First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

SOMERSET v ESSEX Played at Recreation Ground, Bath, June 18, 20, 21, 1949. Essex won by ten wickets. (Points: Somerset 0, Essex 12) SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett lbw b Bailey 33 b Bailey 48 2 †H.W.Stephenson b Pullinger 7 (8) b Bailey 10 3 H.F.T.Buse c Pearce b Pullinger 2 b R.Smith 5 4 M.Coope lbw b T.P.B.Smith 41 c Avery b R.Smith 1 5 F.Castle b Bailey 0 c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 52 6 M.F.Tremlett b Pullinger 39 b Bailey 4 7 S.S.Rogers c Wade b Bailey 9 (11) c Pullinger b R.Smith 2 8 F.L.Angell lbw b Pullinger 2 (7) not out 30 9 J.Lawrence c T.P.B.Smith b Bailey 14 (2) c Pullinger b R.Smith 16 10 A.W.Wellard lbw b Pullinger 0 (9) b R.Smith 24 11 H.L.Hazell not out 0 (10) lbw b Bailey 29 Extras b 3, w 1, nb 1 5 b 6, lb 5, nb 4 15 —— —— 152 236 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-16, 3-67, 4-67, 5-119, 6-134, 7-134, 8-152, 9-152, 10-152 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-52, 3-54, 4-111, 5-133, 6-133, 7-154, 8-189, 9-231, 10-236 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Wellard b Buse 10 not out 40 2 A.V.Avery c Stephenson b Wellard 17 not out 32 3 F.H.Vigar c and b Buse 119 4 S.C.Eve lbw b Wellard 2 5 T.E.Bailey c Stephenson b Tremlett 85 6 *T.N.Pearce lbw b Buse 15 7 R.Smith c Stephenson b Tremlett 13 8 T.P.B.Smith b Buse 8 9 †T.H.Wade not out 18 10 E.J.Price lbw b Wellard 0 11 G.R.Pullinger b Buse 1 Extras b 19 19 b 8, lb 2 10 —— —— 307 (no wicket) 82 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-50, 3-58, 4-215, 5-236, 6-249, 7-260, 8-301, 9-306, 10-307 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 17.1 0 64 4 31 2 91 4 Pullinger 17 5 54 5 17 3 51 0 R.Smith 5 0 21 0 20.5 5 54 5 T.P.B.Smith 2 0 8 1 8 1 23 1 Price (5) 4 3 2 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 39 14 85 3 13.5 6 31 0 Buse 40 12 88 5 5 0 13 0 Tremlett 26 4 74 2 7 1 19 0 Lawrence 5 1 21 0 Hazell 11 5 20 0 Gimblett (4) 1 0 9 0 Umpires: D.Davies and H.W.Parks. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 180-3 (Vigar 61*, Bailey 75*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 211-8 (Angell 21*, Hazell 15*). F.H.Vigar’s 119 took 305 minutes. 207