First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

MIDDLESEX v SURREY Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 21, 23, 24, 1948. Middlesex won by an innings and 4 runs. (Points: Middlesex 12, Surrey 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Laker 69 2 S.M.Brown c Parker b Bedser 101 3 W.J.Edrich b McMahon 84 4 D.C.S.Compton not out 123 5 *F.G.Mann c Fishlock b McMahon 6 6 R.W.V.Robins b McMahon 26 7 A.W.Thompson not out 30 8 †L.H.Compton 9 J.M.Sims 10 P.A.Whitcombe 11 J.A.Young Extras b 7, lb 3, nb 1 11 —— (5 wickets, declared) 450 FoW (1): 1-140, 2-209, 3-286, 4-318, 5-375 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock lbw b Sims 29 (2) b D.C.S.Compton 125 2 M.R.Barton b Whitcombe 5 (1) c L.H.Compton b Sims 20 3 H.S.Squires b Sims 49 c L.H.Compton b Robins 24 4 †A.J.W.McIntyre b Sims 7 b Young 1 5 J.F.Parker b Sims 13 b Edrich 2 6 *E.R.T.Holmes lbw b Sims 1 b D.C.S.Compton 18 7 B.Constable not out 46 b D.C.S.Compton 16 8 J.C.Laker b Whitcombe 32 lbw b Sims 14 9 A.V.Bedser b Sims 4 c Edrich b Sims 20 10 W.S.Surridge c Robins b D.C.S.Compton 0 b D.C.S.Compton 0 11 J.W.J.McMahon lbw b Sims 1 not out 1 Extras lb 6 6 b 4, lb 7, w 1 12 —— —— 193 253 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-47, 3-71, 4-96, 5-102, 6-107, 7-165, 8-179, 9-180, 10-193 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-109, 3-116, 4-137, 5-160, 6-184, 7-217, 8-237, 9-243, 10-253 Surrey Bowling O M R W Bedser 29 7 90 1 1nb Surridge 11 2 49 0 Parker 22 4 66 0 McMahon 35 5 144 3 Laker 14 2 61 1 Constable 3 0 11 0 Squires 4 0 18 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Whitcombe 13 3 29 2 (2) 9 2 22 0 1w Edrich 5 0 10 0 (1) 12 1 40 1 D.C.S.Compton 25 6 61 1 (5) 17 2 61 4 Sims 32 9 58 7 22.3 3 64 3 Robins 8 2 22 0 (6) 8 0 24 1 Young 6 3 7 0 (3) 20 4 30 1 Umpires: F.Chester and J.J.Hills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 450-5 (D.C.S.Compton 123*, Thompson 30*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 136-3 (Fishlock 83*, Parker 1*). S.M.Brown’s 101 took 200 minutes. D.C.S.Compton’s 123 took 135 minutes and included 12 fours and 2 sixes. L.B.Fishlock’s 125 took 210 minutes and included 12 fours. 376