First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

WORCESTERSHIRE v CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, June 18, 20, 21, 1949. Match drawn. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 A.G.J.Rimell c Darks b Jackson 160 (2) c Perks b Bird 72 2 J.G.Dewes c Whitcombe b Howorth 18 (1) b Howorth 27 3 M.H.Stevenson c and b Darks 32 c Perks b Howorth 12 4 G.H.G.Doggart c Whitcombe b Bird 45 not out 61 5 J.H.H.Anton c Bird b Howorth 39 b Bird 6 6 *D.J.Insole lbw b Howorth 10 7 A.C.Burnett c Whitcombe b Bird 41 not out 11 8 P.J.Hall not out 20 (6) c and b Bird 0 9 †O.B.Popplewell not out 13 10 B.J.K.Pryer 11 O.J.Wait Extras b 11, lb 1, nb 1 13 b 13, lb 5 18 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 391 (5 wickets, declared) 207 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- WORCESTERSHIRE 1 D.Kenyon c and b Pryer 84 c Dewes b Wait 3 2 F.Cooper c Popplewell b Pryer 41 (8) not out 3 3 L.F.Outschoorn c Insole b Rimell 9 (5) c Doggart b Wait 45 4 R.E.Bird c Rimell b Wait 26 run out 7 5 P.E.Richardson c Popplewell b Rimell 39 (7) c Rimell b Doggart 35 6 G.Dews c Doggart b Rimell 33 (2) c Hall b Pryer 45 7 †P.J.Whitcombe st Popplewell b Pryer 4 (9) not out 8 8 R.T.D.Perks b Pryer 0 (6) c Dewes b Pryer 8 9 R.Howorth c Wait b Rimell 4 (3) c Doggart b Pryer 39 10 G.C.Darks not out 8 11 P.F.Jackson b Wait 15 Extras b 15, lb 5, nb 2 22 b 2, lb 5 7 —— —— 285 (7 wickets) 200 FoW (1): 1-132, 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-285 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 17 4 32 0 11 3 30 0 Darks 20 2 79 1 7 1 37 0 Jackson 27 3 100 1 (4) 9 2 28 0 Howorth 36 3 115 3 (5) 14 2 55 2 Cooper 4 0 23 0 Bird 9 0 29 2 (3) 9 1 39 3 Cambridge University Bowling O M R W O M R W Wait 21.1 5 62 2 15 1 51 2 Hall 17 4 51 0 11 0 40 0 Stevenson 6 2 17 0 Doggart 11 5 19 0 (5) 6 2 11 1 Pryer 37 12 65 4 (3) 20 7 68 3 Rimell 31 13 49 4 (4) 8 3 23 0 Umpires: J.S.Buller and H.Yarnold. Toss: Cambridge University Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 42-0 (Kenyon 27*, Cooper 12*); 2nd day: Cambridge University (2) 52-0 (Dewes 20*, Rimell 22*). A.G.J.Rimell’s 160 took 295 minutes and included 15 fours. 211