First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v KENT Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 23, 25, 26, 1952. Kent won by four wickets. (Points: Essex 4, Kent 12) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Ridgway 20 2 †P.A.Gibb lbw b Dovey 88 (1) c Evans b Page 24 3 R.Smith c Fagg b Murray-Wood 42 c Mayes b Page 9 4 R.Horsfall c Cowdrey b Wright 135 b Ridgway 8 5 *D.J.Insole c Fagg b Dovey 79 (2) b Ridgway 0 6 C.Griffiths c Dovey b Wright 21 c Mayes b Wright 21 7 T.E.Bailey not out 5 (5) c Phebey b Wright 26 8 K.C.Preston run out 7 (9) b Ridgway 14 9 F.H.Vigar not out 4 (7) c Phebey b Wright 14 10 W.T.Greensmith (8) not out 33 11 C.J.M.Kenny (10) not out 1 Extras b 4, lb 2, nb 3 9 b 8, lb 3, nb 3 14 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 410 (8 wickets, declared) 164 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-108, 3-212, 4-363, 5-378, 6-398, 7-406 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-15, 3-42, 4-42, 5-90, 6-95, 7-107, 8-158 KENT 1 A.E.Fagg c Preston b Smith 65 not out 118 2 A.H.Phebey c Gibb b Bailey 57 c Gibb b Preston 17 3 †T.G.Evans c Preston b Kenny 68 c Greensmith b Smith 32 4 M.C.Cowdrey c Bailey b Kenny 9 run out 14 5 P.Hearn c and b Preston 85 6 R.Mayes c Preston b Bailey 19 (5) c Bailey b Smith 34 7 *W.Murray-Wood b Smith 15 b Bailey 0 8 R.R.Dovey c Bailey b Kenny 9 not out 3 9 D.V.P.Wright b Preston 10 10 F.Ridgway not out 8 (6) b Smith 0 11 J.C.T.Page b Preston 2 Extras lb 2, nb 7 9 nb 2 2 —— —— 356 (6 wickets) 220 FoW (1): 1-102, 2-172, 3-204, 4-208, 5-253, 6-286, 7-314, 8-345, 9-346, 10-356 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-88, 3-132, 4-195, 5-195, 6-206 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 21 4 63 1 15 4 34 3 Page 14 0 70 0 11.5 0 47 2 Dovey 34 5 128 2 12 3 42 0 Wright 22 3 106 2 9 3 27 3 Murray-Wood 3 1 12 1 Cowdrey 5 0 22 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 25 4 82 2 19 0 87 1 Preston 22.3 1 80 3 7 0 43 1 Kenny 23 7 68 3 (4) 4 0 20 0 Smith 34 4 101 2 (3) 17.5 0 68 3 Vigar 4 0 16 0 Umpires: F.Chester and F.S.Lee. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 12-0 (Fagg 7*, Phebey 3*); 2nd day: Kent (1) 356 all out. R.Horsfall’s 135 took 210 minutes and included 17 fours. A.E.Fagg’s 118 took 167 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 five. 403