First-Class Cricket Matches 1950

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford, May 27, 29, 30, 1950. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Worcestershire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper b Preston 17 b Avery 79 2 D.Kenyon c Wade b Preston 15 c Wade b R.Smith 84 3 L.F.Outschoorn c Preston b Bailey 140 not out 15 4 G.Dews c Preston b R.Smith 52 c Bailey b R.Smith 33 5 N.H.Whiting st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 118 not out 3 6 R.O.Jenkins b Bailey 9 7 R.Howorth c and b T.P.B.Smith 13 8 †H.Yarnold b Bailey 17 9 *R.T.D.Perks c Insole b T.P.B.Smith 3 10 P.F.Jackson b T.P.B.Smith 8 11 J.A.Flavell not out 0 Extras lb 16, nb 1 17 b 5, lb 6 11 —— —— 409 (3 wickets) 225 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-42, 3-140, 4-338, 5-354, 6-372, 7-398, 8-401, 9-403, 10-409 FoW (2): 1-154, 2-176, 3-213 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Perks 22 2 A.V.Avery b Howorth 72 3 S.J.Cray lbw b Howorth 5 4 F.H.Vigar b Perks 37 5 D.J.Insole hit wkt b Jenkins 105 6 T.E.Bailey b Perks 51 7 *T.N.Pearce c and b Howorth 8 8 R.Smith b Jenkins 10 9 T.P.B.Smith lbw b Perks 28 10 †T.H.Wade c Yarnold b Flavell 1 11 K.C.Preston not out 0 Extras b 6, lb 5 11 —— 350 FoW (1): 1-61, 2-95, 3-118, 4-203, 5-280, 6-293, 7-314, 8-341, 9-346, 10-350 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 40 19 59 3 3 1 6 0 Preston 26 6 83 2 7 1 39 0 T.P.B.Smith 65.3 14 182 4 5 2 8 0 R.Smith 27 5 68 1 25 3 80 2 Vigar (5) 11 1 43 0 Avery (6) 9 1 38 1 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Perks 32.5 5 89 4 Flavell 13 2 34 1 Howorth 45 17 75 3 Jenkins 46 7 125 2 Jackson 8 2 16 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and H.W.Parks. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 323-3 (Outschoorn 122*, Whiting 108*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 247-4 (Insole 88*, Bailey 13*). L.F.Outschoorn’s 140 took 420 minutes. N.H.Whiting’s 118 took 210 minutes and included 19 fours. 163