RESULT
1st Test, Bridgetown, January 21 - 26, 1948, England tour of West Indies
296 & 351/9d
(T:395) 253 & 86/4
Match drawn
West Indies 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c Robertson b Ikin | 78 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Clyde Walcott † | b Laker | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Everton Weekes | c †Evans b Tremlett | 35 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Gerry Gomez | b Laker | 86 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| George Headley (c) | b Laker | 29 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Robert Christiani | lbw b Laker | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| John Goddard | b Howorth | 28 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Foffie Williams | c Ikin b Laker | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Wilf Ferguson | b Laker | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Prior Jones | not out | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Berkeley Gaskin | c Ikin b Laker | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 4, nb 3, w 2) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 124 Ov (RR: 2.38) | 296 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Clyde Walcott), 2-81 (Everton Weekes), 3-185 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 4-245 (George Headley), 5-246 (Gerry Gomez), 6-271 (Robert Christiani), 7-273 (Foffie Williams), 8-273 (Wilf Ferguson), 9-279 (John Goddard), 10-296 (Berkeley Gaskin) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tremlett | 26 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 1.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 15 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 1.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 37 | 9 | 103 | 7 | 2.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | 16 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | 30 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 2.26 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robertson | lbw b Williams | 80 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Winston Place | c Gomez b Goddard | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Dennis Brookes | b Jones | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | b Williams | 98 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jack Ikin | c †Walcott b Williams | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Gerald Smithson | c Gomez b Jones | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Cranston (c) | run out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Dick Howorth | c Goddard b Ferguson | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | b Jones | 26 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jim Laker | c †Walcott b Jones | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Maurice Tremlett | not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 1) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 110.2 Ov (RR: 2.29) | 253 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Winston Place), 2-67 (Dennis Brookes), 3-130 (Jack Robertson), 4-153 (Jack Ikin), 5-156 (Gerald Smithson), 6-176 (Ken Cranston), 7-197 (Dick Howorth), 8-250 (Joe Hardstaff), 9-252 (Godfrey Evans), 10-253 (Jim Laker) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Jones | 25.2 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Berkeley Gaskin | 11 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Foffie Williams | 33 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 1.54 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Goddard | 21 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Ferguson | 14 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 3.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| George Headley | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
West Indies 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Stollmeyer | c †Evans b Howorth | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Clyde Walcott † | c Ikin b Howorth | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Everton Weekes | b Laker | 25 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Gerry Gomez | st †Evans b Howorth | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| John Goddard | c Ikin b Laker | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Robert Christiani | lbw b Cranston | 99 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Foffie Williams | c †Evans b Howorth | 72 | - | 63 | - | 3 | - | ||
| Prior Jones | c Robertson b Howorth | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Wilf Ferguson | not out | 56 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Berkeley Gaskin | c Brookes b Howorth | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| George Headley (c) | not out | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 6, lb 4, nb 2, w 1) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 106 Ov (RR: 3.31) | 351/9d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Clyde Walcott), 2-69 (Jeffrey Stollmeyer), 3-71 (Gerry Gomez), 4-87 (Everton Weekes), 5-144 (John Goddard), 6-240 (Foffie Williams), 7-252 (Prior Jones), 8-301 (Robert Christiani), 9-328 (Berkeley Gaskin) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tremlett | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 13 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 30 | 12 | 95 | 2 | 3.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | 12 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | 41 | 8 | 124 | 6 | 3.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS (Target: 395 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robertson | not out | 51 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Dennis Brookes | c †Walcott b Goddard | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Dick Howorth | b Ferguson | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Cranston (c) | lbw b Gaskin | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Joe Hardstaff | c Gomez b Goddard | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Winston Place | not out | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 3) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 45.4 Ov (RR: 1.88) | 86/4 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Dennis Brookes), 2-55 (Dick Howorth), 3-70 (Ken Cranston), 4-71 (Joe Hardstaff) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Jones | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Berkeley Gaskin | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Foffie Williams | 9 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Goddard | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Ferguson | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1.09 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1947/48 |
| Series result | 4-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 293 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Berkeley Gaskin Clyde Walcott Dennis Brookes Everton Weekes Gerald Smithson Jim Laker John Goddard Maurice Tremlett Prior Jones Robert Christiani Wilf Ferguson Winston Place |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 21 Jan - day 1 - West Indies 1st innings 244/3 (Gerry Gomez 85*, George Headley 29*)
Thu, 22 Jan - day 2 - England 1st innings 150/3 (Joe Hardstaff 42*, Jack Ikin 3*)
Fri, 23 Jan - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 117/4 (John Goddard 9*, Robert Christiani 28*)
Sat, 24 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 60/2 (Jack Robertson 35*, Ken Cranston 2*)
Sun, 25 Jan - rest day
Mon, 26 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 86/4 (45.4 ov) - end of match
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