First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

YORKSHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, July 9, 11, 12, 1949. Match drawn. (Points: Yorkshire 0, Middlesex 4) YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c Edrich b Sims 19 b Young 76 2 F.A.Lowson c Gray b Sims 104 run out 21 3 J.V.Wilson b Gray 67 4 E.I.Lester lbw b Gray 9 5 G.A.Smithson c L.H.Compton b Sims 13 (3) not out 9 6 *N.W.D.Yardley c L.H.Compton b Gray 81 7 D.B.Close c D.C.S.Compton b Gray 27 (4) c and b Sims 13 8 A.Coxon c Gray b Edrich 2 9 J.H.Wardle c Young b Gray 1 (5) c and b Young 12 10 †D.V.Brennan c Edrich b Sims 2 11 C.W.Foord not out 2 Extras b 1, lb 7, nb 1 9 lb 1, nb 1 2 —— —— 336 (4 wickets) 133 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-176, 3-188, 4-210, 5-247, 6-289, 7-300, 8-313, 9-322, 10-336 FoW (2): 1-87, 2-103, 3-116, 4-133 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson run out 11 2 S.M.Brown lbw b Coxon 28 3 W.J.Edrich c and b Close 18 4 D.C.S.Compton b Coxon 122 5 J.G.Dewes b Close 4 6 *F.G.Mann c Smithson b Coxon 15 7 †L.H.Compton b Foord 44 8 J.M.Sims b Coxon 15 9 J.J.Warr b Wardle 47 10 J.A.Young st Brennan b Wardle 62 11 L.H.Gray not out 1 Extras b 14, lb 13, w 1, nb 5 33 —— 400 FoW (1): 1-30, 2-58, 3-74, 4-82, 5-143, 6-226, 7-278, 8-287, 9-385, 10-400 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 18 6 36 1 4 0 14 0 Warr 8 4 19 0 (4) 8 2 17 0 Gray 37.1 10 79 5 (2) 5 1 9 0 Sims 40 6 109 4 (3) 11 2 30 1 D.C.S.Compton 21 4 48 0 (6) 9 1 28 0 Young 27 16 36 0 (5) 10.5 1 33 2 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W Foord 36 7 80 1 Coxon 37 11 71 4 Yardley 16 6 29 0 Close 62 20 125 2 Wardle 30.5 13 62 2 Umpires: B.Flint and E.Robinson. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 296-6 (Yardley 46*, Coxon 2*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 240-6 (D.C.S.Compton 95*, Sims 1*). D.C.S.Compton’s 122 took 285 minutes. 261