First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ESSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 28, 30, 31, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Northamptonshire 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Clarke 21 lbw b Nutter 0 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Broderick 100 b Webster 23 3 S.J.Cray b Webster 139 lbw b Broderick 33 4 F.H.Vigar c C.P.Davis b Clarke 3 c Webster b Broderick 41 5 R.Horsfall b Webster 51 (7) not out 18 6 *T.N.Pearce c and b Nutter 62 7 T.E.Bailey c Childs-Clarke b Clarke 37 (9) not out 17 8 R.Smith c Webster b Broderick 60 (5) b Clarke 10 9 T.P.B.Smith c Webster b Clarke 13 (8) st C.P.Davis b Broderick 10 10 †T.H.Wade c Childs-Clarke b Broderick 3 11 K.C.Preston not out 1 (6) b Broderick 17 Extras b 15, lb 3, nb 6 24 b 9, lb 1, w 2 12 —— —— 514 (7 wickets) 181 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-215, 3-250, 4-324, 5-326, 6-424, 7-432, 8-466, 9-471, 10-514 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-32, 3-72, 4-97, 5-118, 6-135, 7-148 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes lbw b T.P.B.Smith 55 2 †C.P.Davis c Wade b Bailey 120 3 A.C.L.Bennett c Wade b Preston 17 4 N.Oldfield lbw b T.P.B.Smith 74 5 E.Davis c Wade b Preston 32 6 V.Broderick not out 115 7 J.Webster c Pearce b T.P.B.Smith 14 8 A.E.Nutter b R.Smith 1 9 E.White b Bailey 10 10 *A.W.Childs-Clarke b T.P.B.Smith 12 11 R.W.Clarke c T.P.B.Smith b Preston 0 Extras b 15, lb 15, w 1 31 —— 481 FoW (1): 1-120, 2-156, 3-275, 4-275, 5-332, 6-364, 7-368, 8-421, 9-476, 10-481 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Nutter 38 4 133 1 14 1 50 1 Webster 36 8 88 2 8 2 20 1 Clarke 33 2 124 4 (4) 12 1 38 1 Broderick 35.4 10 112 3 (3) 18 3 61 4 Childs-Clarke 13 2 33 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 27.1 6 108 3 Bailey 33 8 97 2 R.Smith 40 12 102 1 T.P.B.Smith 39 11 119 4 Vigar 5 1 24 0 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and A.Lockett. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 367-5 (Pearce 26*, Bailey 11*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 313-4 (E.Davis 16*, Broderick 15*). A.V.Avery’s 100 took 225 minutes. S.J.Cray’s 139 took 270 minutes and included 18 fours. C.P.Davis’s 120 included 18 fours. 389