First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v KENT Played at County Ground, Chelmsford, August 11, 12, 13, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Kent 0) ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery c Fagg b Ridgway 1 2 T.C.Dodds lbw b Dovey 25 3 S.J.Cray b Dovey 78 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Ridgway 29 5 R.Horsfall lbw b Crush 17 6 *T.N.Pearce not out 15 7 T.E.Bailey not out 11 8 W.B.Morris 9 R.Smith 10 T.P.B.Smith 11 †T.H.Wade Extras b 12, lb 8 20 —— (5 wickets, declared) 196 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-38, 3-101, 4-146, 5-173 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Bailey 4 2 A.E.Fagg b Bailey 26 3 L.E.G.Ames not out 33 4 J.G.W.Davies b Bailey 9 5 P.Hearn not out 7 6 *B.H.Valentine 7 †T.G.Evans 8 E.Crush 9 A.F.H.Debnam 10 R.R.Dovey 11 F.Ridgway Extras lb 2, nb 2 4 —— (3 wickets) 83 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-44, 3-71 Kent Bowling O M R W Ridgway 29 11 55 2 Crush 16 3 42 1 Dovey 20 5 41 2 Todd 4 1 7 0 Davies 9 2 20 0 Debnam 6 1 11 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Bailey 14 3 47 3 R.Smith 15 6 23 0 T.P.B.Smith 3 1 9 0 Umpires: F.S.Lee and P.T.Mills. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: Essex (1) 145-3 (Cray 53*, Horsfall 17*). 346