 3, w 1 12 —— —— 435 (no wicket) 34 FoW (1): 1-63, 2-102, 3-159, 4-261, 5-297, 6-344, 7-359, 8-416, 9-427, 10-435 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 26.4 7 55 2 19 2 52 0 Crush 23 3 47 1 15 4 30 1 1w,1nb Wright 32 8 85 4 28.3 7 91 6 Dovey 32 15 29 2 16 8 13 0 Davies 3 0 7 0 13 6 22 2 Todd (6) 1 1 0 1 1w Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Tremlett 27.3 2 115 4 3 0 8 0 Buse 22 2 77 1 1nb Hazell 30 7 80 0 Lawrence 27 4 81 3 Langdale 18 1 74 2 (2) 3 0 11 0 1w Seamer (3) 0.4 0 3 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and A.Skelding. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 47-0 (Todd 19*, Fagg 27*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 90-2 (Seamer 31*, Buse 33*). L.E.G.Ames’s 123 took 160 minutes. 301