First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LANCASHIRE v YORKSHIRE Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, July 31, August 2, 3, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Lancashire 4, Yorkshire 0) YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c Washbrook b Greenwood 104 c Brierley b Greenwood 7 2 H.Halliday b Greenwood 5 c Ikin b Pollard 16 3 J.V.Wilson c Brierley b Ikin 25 (6) not out 29 4 *N.W.D.Yardley c Howard b Greenwood 28 c Roberts b Pollard 15 5 W.Watson lbw b Pollard 1 (7) not out 1 6 E.I.Lester not out 125 (3) c Place b Ikin 132 7 A.Coxon b Roberts 14 8 T.F.Smailes c Roberts b Greenwood 30 (5) st Brierley b Roberts 31 9 R.Aspinall c and b Pollard 5 10 J.H.Wardle st Brierley b Greenwood 0 11 †D.V.Brennan c Brierley b Greenwood 7 Extras b 10, lb 3, nb 2 15 b 5, lb 4, w 1 10 —— —— 359 (5 wickets) 241 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-73, 3-153, 4-154, 5-184, 6-243, 7-309, 8-322, 9-328, 10-359 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-59, 3-107, 4-183, 5-218 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Watson b Smailes 156 2 W.Place c Brennan b Smailes 5 3 G.A.Edrich c Yardley b Smailes 0 4 J.T.Ikin st Brennan b Wardle 106 5 †T.L.Brierley c Aspinall b Wardle 28 6 *K.Cranston not out 44 7 N.D.Howard not out 14 8 A.Wharton 9 P.Greenwood 10 R.Pollard 11 W.B.Roberts Extras b 1, lb 6, nb 1 8 —— (5 wickets, declared) 361 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-12, 3-256, 4-285, 5-340 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 41 10 103 2 2nb 14 1 58 2 Greenwood 22.4 5 68 6 7 0 29 1 Cranston 9 0 40 0 (4) 8 0 30 0 Roberts 32 12 72 1 (3) 17 1 67 1 Ikin 17 3 58 1 2 0 7 1 Wharton 1 0 3 0 5 1 23 0 Edrich (7) 5 3 5 0 Washbrook (8) 6 5 1 0 Howard (9) 3 2 2 0 1w Place (10) 1 0 9 0 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W Aspinall 25.4 9 73 0 1nb Coxon 24 7 63 0 Smailes 28 6 92 3 Yardley 11 2 27 0 Wardle 27 2 98 2 Umpires: A.Lockett and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 234-6 (Lester 36*, Coxon 8*); 2nd day: Lancashire (1) 294-4 (Brierley 14*, Cranston 5*). E.I.Lester’s 125 took 195 minutes and included 18 fours. C.Washbrook’s 156 took 195 minutes and included 21 fours and 1 six. E.I.Lester’s 132 took 110 minutes. 322