First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 4, 6, 7, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Worcestershire 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Perks 100 2 A.V.Avery not out 166 3 †P.A.Gibb c Broadbent b Perks 0 4 R.Horsfall st Yarnold b Jenkins 0 5 *D.J.Insole c Outschoorn b Perks 12 6 T.E.Bailey not out 46 7 R.Smith 8 F.H.Vigar 9 W.T.Greensmith 10 K.C.Preston 11 L.C.S.Jerman Extras b 1, lb 1 2 —— (4 wickets, declared) 326 FoW (1): 1-169, 2-169, 3-174, 4-223 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 D.Kenyon not out 78 2 E.Cooper c Vigar b Smith 17 3 L.F.Outschoorn c Gibb b Smith 5 4 R.G.Broadbent b Greensmith 51 5 G.Dews c Bailey b Greensmith 0 6 P.E.Richardson not out 6 7 R.O.Jenkins 8 †H.Yarnold 9 R.Howorth 10 R.T.D.Perks 11 J.A.Flavell Extras b 5, lb 4 9 —— (4 wickets) 166 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-62, 3-158, 4-158 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Perks 41 9 119 3 Flavell 27 2 117 0 Broadbent 1 0 4 0 Jenkins 19.2 2 45 1 Howorth 20 10 39 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 10 4 14 0 Jerman 18 9 23 0 Smith 26 10 46 2 Greensmith 12 7 21 2 Vigar 4 0 26 0 Insole 3 0 20 0 Avery 3 0 7 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and A.Skelding. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 232-4 (Avery 115*, Bailey 3*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 326-4 (Avery 166*, Bailey 46*). T.C.Dodds’s 100 took 180 minutes and included 10 fours. A.V.Avery’s 166 took 360 minutes and included 14 fours. 365