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f17224 Cambridge University v Essex

University Match 1947

Venue FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 10th, 12th, 13th May 1947 (3-day match)

Balls per over 6

Toss Cambridge University won the toss and decided to field

Result Match drawn

Umpires J Clover, HL Palmer

Close of play day 1 Essex (1) 224 all out

Close of play day 2 Essex (2) 42/2 (Dodds 24*, Vigar 0*)

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AV Avery	run out	21
TC Dodds	b Griffiths	10
SJ Cray	c Willatt b Datta	45
FH Vigar	b Griffiths	5
LS Clark	st Mischler b Datta	51
*TN Pearce	c and b Pearsall	33
TPB Smith	b Datta	38
DAA Gray	c and b Datta	6
+CJ Searle	not out	5
WJ Dines	lbw b Griffiths	0
WB Morris	c Pearsall b Datta	5
Extras	(2 b, 3 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 97.3 overs)	224
Fall of wickets: 1-31, 2-31, 3-38, 4-104, 5-155, 6-192, 7-207, 8-218, 9-219, 10-224 (97.3 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	11	0	46	0	-	-
Pearsall	19	5	33	1	-	-
Griffiths	22	4	69	3	-	-
Datta	31.3	13	52	5	-	-
Mills	14	4	19	0	-	-

Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GL Willatt	b Smith	46
J Pepper	st Searle b Smith	62
GW Lees	b Gray	12
GF Anson	b Smith	20
TE Bailey	c and b Smith	28
BGM Cangley	c Dodds b Smith	10
+NM Mischler	b Smith	0
JM Mills	b Avery	44
PB Datta	lbw b Morris	41
RD Pearsall	c Cray b Smith	29
WH Griffiths	not out	2
Extras	(3 b, 2 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 137.4 overs)	299
Fall of wickets: 1-103, 2-110, 3-140, 4-144, 5-168, 6-168, 7-187, 8-245, 9-272, 10-299 (137.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dines	12	2	20	0	-	-
Smith	51.4	11	92	7	-	-
Gray	21	5	34	1	-	-
Morris	20	5	51	1	-	-
Vigar	21	3	69	0	-	-
Avery	12	3	28	1	-	-

Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AV Avery	lbw b Bailey	7
TC Dodds	c Bailey b Datta	64
SJ Cray	b Bailey	8
FH Vigar	not out	84
LS Clark	c and b Mills	1
*TN Pearce	c and b Datta	54
TPB Smith	not out	51
DAA Gray	did not bat
+CJ Searle	did not bat
WJ Dines	did not bat
WB Morris	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 90 overs)	275
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-28, 3-99, 4-100, 5-195

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	15	2	32	2	-	-
Pearsall	13	1	60	0	-	-
Griffiths	8	1	30	0	-	-
Datta	28	9	88	2	-	-
Mills	26	3	59	1	-	-

Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BGM Cangley	c Dines b Smith	8
GF Anson	run out	44
RD Pearsall	c Searle b Dines	0
TE Bailey	b Smith	20
J Pepper	b Smith	2
*GL Willatt	not out	30
GW Lees	b Smith	0
+NM Mischler	b Smith	0
JM Mills	not out	18
PB Datta	did not bat
WH Griffiths	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 6 lb)	12
Total	(7 wickets, 55 overs)	134
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-14, 3-50, 4-75, 5-77, 6-77, 7-77

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dines	7	1	13	1	-	-
Smith	25	8	46	5	-	-
Gray	8	0	29	0	-	-
Morris	7	1	20	0	-	-
Vigar	8	3	14	0	-	-

Notes
--> SJ Cray (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 44
--> LS Clark (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 46
--> CJ Searle made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> GW Lees made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> GF Anson made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> TE Bailey (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 9
--> JM Mills (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 35
--> RD Pearsall made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> PB Datta achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 4-84)

f17224	Cambridge University v Essex
	University Match 1947
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 10th, 12th, 13th May 1947 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	J Clover, HL Palmer
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 224 all out
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 42/2 (Dodds 24, Vigar 0)