First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

KENT v SUSSEX Played at The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells, June 25, 27, 28, 1949. Sussex won by six wickets. (Points: Kent 0, Sussex 12) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c Hearn b Crush 36 b Edrich 50 2 †S.C.Griffith b Ridgway 2 lbw b Ridgway 24 3 C.Oakes b Ridgway 13 c Mayes b Edrich 19 4 J.Langridge c Fagg b Ridgway 46 5 G.Cox b Dovey 116 (4) not out 19 6 *H.T.Bartlett c Ward b Dovey 98 not out 17 7 J.Y.Oakes c Ridgway b Crush 99 (5) b Dovey 1 8 K.G.Suttle c Dovey b Crush 19 9 A.E.James not out 17 10 J.H.Cornford b Crush 15 11 D.J.Wood Extras b 8, lb 7, w 3, nb 3 21 b 3, lb 3, w 2 8 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 482 (4 wickets) 138 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-30, 3-63, 4-127, 5-327, 6-332, 7-419, 8-458, 9-482 FoW (2): 1-51, 2-99, 3-102, 4-103 KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Griffith b Wood 30 b Wood 8 2 A.E.Fagg c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 11 lbw b James 6 3 L.E.G.Ames c C.Oakes b James 41 c Griffith b Cornford 8 4 P.Hearn c Griffith b J.Langridge 35 c Bartlett b J.Langridge 20 5 R.Mayes c Griffith b James 25 b Wood 0 6 B.R.Edrich b James 60 not out 193 7 *D.G.Clark c J.Langridge b Wood 5 c C.Oakes b J.Langridge 6 8 E.Crush c Griffith b Wood 12 c C.Oakes b J.Langridge 3 9 R.R.Dovey b James 12 c Suttle b J.Langridge 34 10 F.Ridgway c Cornford b James 0 c J.G.Langridge b J.Langridge 89 11 †G.H.Ward not out 4 c J.Langridge b J.Y.Oakes 5 Extras lb 2 2 b 2, w 3, nb 2 7 —— —— 237 379 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-58, 3-102, 4-135, 5-159, 6-175, 7-199, 8-225, 9-227, 10-237 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-22, 3-22, 4-25, 5-63, 6-97, 7-113, 8-192, 9-353, 10-379 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 36 4 145 3 7 0 29 1 Crush 37.3 4 142 4 3 0 18 0 Dovey 42 10 121 2 12 1 38 1 Edrich 20 7 53 0 8.5 1 45 2 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 26 7 70 3 17 1 88 2 Cornford 19 3 61 1 15 4 52 1 James 20.5 8 40 5 21 5 63 1 J.Langridge 10 1 23 1 (5) 34 5 101 5 J.Y.Oakes 5 2 10 0 (4) 10.4 3 41 1 Cox 6 0 31 0 C.Oakes (6) 4 1 27 0 Umpires: F.S.Lee and A.E.Pothecary. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 398-6 (J.Y.Oakes 57*, Suttle 9*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 22-1 (Todd 8*, Ames 8*). G.Cox’s 116 took 220 minutes. B.R.Edrich’s 193 took 205 minutes and included 29 fours. 223