First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LANCASHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, July 24, 26, 27, 1948. Lancashire won by nine wickets. (Points: Lancashire 12, Middlesex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown c Ikin b Tattersall 54 lbw b Tattersall 6 2 J.G.Dewes c and b Roberts 12 b Wharton 105 3 H.P.H.Sharp b Greenwood 13 c Edrich b Roberts 60 4 *F.G.Mann c Roberts b Tattersall 0 st Brierley b Roberts 12 5 G.O.B.Allen c N.D.Howard b Tattersall 0 (7) not out 34 6 A.W.Thompson lbw b Roberts 19 (5) b Roberts 17 7 †L.H.Compton b Greenwood 8 (6) st Brierley b Roberts 2 8 J.M.Sims c Tattersall b Roberts 5 c Hilton b Roberts 0 9 J.A.Young c Edrich b Roberts 0 c Place b Roberts 3 10 L.H.Gray not out 0 (11) c N.D.Howard b Hilton 1 11 P.I.Bedford c Roberts b Greenwood 1 (10) lbw b Greenwood 16 Extras b 6, lb 3, nb 1 10 b 14, lb 3 17 —— —— 122 273 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-79, 3-79, 4-79, 5-102, 6-112, 7-112, 8-112, 9-121, 10-122 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-172, 3-190, 4-191, 5-201, 6-210, 7-228, 8-242, 9-263, 10-273 LANCASHIRE 1 W.Place c Young b Allen 18 c Bedford b Young 65 2 †T.L.Brierley c Gray b Young 29 not out 75 3 G.A.Edrich c Compton b Young 36 not out 12 4 J.T.Ikin c Sharp b Young 38 5 B.J.Howard st Compton b Bedford 18 6 *N.D.Howard c Compton b Sims 18 7 A.Wharton lbw b Sims 13 8 P.Greenwood lbw b Young 14 9 W.B.Roberts c and b Young 21 10 M.J.Hilton b Young 15 11 R.Tattersall not out 3 Extras b 6, lb 12, nb 4 22 lb 1 1 —— —— 245 (1 wicket) 153 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-52, 3-126, 4-139, 5-173, 6-173, 7-199, 8-211, 9-232, 10-245 FoW (2): 1-134 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Greenwood 20.1 7 37 3 23 9 38 1 Tattersall 14 3 34 3 23 8 47 1 Roberts 21 12 19 4 (5) 38 14 70 6 Hilton 11 5 22 0 20.2 5 47 1 Wharton (3) 11 4 23 1 Ikin (6) 25 11 31 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Allen 11 2 17 1 (2) 4 1 12 0 Gray 15 5 35 0 (1) 6 1 20 0 Sims 26 5 76 2 (5) 11 1 41 0 Young 26.5 11 53 6 (3) 25 16 31 1 Sharp 5 1 15 0 Bedford 10 2 27 1 (4) 12.5 2 48 0 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and J.A.Smart. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Lancashire (1) 145-4 (B.J.Howard 9*, N.D.Howard 1*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 242-7 (Allen 24*, Young 3*). J.G.Dewes’s 105 included 14 fours and 1 five. 311