First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

SOMERSET v SURREY Played at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare, August 11, 12, 13, 1948. Surrey won by eight wickets. (Points: Somerset 0, Surrey 12) SOMERSET 1 E.Hill c Mobey b Bedser 1 b Bedser 0 2 *G.E.S.Woodhouse b Surridge 3 c Fishlock b Laker 19 3 H.E.Watts c Laker b McMahon 35 b Parker 13 4 H.F.T.Buse c Mobey b Bedser 2 c Squires b McMahon 45 5 F.Castle b McMahon 42 b Laker 0 6 M.Coope lbw b Surridge 36 b McMahon 53 7 M.F.Tremlett b Surridge 18 b Bedser 26 8 J.Lawrence c McMahon b Bedser 11 b Bedser 0 9 A.W.Wellard b Bedser 15 c Fishlock b McMahon 6 10 †W.T.Luckes not out 1 not out 16 11 H.L.Hazell c Fishlock b Laker 5 not out 2 Extras b 9, lb 4, nb 3 16 b 24, lb 10, nb 3 37 —— —— 185 (9 wickets, declared) 217 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-5, 3-10, 4-76, 5-102, 6-131, 7-156, 8-176, 9-179, 10-185 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-19, 3-66, 4-66, 5-157, 6-159, 7-165, 8-165, 9-202 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c Buse b Tremlett 10 not out 109 2 *M.R.Barton c Watts b Tremlett 31 b Hazell 53 3 H.S.Squires c Tremlett b Hazell 33 c Buse b Tremlett 15 4 T.H.Clark c Wellard b Lawrence 5 5 J.F.Parker c Lawrence b Buse 70 (4) not out 13 6 A.F.Brazier b Lawrence 0 7 J.C.Laker b Wellard 39 8 A.V.Bedser b Wellard 2 9 W.S.Surridge b Buse 7 10 †G.S.Mobey not out 2 11 J.W.J.McMahon c Watts b Wellard 0 Extras b 4, lb 4 8 b 6 6 —— —— 207 (2 wickets) 196 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-77, 3-81, 4-106, 5-108, 6-189, 7-193, 8-199, 9-206, 10-207 FoW (2): 1-99, 2-163 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 32 15 33 4 1nb 27 8 40 3 2nb Surridge 23 5 50 3 1nb 11 2 35 0 Parker 6 3 8 0 1nb 11 4 21 1 1nb Laker 10.4 4 25 1 19 10 23 2 McMahon 12 2 38 2 15.5 3 61 3 Squires 4 1 15 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 22.2 5 61 3 7 0 34 0 Tremlett 18 6 41 2 7.4 0 45 1 Lawrence 16 3 65 2 Hazell 16 5 26 1 7 0 42 1 Buse 4 0 6 2 (3) 11 0 69 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and K.McCanlis. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 143-6 (Coope 26*, Lawrence 1*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 40-2 (Woodhouse 13*, Buse 9*). L.B.Fishlock’s 109 took 100 minutes and included 12 fours and 2 sixes. 351