First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

SUSSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, August 21, 23, 24, 1948. Gloucestershire won by an innings and 26 runs. (Points: Sussex 0, Gloucestershire 12) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c and b Oakes 59 2 G.M.Emmett c Cornford b Wood 63 3 T.W.Graveney st Webb b J.Langridge 3 4 J.F.Crapp c and b Oakes 8 5 *B.O.Allen lbw b Oakes 148 6 †A.E.Wilson c Webb b Wood 0 7 L.M.Cranfield c Parks b Wood 8 8 C.J.Scott lbw b Wood 47 9 G.E.E.Lambert b Wood 68 10 T.W.J.Goddard run out 7 11 C.Cook not out 5 Extras b 17, lb 10 27 —— 443 FoW (1): 1-108, 2-121, 3-134, 4-143, 5-147, 6-163, 7-245, 8-393, 9-423, 10-443 SUSSEX 1 H.W.Parks lbw b Lambert 9 (2) c Allen b Lambert 5 2 J.G.Langridge lbw b Goddard 40 (1) c Allen b Goddard 22 3 G.H.G.Doggart lbw b Cook 23 b Scott 12 4 C.Oakes c Scott b Lambert 98 c and b Goddard 20 5 J.Langridge lbw b Goddard 20 c Cranfield b Goddard 12 6 G.Cox lbw b Cook 0 b Goddard 0 7 P.D.S.Blake lbw b Goddard 1 c Allen b Goddard 0 8 *H.T.Bartlett c Emmett b Scott 78 c Graveney b Goddard 8 9 †R.T.Webb b Goddard 0 not out 16 10 D.J.Wood run out 2 b Goddard 9 11 J.H.Cornford not out 0 c Lambert b Cook 28 Extras lb 4, w 1, nb 2 7 b 7 7 —— —— 278 139 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-67, 3-87, 4-139, 5-148, 6-153, 7-260, 8-275, 9-277, 10-278 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-24, 3-56, 4-61, 5-61, 6-67, 7-75, 8-84, 9-98, 10-139 Sussex Bowling O M R W Wood 40.2 5 123 5 Cornford 26 2 88 0 Cox 8 1 53 0 Oakes 18 5 49 3 J.Langridge 28 4 103 1 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 12 1 22 2 5 0 12 1 Scott 24 3 57 1 6 0 30 1 Goddard 29.1 5 115 4 19 7 50 7 Cook 22 3 69 2 17.5 6 40 1 Cranfield 4 2 2 0 Barnett 1 0 6 0 Umpires: A.Skelding and J.A.Smart. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 317-7 (Allen 87*, Lambert 18*); 2nd day: Sussex (1) 248-6 (Oakes 93*, Bartlett 57*). B.O.Allen’s 148 took 205 minutes and included 19 fours and 1 six. 379