First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

KENT v ESSEX Played at Mote Park, Maidstone, July 24, 26, 27, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Kent 4, Essex 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 67 lbw b T.P.B.Smith 29 2 A.E.Fagg lbw b R.Smith 136 not out 117 3 L.E.G.Ames c Avery b Bailey 24 b T.P.B.Smith 0 4 *B.H.Valentine c T.P.B.Smith b Bailey 0 (5) c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 24 5 P.Hearn c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 33 (4) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 5 6 D.G.Clark c Pearce b T.P.B.Smith 6 c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 24 7 E.Crush c Pearce b Price 44 b T.P.B.Smith 4 8 R.R.Dovey b Price 30 b R.Smith 10 9 D.V.P.Wright not out 7 hit wkt b T.P.B.Smith 5 10 †G.C.Downton not out 1 (11) st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 1 11 F.Ridgway (10) c Insole b T.P.B.Smith 0 Extras b 2, lb 2, w 1 5 b 9, lb 2 11 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 353 230 FoW (1): 1-180, 2-226, 3-226, 4-240, 5-268, 6-274, 7-338, 8-351 FoW (2): 1-68, 2-68, 3-76, 4-122, 5-169, 6-177, 7-190, 8-209, 9-215, 10-230 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds run out 72 c Dovey b Ridgway 21 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Wright 61 c Downton b Hearn 38 3 T.E.Bailey c Downton b Wright 7 (7) c Fagg b Dovey 4 4 F.H.Vigar c Downton b Wright 19 (9) not out 13 5 R.Horsfall lbw b Wright 12 (4) b Dovey 0 6 *T.N.Pearce c Crush b Ridgway 18 (3) st Downton b Hearn 78 7 D.J.Insole c Fagg b Crush 10 (8) c Downton b Ridgway 3 8 R.Smith b Ridgway 11 (5) b Dovey 32 9 T.P.B.Smith c Fagg b Wright 18 (6) c Downton b Dovey 42 10 †T.H.Wade c Ames b Dovey 6 not out 28 11 E.J.Price not out 2 Extras b 5, lb 5, nb 1 11 b 10, lb 5 15 —— —— 247 (8 wickets) 274 FoW (1): 1-123, 2-136, 3-155, 4-173, 5-184, 6-206, 7-212, 8-222, 9-241, 10-247 FoW (2): 1-39, 2-93, 3-94, 4-152, 5-206, 6-220, 7-225, 8-225 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 20 5 60 2 6 0 24 0 R.Smith 31 5 102 1 42 7 87 1 Price 22 6 59 2 T.P.B.Smith 38 7 100 3 (3) 37 3 108 9 Vigar 8 2 27 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Wright 28.3 4 102 5 (4) 3 0 6 0 Ridgway 18 3 55 2 (1) 16 5 29 2 Crush 20 3 59 1 (2) 13 1 32 0 Dovey 22 12 20 1 (3) 42 10 97 4 Hearn (5) 23 1 95 2 Umpires: A.Skelding and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 28-0 (Dodds 10*, Avery 14*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 101-3 (Fagg 48*, Valentine 15*). A.E.Fagg’s 136 took 220 minutes and included 12 fours. 310