First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

SUSSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at County Ground, Hove, August 4, 6, 7, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Sussex 0, Middlesex 4) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c L.H.Compton b Edrich 8 st L.H.Compton b Sims 66 2 D.V.Smith b Edrich 0 c Edrich b D.C.S.Compton 8 3 D.S.Sheppard c Dewes b Bennett 15 c and b D.C.S.Compton 30 4 G.Cox c Edrich b D.C.S.Compton 50 (5) c Sims b D.C.S.Compton 4 5 G.H.G.Doggart b Edrich 12 (4) b Sims 38 6 *J.Langridge not out 44 not out 26 7 A.S.M.Oakman c L.H.Compton b Edrich 13 b Brown 12 8 A.E.James b Edrich 0 b Brown 6 9 †R.T.Webb b Bennett 0 10 D.J.Wood b Bennett 4 (9) not out 0 11 J.H.Cornford b Edrich 4 Extras b 3, lb 6, w 1, nb 3 13 b 13, lb 8, nb 1 22 —— —— 163 (7 wickets) 212 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-13, 3-44, 4-69, 5-92, 6-147, 7-147, 8-154, 9-154, 10-163 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-83, 3-140, 4-153, 5-163, 6-194, 7-212 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c J.G.Langridge b Cornford 33 2 S.M.Brown b Wood 1 3 J.G.Dewes st Webb b Oakman 78 4 *D.C.S.Compton c Cornford b James 47 5 W.J.Edrich not out 33 6 R.Routledge c and b Oakman 2 7 F.R.Alexander lbw b Oakman 0 8 †L.H.Compton b Oakman 12 9 D.Bennett c Webb b Cornford 20 10 J.M.Sims 11 J.A.Young Extras b 4, lb 7 11 —— (8 wickets, declared) 237 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-60, 3-155, 4-168, 5-170, 6-172, 7-188, 8-237 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 22 5 45 6 3 2 8 0 Bennett 17 8 35 3 2 1 5 0 Routledge 13 4 35 0 (5) 2 1 1 0 Young 15 10 13 0 (3) 7 4 11 0 D.C.S.Compton 12 4 22 1 (4) 23 1 84 3 Sims (6) 19 5 52 2 Brown (7) 4 0 19 2 Dewes (8) 2 0 10 0 Sussex Bowling O M R W Wood 17 5 46 1 Cornford 23.4 7 54 2 James 14 2 61 1 Oakman 18 4 65 4 Umpires: E.Cooke and F.S.Lee. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 20-1 (Robertson 10*, Dewes 4*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 39-1 (Robertson 16*, Dewes 17*). 371