First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

WORCESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, July 31, August 2, 3, 1948. Worcestershire won by 224 runs. (Points: Worcestershire 12, Essex 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 F.Cooper c Wade b Bailey 0 c Horsfall b T.P.B.Smith 40 2 E.Cooper st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 43 c Bailey b R.Smith 67 3 C.H.Palmer st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 29 c R.Smith b T.P.B.Smith 33 4 R.E.S.Wyatt lbw b T.P.B.Smith 37 b T.P.B.Smith 63 5 R.O.Jenkins c R.Smith b Morris 51 c Bailey b Morris 33 6 R.Howorth b Morris 15 b T.P.B.Smith 0 7 L.F.Outschoorn c Preston b R.Smith 56 st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 0 8 G.Dews c Wade b R.Smith 21 c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 31 9 *A.F.T.White lbw b R.Smith 7 c Horsfall b T.P.B.Smith 17 10 R.T.D.Perks b Price 2 c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 0 11 †H.Yarnold not out 0 not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 4 9 b 8, lb 1 9 —— —— 270 293 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-72, 3-77, 4-134, 5-177, 6-190, 7-251, 8-262, 9-270, 10-270 FoW (2): 1-110, 2-114, 3-186, 4-231, 5-231, 6-231, 7-249, 8-288, 9-288, 10-293 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Yarnold b Perks 44 (2) c Outschoorn b Perks 18 2 F.H.Vigar b Palmer 0 (1) c Yarnold b Palmer 6 3 W.B.Morris c Outschoorn b Palmer 10 c Outschoorn b Howorth 16 4 R.Horsfall c Yarnold b Perks 35 lbw b Perks 26 5 *T.N.Pearce c F.Cooper b Perks 25 c E.Cooper b Perks 38 6 T.E.Bailey c Outschoorn b Jenkins 8 c Perks b Wyatt 32 7 R.Smith c Outschoorn b Howorth 1 lbw b Wyatt 25 8 T.P.B.Smith c Outschoorn b Howorth 2 c Howorth b Wyatt 0 9 †T.H.Wade not out 1 c Dews b Wyatt 29 10 E.J.Price c E.Cooper b Howorth 0 c White b Wyatt 6 11 K.C.Preston st Yarnold b Howorth 0 not out 1 Extras b 4, nb 1 5 b 5, lb 5, w 1 11 —— —— 131 208 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-33, 3-63, 4-115, 5-120, 6-128, 7-130, 8-130, 9-130, 10-131 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-37, 3-53, 4-77, 5-134, 6-166, 7-166, 8-178, 9-203, 10-208 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 42 15 89 3 27 6 69 1 Bailey 12 5 24 1 Preston 6 0 24 0 (2) 3 0 23 0 T.P.B.Smith 42 18 69 3 (3) 37.1 5 123 8 Morris 11 1 31 2 (4) 8 1 30 1 Price 8.1 1 24 1 (5) 14 5 39 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 17 2 50 3 27 8 63 3 Palmer 8 0 36 2 11 3 31 1 Jenkins 21 6 34 1 (4) 12 2 32 0 Howorth 8.5 4 6 4 (3) 16 6 20 1 Dews (5) 4 0 8 0 Wyatt (6) 17 7 43 5 White (7) 1 1 0 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and A.Skelding. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 102-3 (Horsfall 21*, Pearce 22*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 57-3 (Horsfall 17*, Pearce 0*). 327