West Indies vs England, 2nd Test at Port of Spain, Feb 11 1948 - Full Scorecard

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2nd Test, Port of Spain, February 11 - 16, 1948, England tour of West Indies

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England

362 & 275

West Indies

(T:141) 497 & 72/3

Match drawn

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England 1st Innings

West Indies 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

West Indies 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Robertson	run out	2	-	-	0	0	-
Billy Griffith	lbw b Worrell	140	-	354	15	0	-
Jack Ikin	b Ferguson	21	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Cranston	c & b Ferguson	7	-	-	-	0	-
Gubby Allen (c)	c †Walcott b Gaskin	36	-	-	-	0	-
Dick Howorth	b Ferguson	14	-	-	-	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	c †Walcott b Williams	30	-	-	5	0	-
Gerald Smithson	c Goddard b Ferguson	35	-	-	-	0	-
Jim Laker	c Gaskin b Goddard	55	-	70	7	0	-
Johnny Wardle	c Worrell b Ferguson	4	-	-	-	0	-
Harold Butler	not out	15	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(lb 1, nb 2)	3
Total	143.3 Ov (RR: 2.52)	362
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Jack Robertson), 2-42 (Jack Ikin), 3-54 (Ken Cranston), 4-126 (Gubby Allen), 5-158 (Dick Howorth), 6-201 (Godfrey Evans), 7-288 (Billy Griffith), 8-296 (Gerald Smithson), 9-306 (Johnny Wardle), 10-362 (Jim Laker)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Berkeley Gaskin	37	14	72	1	1.94	-	-	-
Foffie Williams	21	8	31	1	1.47	-	-	-
Wilf Ferguson	39	5	137	5	3.51	-	-	-
John Goddard	23.3	6	64	1	2.72	-	-	-
Frank Worrell	23	4	55	1	2.39	-	-	-

West Indies 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
George Carew	lbw b Laker	107	-	-	16	0	-
Andy Ganteaume	c Ikin b Howorth	112	-	-	13	0	-
Everton Weekes	b Butler	36	-	-	6	0	-
Frank Worrell	c †Evans b Cranston	97	-	195	9	1	-
Clyde Walcott †	c Butler b Howorth	20	-	-	-	0	-
Gerry Gomez (c)	lbw b Laker	62	-	86	-	0	-
Robert Christiani	c Robertson b Allen	7	-	-	-	0	-
John Goddard	not out	9	-	-	-	0	-
Foffie Williams	c & b Allen	31	-	16	7	0	-
Wilf Ferguson	b Butler	5	-	-	-	0	-
Berkeley Gaskin	b Butler	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 4, w 1)	11
Total	146 Ov (RR: 3.40)	497
Fall of wickets: 1-173 (George Carew), 2-226 (Everton Weekes), 3-306 (Andy Ganteaume), 4-341 (Clyde Walcott), 5-440 (Frank Worrell), 6-447 (Gerry Gomez), 7-454 (Robert Christiani), 8-488 (Foffie Williams), 9-497 (Wilf Ferguson), 10-497 (Berkeley Gaskin)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Harold Butler	32	4	122	3	3.81	-	-	-
Gubby Allen	16	0	82	2	5.12	-	-	-
Jim Laker	36	10	108	2	3.00	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	7	1	29	1	4.14	-	-	-
Jack Ikin	20	5	60	0	3.00	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	32	3	76	2	2.37	-	-	-
Johnny Wardle	3	0	9	0	3.00	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Robertson	c Christiani b Ferguson	133	-	315	15	0	-
Billy Griffith	c Ferguson b Gomez	4	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Ikin	lbw b Ferguson	19	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Cranston	c Christiani b Williams	6	-	-	-	0	-
Jim Laker	c Carew b Williams	24	-	-	-	0	-
Gubby Allen (c)	c †Walcott b Williams	2	-	-	0	0	-
Dick Howorth	b Ferguson	14	-	-	-	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	st †Walcott b Ferguson	21	-	-	-	0	-
Gerald Smithson	b Ferguson	35	-	75	-	0	-
Johnny Wardle	not out	2	-	-	0	0	-
Harold Butler	b Ferguson	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, nb 7)	15
Total	113.2 Ov (RR: 2.42)	275
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Billy Griffith), 2-53 (Jack Ikin), 3-62 (Ken Cranston), 4-97 (Jim Laker), 5-122 (Gubby Allen), 6-149 (Dick Howorth), 7-196 (Godfrey Evans), 8-270 (Jack Robertson), 9-275 (Gerald Smithson), 10-275 (Harold Butler)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Berkeley Gaskin	21	6	41	0	1.95	-	-	-
Foffie Williams	27	7	64	3	2.37	-	-	-
Wilf Ferguson	34.2	4	92	6	2.67	-	-	-
John Goddard	9	4	11	0	1.22	-	-	-
Frank Worrell	14	2	30	0	2.14	-	-	-
Gerry Gomez	8	2	22	1	2.75	-	-	-

West Indies 2nd Innings (T: 141 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Everton Weekes	c †Evans b Butler	20	-	-	-	0	-
Clyde Walcott †	lbw b Allen	2	-	-	0	0	-
Foffie Williams	b Butler	0	-	-	0	0	-
Frank Worrell	not out	28	-	-	-	0	-
George Carew	not out	18	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 1)	4
Total	16.2 Ov (RR: 4.40)	72/3
Did not bat: Andy Ganteaume, Gerry Gomez (c), Robert Christiani, John Goddard, Wilf Ferguson, Berkeley Gaskin
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Clyde Walcott), 2-8 (Foffie Williams), 3-41 (Everton Weekes)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Harold Butler	8	2	27	2	3.37	-	-	-
Gubby Allen	4.2	0	21	1	4.84	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	3	0	18	0	6.00	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	1	0	2	0	2.00	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Wed, 11 Feb - day 1 - England 1st innings 230/6 (Billy Griffith 110*, Gerald Smithson 7*)

Thu, 12 Feb - day 2 - West Indies 1st innings 160/0 (George Carew 101*, Andy Ganteaume 52*)

Fri, 13 Feb - day 3 - West Indies 1st innings 447/6 (Robert Christiani 2*)

Sat, 14 Feb - day 4 - England 2nd innings 70/3 (Jack Robertson 28*, Jim Laker 4*)

Sun, 15 Feb - rest day

Mon, 16 Feb - day 5 - West Indies 2nd innings 72/3 (16.2 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of West Indies
Season	1947/48
Series result	4-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 296
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Johnny Wardle Billy Griffith Andy Ganteaume Frank Worrell
Umpires	Buster Henderson Victor Guillen

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West Indies Innings

Player Name		R
ED Weekes	caught	20
CL Walcott	lbw	2
EAV Williams	bowled	0
FMM Worrell	not out	28
GM Carew	not out	18
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 1)
Total	72(3 wkts; 16.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
HJ Butler	8	2	27	2	3.37
GOB Allen	4.2	0	21	1	4.84
K Cranston	3	0	18	0	6
R Howorth	1	0	2	0	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	3	Clyde Walcott	Everton Weekes
2nd	5	Foffie Williams	Everton Weekes
3rd	33	Everton Weekes	Frank Worrell
4th	31	George Carew	Frank Worrell

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