First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

SURREY v MIDDLESEX Played at Kennington Oval, Kennington, August 7, 9, 10, 1948. Middlesex won by one wicket. (Points: Surrey 4, Middlesex 12) SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock b Young 82 b Young 11 2 E.A.Bedser c Robins b Young 2 absent hurt 0 3 H.S.Squires c Gray b Young 10 c D.C.S.Compton b Young 12 4 M.R.Barton c L.H.Compton b Young 5 (2) c Sims b Young 6 5 J.F.Parker c Edrich b Young 11 lbw b D.C.S.Compton 30 6 *E.R.T.Holmes hit wkt b D.C.S.Compton 5 (4) c Robins b Young 0 7 J.C.Laker c Robertson b Young 0 (8) c Dewes b D.C.S.Compton 17 8 A.V.Bedser c Mann b Young 11 (7) c L.H.Compton b Young 1 9 †G.S.Mobey c and b D.C.S.Compton 0 (10) b Young 0 10 W.S.Surridge not out 16 (6) c Brown b Young 19 11 J.W.J.McMahon lbw b D.C.S.Compton 7 (9) not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 3 7 b 6, lb 1 7 —— —— 156 103 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-42, 3-54, 4-86, 5-97, 6-98, 7-131, 8-132, 9-134, 10-156 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-17, 3-23, 4-37, 5-65, 6-66, 7-100, 8-103, 9-103 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Mobey b McMahon 16 c Laker b A.V.Bedser 17 2 *F.G.Mann c Surridge b A.V.Bedser 2 (6) c Surridge b McMahon 29 3 W.J.Edrich c E.A.Bedser b Laker 19 c Fishlock b Surridge 4 4 D.C.S.Compton b McMahon 14 c Parker b A.V.Bedser 4 5 R.W.V.Robins lbw b McMahon 21 (7) c Mobey b McMahon 38 6 J.G.Dewes c Surridge b A.V.Bedser 14 (5) c Parker b Laker 4 7 S.M.Brown c Barton b Laker 5 (2) lbw b A.V.Bedser 4 8 †L.H.Compton c Parker b Laker 5 b Laker 2 9 J.M.Sims b Laker 15 not out 36 10 J.A.Young c McMahon b A.V.Bedser 4 c McMahon b Laker 0 11 L.H.Gray not out 1 not out 0 Extras b 1, lb 1 2 lb 4 4 —— —— 118 (9 wickets) 142 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-30, 3-45, 4-66, 5-77, 6-90, 7-98, 8-98, 9-104, 10-118 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-13, 3-21, 4-33, 5-35, 6-47, 7-101, 8-109, 9-120 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 6 1 8 0 2 0 9 0 Gray 16 4 27 0 4 0 13 0 Young 39 15 50 7 21.1 8 47 7 D.C.S.Compton 28 8 64 3 19 7 27 2 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W A.V.Bedser 14 5 25 3 14.1 5 25 3 Surridge 6 0 20 0 8 1 23 1 McMahon 11 3 20 3 (4) 7 1 25 2 Laker 13.1 0 51 4 (3) 14 0 65 3 Umpires: H.Cruice and P.T.Mills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 120-6 (Fishlock 74*, A.V.Bedser 7*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 90-5 (Dewes 11*, Brown 5*). 343