First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v KENT Played at Valentine’s Park, Ilford, June 2, 4, 5, 1951. Essex won by three wickets. (Points: Essex 12, Kent 0) KENT 1 A.E.Fagg c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 53 c Avery b Preston 1 2 A.H.Phebey c Insole b Bailey 1 b Preston 74 3 P.Hearn b R.Smith 75 c Gibb b T.P.B.Smith 46 4 R.Mayes b T.P.B.Smith 20 c Bailey b Greensmith 4 5 †T.G.Evans lbw b T.P.B.Smith 1 c Gibb b Greensmith 18 6 B.R.Edrich c Avery b Preston 9 c Gibb b Preston 49 7 S.E.Leary c Gibb b Bailey 14 c Gibb b Bailey 1 8 S.E.A.Kimmins c Bailey b T.P.B.Smith 38 c and b T.P.B.Smith 16 9 *W.Murray-Wood b Bailey 19 not out 50 10 R.R.Dovey not out 4 not out 12 11 D.V.P.Wright b T.P.B.Smith 2 Extras b 5, lb 2, w 1 8 lb 18, w 1, nb 2 21 —— —— 244 (8 wickets, declared) 292 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-105, 3-135, 4-138, 5-165, 6-165, 7-195, 8-233, 9-233, 10-244 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-83, 3-92, 4-114, 5-207, 6-210, 7-210, 8-272 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Leary b Kimmins 21 c Leary b Kimmins 2 2 A.V.Avery b Dovey 38 (9) not out 14 3 †P.A.Gibb c Evans b Dovey 99 (6) run out 3 4 R.Horsfall b Kimmins 63 (3) c and b Edrich 50 5 *D.J.Insole b Wright 14 (2) c Kimmins b Dovey 41 6 T.E.Bailey c Evans b Dovey 59 (8) not out 12 7 C.Griffiths c Fagg b Dovey 22 st Evans b Edrich 16 8 R.Smith c Leary b Wright 9 (4) b Dovey 11 9 W.T.Greensmith not out 10 10 T.P.B.Smith c Mayes b Dovey 16 (5) run out 15 11 K.C.Preston run out 0 Extras b 9, lb 2, nb 4 15 b 5, lb 2 7 —— —— 366 (7 wickets) 171 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-82, 3-183, 4-204, 5-281, 6-313, 7-334, 8-342, 9-366, 10-366 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-60, 3-99, 4-117, 5-127, 6-133, 7-140 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 24 7 43 3 20 6 47 1 Preston 17 4 55 1 22 3 68 3 R.Smith 12 5 30 1 (4) 11 1 34 0 Insole 3 1 9 0 T.P.B.Smith 34 8 80 5 (3) 38 11 83 2 Greensmith 10 5 19 0 (5) 15 5 39 2 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Kimmins 21 2 55 2 3 0 21 1 Dovey 46 10 142 5 12 0 91 2 Wright 38.3 11 111 2 6 0 28 0 Edrich 16 4 42 0 4 0 24 2 Hearn 1 0 1 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and J.J.Hills. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 61-1 (Avery 24*, Gibb 11*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 64-1 (Phebey 26*, Hearn 24*). 204