First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LANCASHIRE v ESSEX Played at Stanley Park, Blackpool, August 4, 5, 6, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Lancashire 4, Essex 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Brierley b Cranston 51 2 †A.V.Avery run out 146 3 W.B.Morris lbw b Pollard 1 4 F.H.Vigar c Edrich b Pollard 3 5 R.Horsfall lbw b Ikin 15 6 *T.N.Pearce c Brierley b Pollard 137 7 T.E.Bailey not out 60 8 R.Smith run out 45 9 T.P.B.Smith 10 T.H.Wade 11 E.J.Price Extras b 2, lb 16, w 1, nb 1 20 —— (7 wickets, declared) 478 FoW (1): 1-76, 2-77, 3-93, 4-139, 5-286, 6-397, 7-478 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Bailey b R.Smith 28 2 W.Place b Morris 176 3 G.A.Edrich lbw b R.Smith 27 4 J.T.Ikin c Bailey b R.Smith 99 5 †T.L.Brierley c Avery b Bailey 1 6 *K.Cranston c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 74 7 N.D.Howard c Dodds b Morris 3 8 A.Wharton not out 31 9 P.Greenwood c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 18 10 R.Pollard c Price b T.P.B.Smith 2 11 W.B.Roberts c Avery b Price 17 Extras b 5, lb 9, w 1, nb 3 18 —— 494 FoW (1): 1-57, 2-117, 3-280, 4-283, 5-412, 6-425, 7-426, 8-453, 9-459, 10-494 Lancashire Bowling O M R W Pollard 42 6 145 3 Greenwood 20 3 50 0 Cranston 33 7 87 1 Roberts 27.4 5 56 0 Ikin 26 6 73 1 Wharton 16 2 47 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Bailey 31 5 87 1 R.Smith 48 11 135 3 T.P.B.Smith 47 3 152 3 Morris 21 6 44 2 Price 10.4 2 40 1 Vigar 1 0 8 0 Pearce 2 0 10 0 Umpires: H.Elliott and A.Lockett. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 366-5 (Pearce 113*, Bailey 24*); 2nd day: Lancashire (1) 280-2 (Place 117*, Ikin 99*). A.V.Avery’s 146 took 315 minutes. W.Place’s 176 took 390 minutes. 331