First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

KENT v MIDDLESEX Played at Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover, August 13, 14, 15, 1952. Middlesex won by 27 runs. (Points: Kent 4, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson lbw b Wright 24 c Fagg b Dovey 26 2 A.W.Thompson c Fenner b Shirreff 2 (4) c Wright b Shirreff 12 3 *W.J.Edrich lbw b Ridgway 0 lbw b Murray-Wood 13 4 S.M.Brown lbw b Ridgway 4 (2) c Shirreff b Dovey 83 5 H.P.H.Sharp c Fenner b Dovey 1 not out 110 6 W.Knightley-Smith b Dovey 23 b Dovey 4 7 D.Bennett b Wright 2 c Phebey b Dovey 41 8 †L.H.Compton b Wright 26 c Phebey b Wright 5 9 J.J.Warr not out 5 not out 21 10 J.A.Young b Wright 10 11 A.E.Moss b Wright 0 Extras b 3 3 b 28, lb 9 37 —— —— 100 (7 wickets, declared) 352 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-13, 3-19, 4-32, 5-38, 6-48, 7-68, 8-88, 9-100, 10-100 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-91, 3-116, 4-153, 5-157, 6-276, 7-297 KENT 1 A.H.Phebey lbw b Moss 14 c Robertson b Warr 8 2 A.F.Woollett b Moss 12 b Young 39 3 †M.D.Fenner c Compton b Young 41 c and b Edrich 18 4 M.C.Cowdrey lbw b Young 10 c and b Edrich 16 5 A.E.Fagg lbw b Moss 50 c Bennett b Young 17 6 P.Hearn b Bennett 0 not out 44 7 A.C.Shirreff not out 87 (8) c Robertson b Young 0 8 *W.Murray-Wood b Moss 7 (7) st Compton b Young 7 9 R.R.Dovey c Brown b Moss 4 b Edrich 14 10 D.V.P.Wright b Moss 1 c Robertson b Young 1 11 F.Ridgway c Knightley-Smith b Young 11 b Young 4 Extras b 1, lb 6 7 b 11, lb 2 13 —— —— 244 181 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-29, 3-52, 4-91, 5-92, 6-187, 7-205, 8-209, 9-215, 10-244 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-66, 3-84, 4-95, 5-117, 6-137, 7-137, 8-164, 9-173, 10-181 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 15 4 25 2 22 6 52 0 Shirreff 6 4 6 1 20 3 62 1 Dovey 22 9 39 2 36 16 86 4 Wright 13.5 5 27 5 38.2 11 89 1 Murray-Wood (5) 14 2 26 1 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Moss 29 5 62 6 4 0 25 0 Warr 16 3 46 0 5 2 8 1 Bennett 13 2 29 1 Young 35 11 83 3 (3) 25 4 55 6 Edrich 7 3 17 0 19 3 72 3 Robertson (4) 4 0 8 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and A.E.D.Smith. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 163-5 (Fagg 42*, Shirreff 38*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 185-5 (Sharp 16*, Bennett 15*). H.P.H.Sharp’s 110 took 270 minutes and included 12 fours. 380