First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

SOMERSET v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Taunton, July 14, 16, 17, 1951. Middlesex won by 204 runs. (Points: Somerset 0, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Robinson 75 not out 201 2 S.M.Brown c and b Redman 13 c and b Robinson 47 3 *W.J.Edrich c Hazell b Robinson 14 c sub b Buse 39 4 A.Fairbairn st Stephenson b Lawrence 7 c Stephenson b Buse 25 5 H.P.H.Sharp lbw b Robinson 9 (6) not out 17 6 A.W.Thompson c Gimblett b Hazell 19 (5) st Stephenson b Buse 5 7 †L.H.Compton c Robinson b Hazell 20 8 J.J.Warr c Robinson b Hazell 0 9 J.M.Sims b Hazell 6 10 J.A.Young not out 17 11 A.E.Moss b Robinson 12 Extras b 3, lb 2 5 b 12, lb 2, w 1 15 —— —— 197 (4 wickets, declared) 349 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-70, 3-81, 4-104, 5-137, 6-149, 7-150, 8-163, 9-168, 10-197 FoW (2): 1-110, 2-243, 3-307, 4-317 SOMERSET 1 F.L.Angell b Moss 5 c Compton b Moss 43 2 E.Hill c Compton b Sims 36 st Compton b Sims 17 3 *S.S.Rogers b Warr 0 (6) b Sims 0 4 M.F.Tremlett c and b Warr 4 c Edrich b Young 8 5 H.Gimblett c Robertson b Young 26 (3) b Sims 1 6 H.F.T.Buse not out 38 (5) c Brown b Sims 2 7 J.Lawrence c Compton b Moss 2 b Sims 62 8 †H.W.Stephenson c Young b Moss 15 c Brown b Sims 4 9 J.Redman c Robertson b Young 27 c Fairbairn b Young 16 10 H.L.Hazell lbw b Young 1 not out 0 11 E.P.Robinson b Warr 18 b Young 0 Extras lb 1, w 1 2 b 5, lb 10 15 —— —— 174 168 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-18, 3-26, 4-70, 5-72, 6-91, 7-120, 8-152, 9-153, 10-174 FoW (2): 1-32, 2-38, 3-59, 4-62, 5-62, 6-105, 7-115, 8-168, 9-168, 10-168 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Redman 11 2 19 1 15 1 61 0 Buse 11 4 21 0 24 6 76 3 Hazell 23 7 45 4 34 10 75 0 Robinson 33.5 13 62 4 (5) 15 4 33 1 Lawrence 16 2 45 1 (4) 24 1 89 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Warr 16.2 4 35 3 5 2 8 0 Moss 19 1 54 3 11 1 34 1 Young 19 9 27 3 (4) 25.2 14 33 3 Edrich 3 0 8 0 Sims 11 1 48 1 (3) 28 7 78 6 Umpires: D.Davies and C.H.Welch. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 108-6 (Buse 23*, Stephenson 11*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 13-0 (Angell 3*, Hill 9*). J.D.B.Robertson’s 201 included 14 fours. 319