First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

SUSSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Hove, July 31, August 2, 3, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Sussex 4, Middlesex 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c Edrich b Robins 45 2 H.W.Parks c D.C.S.Compton b Bedford 24 3 G.H.G.Doggart c Edrich b Bedford 35 4 C.Oakes b Young 132 5 J.Langridge c L.H.Compton b Sims 32 6 G.Cox c L.H.Compton b Bedford 43 7 *H.T.Bartlett b Gray 53 8 P.D.S.Blake not out 0 9 †S.C.Griffith 10 P.G.Laker 11 J.H.Cornford Extras b 8, lb 5, w 1 14 —— (7 wickets, declared) 378 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-101, 3-124, 4-178, 5-277, 6-378, 7-378 MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown st Griffith b J.Langridge 61 2 J.G.Dewes c Griffith b Cornford 89 3 W.J.Edrich run out 95 4 D.C.S.Compton c J.G.Langridge b Cox 32 5 *F.G.Mann c Bartlett b Oakes 28 6 R.W.V.Robins c Griffith b Cornford 28 7 †L.H.Compton b Cornford 13 8 J.M.Sims st Griffith b J.Langridge 15 9 J.A.Young b Cornford 0 10 P.I.Bedford c Parks b J.Langridge 0 11 L.H.Gray not out 0 Extras b 8, lb 4, nb 4 16 —— 377 FoW (1): 1-129, 2-181, 3-225, 4-304, 5-326, 6-359, 7-364, 8-364, 9-377, 10-377 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Edrich 22 4 78 0 Gray 30 11 66 1 Bedford 19 3 55 3 Young 24 9 54 1 Sims 20 3 64 1 D.C.S.Compton 4 0 16 0 Robins 14 3 31 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W Cornford 31 3 122 4 Laker 9 2 30 0 Cox 12 0 50 1 Oakes 21 3 71 1 Doggart 1 0 1 0 J.Langridge 27 6 77 3 J.G.Langridge 3 0 10 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and E.Cooke. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 378-7 (Blake 0*); 2nd day: No play. C.Oakes’s 132 took 240 minutes and included 15 fours and 1 six. 325