First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 25, 26, 27, 1948. Essex won by six wickets. (Points: Essex 12, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Wade b Preston 107 run out 5 2 F.Cooper c Wade b R.Smith 8 c Wade b R.Smith 1 3 R.O.Jenkins b R.Smith 0 lbw b T.P.B.Smith 5 4 R.E.S.Wyatt b Preston 22 (6) b Preston 2 5 R.Howorth c Wade b Preston 12 (7) b T.P.B.Smith 30 6 L.F.Outschoorn c Pearce b Vigar 99 (9) not out 110 7 G.Dews b Preston 31 (10) lbw b Vigar 45 8 *A.F.T.White b Preston 4 b Preston 29 9 R.T.D.Perks b Preston 0 (11) c Avery b Vigar 29 10 †H.Yarnold not out 8 (5) c Preston b R.Smith 8 11 P.F.Jackson c Avery b Vigar 0 (4) b Preston 0 Extras b 2, lb 6, w 7 15 b 7, lb 6, w 1 14 —— —— 306 278 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-11, 3-49, 4-109, 5-200, 6-280, 7-290, 8-290, 9-304, 10-306 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-10, 3-10, 4-21, 5-24, 6-24, 7-58, 8-144, 9-238, 10-278 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery not out 214 b Jenkins 49 2 T.C.Dodds c Dews b Wyatt 4 b Jenkins 25 3 S.J.Cray lbw b Jenkins 52 b Jenkins 12 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Jenkins 0 (6) not out 22 5 R.Horsfall b Howorth 122 (4) run out 0 6 *T.N.Pearce b Jenkins 1 7 R.Smith c Wyatt b Jenkins 4 (5) not out 55 8 T.P.B.Smith not out 2 9 W.J.Dines 10 †T.H.Wade 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 11, lb 7, w 1, nb 4 23 nb 1 1 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 422 (4 wickets) 164 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-91, 3-91, 4-389, 5-394, 6-406 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-85, 3-86, 4-86 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 27 3 85 6 25 6 64 3 R.Smith 22 5 58 2 16 4 48 2 T.P.B.Smith 27 3 95 0 17 4 61 2 Dines 10 2 31 0 (5) 8 1 23 0 Vigar 5.3 0 22 2 (4) 14 0 68 2 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 38 11 126 0 8 1 22 0 Wyatt 18 5 47 1 2 0 14 0 Jackson 26 6 63 0 (5) 3 0 19 0 Howorth 33 15 42 1 (3) 17 5 32 0 Jenkins 28 0 121 4 (4) 16 1 76 3 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and A.Lockett. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 51-1 (Avery 17*, Cray 25*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 10-2 (Jenkins 1*, Yarnold 0*). A.V.Avery’s 214 took 390 minutes and included 22 fours. 381