Full Scorecard of West Indies vs England 1st Test 1947/48 - Score Report

result

1st Test, Bridgetown, Jan 21 - 26 1948, England tour of West Indies

West Indies

296 & 351/9d

England

(45.4 ov, target 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	0.00

Clyde Walcott †	b Laker	8	-	-	-	0	0.00

Everton Weekes	c †Evans b Tremlett	35	-	-	-	0	0.00

Gerry Gomez	b Laker	86	-	-	-	0	0.00

George Headley (c)	b Laker	29	-	-	-	0	0.00

Robert Christiani	lbw b Laker	1	-	-	0	0	0.00

John Goddard	b Howorth	28	-	-	-	0	0.00

Foffie Williams	c Ikin b Laker	2	-	-	0	0	0.00

Wilf Ferguson	b Laker	0	-	-	0	0	0.00

Prior Jones	not out	10	-	-	-	0	0.00

Berkeley Gaskin	c Ikin b Laker	10	-	-	-	0	0.00

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
Maurice Tremlett	26	8	49	1	1.88	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	15	4	29	0	1.93	-	-	-
Jim Laker	37	9	103	7	2.78	-	-	-
Jack Ikin	16	3	38	1	2.37	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	30	8	68	1	2.26	-	-	-

England 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Robertson	lbw b Williams	80	-	-	-	0	0.00

Winston Place	c Gomez b Goddard	12	-	-	-	0	0.00

Dennis Brookes	b Jones	10	-	-	-	0	0.00

Joe Hardstaff	b Williams	98	-	-	-	0	0.00

Jack Ikin	c †Walcott b Williams	3	-	-	0	0	0.00

Gerald Smithson	c Gomez b Jones	0	-	-	0	0	0.00

Ken Cranston (c)	run out	2	-	-	0	0	0.00

Dick Howorth	c Goddard b Ferguson	14	-	-	-	0	0.00

Godfrey Evans †	b Jones	26	-	-	-	0	0.00

Jim Laker	c †Walcott b Jones	2	-	-	0	0	0.00

Maurice Tremlett	not out	0	-	-	0	0	0.00

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
Prior Jones	25.2	6	54	4	2.13	-	-	-
Berkeley Gaskin	11	0	30	0	2.72	-	-	-
Foffie Williams	33	15	51	3	1.54	-	-	-
John Goddard	21	6	49	1	2.33	-	-	-
Wilf Ferguson	14	1	52	1	3.71	-	-	-
George Headley	6	1	11	0	1.83	-	-	-

West Indies 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jeffrey Stollmeyer	c †Evans b Howorth	31	-	-	-	0	0.00

Clyde Walcott †	c Ikin b Howorth	16	-	-	-	0	0.00

Everton Weekes	b Laker	25	-	-	-	0	0.00

Gerry Gomez	st †Evans b Howorth	0	-	-	0	0	0.00

John Goddard	c Ikin b Laker	18	-	-	-	0	0.00

Robert Christiani	lbw b Cranston	99	-	-	-	0	0.00

Foffie Williams	c †Evans b Howorth	72	-	63	-	3	0.00

Prior Jones	c Robertson b Howorth	7	-	-	-	0	0.00

Wilf Ferguson	not out	56	-	-	-	0	0.00

Berkeley Gaskin	c Brookes b Howorth	7	-	-	-	0	0.00

George Headley (c)	not out	7	-	-	-	0	0.00

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
Maurice Tremlett	10	0	40	0	4.00	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	13	3	31	1	2.38	-	-	-
Jim Laker	30	12	95	2	3.16	-	-	-
Jack Ikin	12	1	48	0	4.00	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	41	8	124	6	3.02	-	-	-

England 2nd INNINGS (target: 395 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jack Robertson	not out	51	-	-	-	0	0.00

Dennis Brookes	c †Walcott b Goddard	7	-	-	-	0	0.00

Dick Howorth	b Ferguson	16	-	-	-	0	0.00

Ken Cranston (c)	lbw b Gaskin	8	-	-	-	0	0.00

Joe Hardstaff	c Gomez b Goddard	0	-	-	0	0	0.00

Winston Place	not out	1	-	-	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 3)	3
TOTAL	(45.4 Ov, RR: 1.88)	86/4
Did not bat: Jack Ikin, Gerald Smithson, Godfrey Evans †, Jim Laker, Maurice Tremlett
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
Prior Jones	9	1	29	0	3.22	-	-	-
Berkeley Gaskin	10	4	15	1	1.50	-	-	-
Foffie Williams	9	3	17	0	1.88	-	-	-
John Goddard	14	4	18	2	1.28	-	-	-
Wilf Ferguson	3.4	1	4	1	1.09	-	-	-

MATCH DETAILS

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Toss	West Indies, 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. 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	Campbell Foster Harold Walcott

CLOSE OF PLAY

Wed, 21 Jan - day 1 -West Indies 1st innings 244/3 (Gerry Gomez 85*, George Headley 29*, null ov)

Thu, 22 Jan - day 2 -England 1st innings 150/3 (Joe Hardstaff 42*, Jack Ikin 3*, null ov)

Fri, 23 Jan - day 3 -West Indies 2nd innings 117/4 (John Goddard 9*, Robert Christiani 28*, null ov)

Sat, 24 Jan - day 4 -England 2nd innings 60/2 (Jack Robertson 35*, Ken Cranston 2*, null ov)

Sun, 25 Jan - rest day

Mon, 26 Jan - day 5 -England 2nd innings 86/4 (45.4 ov) - end of match

England Innings

Player Name		R	B
JDB Robertson	not out	51
D Brookes	caught	7
R Howorth	bowled	16
K Cranston	lbw	8
J Hardstaff	caught	0
W Place	not out	1
Extras	(lb 3)
Total	86(4 wkts; 45.4 ovs)

West Indies 1st INNINGS

England 1st INNINGS

West Indies 2nd INNINGS

England 2nd INNINGS (target: 395 runs)

MATCH DETAILS

Berkeley Gaskin

Clyde Walcott

Dennis Brookes

Everton Weekes

Gerald Smithson

Jim Laker

John Goddard

Maurice Tremlett

Prior Jones

Robert Christiani

Wilf Ferguson

Winston Place

Campbell Foster

Harold Walcott

CLOSE OF PLAY

England Innings