First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, July 30, August 1, 2, 1949. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Worcestershire 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Wyatt b Perks 56 2 S.J.Cray st Yarnold b Jenkins 129 3 F.H.Vigar c Kenyon b Perks 0 4 S.C.Eve run out 14 5 D.J.Insole c Yarnold b Howorth 147 6 T.E.Bailey c Yarnold b Jenkins 12 7 *T.N.Pearce c Kenyon b Jenkins 10 8 R.Smith c Palmer b Perks 27 9 T.P.B.Smith c Palmer b Howorth 22 10 †T.H.Wade not out 23 11 E.J.Price c Yarnold b Perks 7 Extras b 3, lb 1, nb 5 9 —— 456 FoW (1): 1-80, 2-80, 3-113, 4-261, 5-283, 6-307, 7-369, 8-408, 9-433, 10-456 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Wade b Bailey 23 not out 106 2 D.Kenyon c Price b T.P.B.Smith 48 lbw b Price 29 3 C.H.Palmer run out 8 b R.Smith 6 4 *R.E.S.Wyatt b Bailey 16 not out 28 5 R.E.Bird st Wade b Price 17 6 L.F.Outschoorn c Wade b Bailey 41 7 R.O.Jenkins c T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith 19 8 R.Howorth c Wade b R.Smith 24 9 †H.Yarnold c Pearce b Bailey 15 10 R.T.D.Perks not out 0 11 J.A.Flavell b Bailey 6 Extras b 3, lb 4 7 b 12, nb 1 13 —— —— 224 (2 wickets) 182 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-60, 3-101, 4-108, 5-128, 6-178, 7-180, 8-218, 9-218, 10-224 FoW (2): 1-65, 2-99 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Perks 27.1 1 143 4 Flavell 7 1 39 0 Jenkins 21 0 96 3 Wyatt 8 2 15 0 Howorth 28 7 93 2 Palmer 17 1 61 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 27.4 6 80 5 10 4 15 0 R.Smith 21 7 62 2 17 3 44 1 T.P.B.Smith 19 4 36 1 22 5 72 0 Price 17 6 39 1 15 6 24 1 Vigar (5) 3 0 14 0 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and J.T.Bell. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 40-0 (Cooper 21*, Kenyon 18*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 182-2 (Cooper 106*, Wyatt 28*). There was no play on the final day. E.Cooper’s 106 took 140 minutes. 298