Australians vs Essex, at Southend-on-Sea, May 15 1948 - Match Result

RESULT

Southend-on-Sea, May 15 - 17, 1948, Australia tour of England

721

(fo) 83 & 187

Australians won by an innings and 451 runs

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Scorecard summary

Australians • 721/10(129 overs)

1st INNINGS

187 ()

4/193 (38)

153 ()

2/169 (37)

Essex • 83/9(36.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

25 ()

5/31 (10.5)

11 ()

3/14 (8)

Essex • 187/9(78.4 overs)

2nd INNINGS

71 ()

6/37 (21)

54 ()

2/50 (17)

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Match details

Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Toss	Australians, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England
Season	1948
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Bill Ashdown Denis Hendren

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
TC Dodds	bowled	16
SJ Cray	bowled	15
AV Avery	caught	3
FH Vigar	caught	0
R Horsfall	bowled	8
TN Pearce	caught	71
R Smith	caught	0
TPB Smith	lbw	54
FH Rist	bowled	1
EJ Price	not out	4
TE Bailey	absent hurt
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 6)
Total	187(9 wkts; 78.4 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	24	Chick Cray	Dickie Dodds
2nd	8	Sonny Avery	Dickie Dodds
3rd	3	Dickie Dodds	Frank Vigar
4th	1	Dick Horsfall	Dickie Dodds
5th	10	Dick Horsfall	Tom Pearce
6th	0	Ray Smith	Tom Pearce
7th	131	Peter Smith	Tom Pearce
8th	6	Peter Smith	Frank Rist
9th	4	Peter Smith	Eric Price

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