First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

SUSSEX v KENT Played at Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, July 21, 23, 24, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Sussex 4, Kent 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge lbw b Martin 1 b Dovey 17 2 D.V.Smith b Ridgway 43 b Dovey 45 3 D.S.Sheppard b Edrich 174 not out 90 4 G.Cox c Evans b Ridgway 2 not out 44 5 C.Oakes c Evans b Dovey 21 6 *J.Langridge c Evans b Wright 21 7 A.S.M.Oakman b Martin 5 8 †R.T.Webb b Martin 0 9 R.G.Marlar c Evans b Martin 21 10 D.J.Wood c O’Linn b Edrich 0 11 J.H.Cornford not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 1 6 b 4, lb 3 7 —— —— 294 (2 wickets, declared) 203 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-87, 3-89, 4-127, 5-160, 6-168, 7-168, 8-294, 9-294, 10-294 FoW (2): 1-32, 2-95 KENT 1 A.E.Fagg b Wood 33 b Marlar 38 2 *J.G.W.Davies b Marlar 39 b Wood 5 3 P.Hearn c Webb b Oakman 23 b Wood 40 4 M.C.Cowdrey c J.G.Langridge b Marlar 11 c Smith b Cornford 84 5 B.R.Edrich b Oakman 33 not out 13 6 S.O’Linn c J.G.Langridge b Oakman 3 not out 8 7 †T.G.Evans run out 5 b Wood 28 8 R.R.Dovey c Cornford b Oakman 12 9 D.V.P.Wright not out 5 10 J.W.Martin b Marlar 0 11 F.Ridgway b Oakman 1 Extras b 2, lb 1, nb 1 4 b 1, lb 4 5 —— —— 169 (5 wickets) 221 FoW (1): 1-40, 2-92, 3-100, 4-124, 5-145, 6-146, 7-150, 8-168, 9-168, 10-169 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-57, 3-84, 4-171, 5-211 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 23 2 84 2 7 3 25 0 Martin 28 7 64 4 13 3 49 0 Wright 17 4 43 1 2 0 17 0 Dovey 22 4 67 1 16 5 44 2 Davies 3 0 21 0 (6) 3 0 24 0 Cowdrey 2 0 6 0 Edrich 1.1 0 3 2 (5) 10 3 37 0 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 7 0 29 1 21 2 71 3 Cornford 10 1 39 0 15 5 44 1 Oakman 28.3 13 39 5 (4) 15 6 30 0 Marlar 25 10 58 3 (3) 16 1 50 1 Oakes (5) 3 1 6 0 Smith (6) 3 0 15 0 Umpires: A.E.Pothecary and T.W.Spencer. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 40-1 (Davies 6*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 32-1 (Smith 15*). D.S.Sheppard’s 174 took 285 minutes and included 18 fours, 1 five and 1 six. 336