First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v SURREY Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 8, 9, 10, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Surrey 4) SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock b Preston 12 c Vigar b Smith 20 2 *M.R.Barton b Smith 117 b Jerman 1 3 P.B.H.May c Insole b Greensmith 167 not out 103 4 B.Constable b Smith 12 not out 51 5 J.F.Parker st Gibb b Smith 8 6 G.J.Whittaker not out 51 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre b Smith 5 8 J.C.Laker c and b Vigar 34 9 A.V.Bedser c Gibb b Vigar 0 10 W.S.Surridge lbw b Vigar 6 11 G.A.R.Lock not out 1 Extras b 6, lb 10, nb 3 19 nb 2 2 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 432 (2 wickets, declared) 177 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-270, 3-316, 4-332, 5-338, 6-345, 7-424, 8-425, 9-431 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-55 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds lbw b Bedser 5 c Parker b Bedser 20 2 A.V.Avery b Bedser 17 b Bedser 5 3 †P.A.Gibb c Whittaker b Lock 33 c McIntyre b Surridge 0 4 R.Horsfall c and b Lock 79 run out 4 5 *D.J.Insole b Bedser 16 not out 4 6 T.E.Bailey not out 104 7 R.Smith b Laker 57 8 F.H.Vigar c McIntyre b Lock 8 (6) not out 2 9 W.T.Greensmith c Parker b Laker 5 10 K.C.Preston c McIntyre b Laker 2 11 L.C.S.Jerman b Bedser 8 Extras b 15, lb 4, w 2, nb 1 22 b 8 8 —— —— 356 (4 wickets) 43 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-34, 3-133, 4-138, 5-166, 6-256, 7-291, 8-300, 9-314, 10-356 FoW (2): 1-18, 2-19, 3-31, 4-33 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 19 5 55 1 5 0 23 0 Jerman 24 2 79 0 6 0 39 1 Insole 8 2 29 0 Smith 33 4 107 4 (3) 15 1 48 1 Bailey 9 1 30 0 Greensmith 22 3 80 1 (5) 6 1 28 0 Vigar 11 0 33 3 (4) 6 2 26 0 Dodds (6) 1 0 5 0 Horsfall (7) 1 0 6 0 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 28 3 68 4 (2) 8 1 14 2 Surridge 25 2 84 0 (1) 9 0 19 1 Parker 10 5 23 0 Laker 39 16 66 3 (3) 4 3 2 0 Lock 35 11 93 3 (4) 4 4 0 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and K.McCanlis. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 432-9 (Whittaker 51*, Lock 1*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 356 all out. M.R.Barton’s 117 included 13 fours. P.B.H.May’s 167 took 270 minutes and included 23 fours and 1 six. P.B.H.May’s 103 took 115 minutes and included 16 fours. 374