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Test Match #293 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1947-1948 West Indies v England - 1st Test
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
21st January, 1948
 
 West Indies 296 & 351/9 dec
England 253 & 86/4
Match drawn

 
West Indies   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Jeffrey Stollmeyer c Robertson b Ikin 78    0  0   26.35%
Clyde Walcott† b Laker 8    0  0   2.70%
Everton Weekes c †Evans b Tremlett 35    0  0   11.82%
Gerald Gomez b Laker 86    0  0   29.05%
George Headley* b Laker 29    0  0   9.80%
Robert Christiani lbw b Laker 1    0  0   0.34%
John Goddard b Howorth 28    0  0   9.46%
Edward Williams c Ikin b Laker 2    0  0   0.68%
Wilfred Ferguson b Laker 0    0  0  
Prior Jones not out 10    0  0   3.38%
Berkeley Gaskin c Ikin b Laker 10    0  0   3.38%
Extras (lb 4, w 2, nb 3) 9  
Total All Out   (124.0 overs @ 2.39 rpo) 296
Fall of Wickets
 
1-18 Clyde Walcott, 2-81 Everton Weekes, 3-185 Jeffrey Stollmeyer, 4-245 George Headley,
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5-246 Gerald Gomez, 6-271 Robert Christiani, 7-273 Edward Williams,
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8-273 Wilfred Ferguson, 9-279 John Goddard, 10-296 Berkeley Gaskin
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Maurice Tremlett 26.0 8 49 1 1.88 10.00
Kenneth Cranston 15.0 4 29 0 1.93
Jim Laker 37.0 9 103 7 2.78 70.00
John Ikin 16.0 3 38 1 2.38 10.00
Richard Howorth 30.0 8 68 1 2.27 10.00
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Robertson lbw b Williams 80    0  0   31.62%
Winston Place c Gomez b Goddard 12    0  0   4.74%
Dennis Brookes b Jones 10    0  0   3.95%
Joseph Hardstaff b Williams 98    0  0   38.74%
John Ikin c †Walcott b Williams 3    0  0   1.19%
Gerald Smithson c Gomez b Jones 0    0  0  
Kenneth Cranston* run out 2    0  0   0.79%
Richard Howorth c Goddard b Ferguson 14    0  0   5.53%
Godfrey Evans† b Jones 26    0  0   10.28%
Jim Laker c †Walcott b Jones 2    0  0   0.79%
Maurice Tremlett not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 1) 6  
Total All Out   (110.2 overs @ 2.29 rpo) 253
Fall of Wickets
 
1-32 Winston Place, 2-67 Dennis Brookes, 3-130 John Robertson, 4-153 John Ikin,
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5-156 Gerald Smithson, 6-176 Kenneth Cranston, 7-197 Richard Howorth,
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8-250 Joseph Hardstaff, 9-252 Godfrey Evans, 10-253 Jim Laker
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Prior Jones 25.2 6 54 4 2.13 40.00
Berkeley Gaskin 11.0 0 30 0 2.73
Edward Williams 33.0 15 51 3 1.55 30.00
John Goddard 21.0 6 49 1 2.33 10.00
Wilfred Ferguson 14.0 1 52 1 3.71 10.00
George Headley 6.0 1 11 0 1.83
 
 
West Indies   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Jeffrey Stollmeyer c †Evans b Howorth 31    0  0   8.83%
Clyde Walcott† c Ikin b Howorth 16    0  0   4.56%
Everton Weekes b Laker 25    0  0   7.12%
Gerald Gomez st †Evans b Howorth 0    0  0  
John Goddard c Ikin b Laker 18    0  0   5.13%
Robert Christiani lbw b Cranston 99    0  0   28.21%
Edward Williams c †Evans b Howorth 72    0  0   20.51%
Prior Jones c Robertson b Howorth 7    0  0   1.99%
Wilfred Ferguson not out 56    0  0   15.95%
Berkeley Gaskin c Brookes b Howorth 7    0  0   1.99%
George Headley* not out 7    0  0   1.99%
Extras (b 6, lb 4, w 1, nb 2) 13  
Total 9 wickets declared   (106.0 overs @ 3.31 rpo) 351
Fall of Wickets
 
1-46 Clyde Walcott, 2-69 Jeffrey Stollmeyer, 3-71 Gerald Gomez, 4-87 Everton Weekes,
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5-144 John Goddard, 6-240 Edward Williams, 7-252 Prior Jones, 8-301 Robert Christiani,
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9-328 Berkeley Gaskin
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Maurice Tremlett 10.0 0 40 0 4.00
Kenneth Cranston 13.0 3 31 1 2.38 10.00
Jim Laker 30.0 12 95 2 3.17 20.00
John Ikin 12.0 1 48 0 4.00
Richard Howorth 41.0 8 124 6 3.02 60.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 395)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
John Robertson not out 51    0  0   59.30%
Dennis Brookes c †Walcott b Goddard 7    0  0   8.14%
Richard Howorth b Ferguson 16    0  0   18.60%
Kenneth Cranston* lbw b Gaskin 8    0  0   9.30%
Joseph Hardstaff c Gomez b Goddard 0    0  0  
Winston Place not out 1    0  0   1.16%
Extras (lb 3) 3  
Total 4 wickets   (45.4 overs @ 1.88 rpo) 86
 
Did not Bat
 
John Ikin, Gerald Smithson, Godfrey Evans†, Jim Laker, Maurice Tremlett
Fall of Wickets
 
1-33 Dennis Brookes, 2-55 Richard Howorth, 3-70 Kenneth Cranston, 4-71 Joseph Hardstaff
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Prior Jones 9.0 1 29 0 3.22
Berkeley Gaskin 10.0 4 15 1 1.50 10.00
Edward Williams 9.0 3 17 0 1.89
John Goddard 14.0 4 18 2 1.29 20.00
Wilfred Ferguson 3.4 1 4 1 1.09 10.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Toss West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1947-1948 West Indies v England - 1st Test
Match No. Test #293
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 244/3 (GE Gomez 85*, GA Headley 29*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 150/3 (J Hardstaff jnr 42*, JT Ikin 3*)
Day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 117/4 (JDC Goddard 9*, RJ Christiani 28*)
Day 4 - England 2nd innings 60/2 (JDB Robertson 35*, K Cranston 2*)
Day 5 - England 2nd Innings 86/4, 45.4 overs - end of match

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