The Craven Gentlemen Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Muirfield Yorkshire, 23-Jun-1947, Two-Day
Match Drawn
Round 169
Toss won by The Craven Gentlemen
Home Side (neutral)
Comment 169/1
23 & 24 June
Debut: KC Dempsey & CE Posnett
Match Report here
The Craven Gentlemen 1st Innings 154/10 All Out (Overs 62.1)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
EW King c EDR Shearer b JC Boucher 29 0 0 0 0
GA Wilson lbw b JW Hill 8 0 0 0 0
J Brumfitt c JS Pollock b JC Boucher 24 0 0 0 0
HG Kippax lbw b JC Boucher 38 0 0 0 0
H Sutcliffe* c NB Hool b JC Boucher 20 0 0 0 0
MG Crawford   c&b JC Boucher 21 0 0 0 0
F Metcalfe   b JC Boucher 2 0 0 0 0
J Heaton run out   0 0 0 0 0
GR Parsons+   b JC Boucher 0 0 0 0 0
J Mason st GM Crothers b JW Hill 1 0 0 0 0
CS Moxon not out   0 0 0 0 0
extras   (b9 lb2 w0 nb0) 11        
TOTAL   10 wickets for 154        
FOW
1-36 2-40 3-86 4-120 5-135 6-146 7-147 8-147 9-154 10-154
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
RI Gill 5 3 11 0 - -
JW Hill 15 3 35 2 - -
JC Boucher 26.1 7 58 7 - -
NB Hool 16 5 39 0 - -
Ireland 1st Innings 134/10 All Out (Overs 54.3)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
JS Pollock   b F Metcalfe 19 0 0 0 0
CE Posnett c CS Moxon b F Metcalfe 17 0 0 0 0
KC Dempsey   b F Metcalfe 1 0 0 0 0
EDR Shearer* lbw b F Metcalfe 10 0 0 0 0
JC Boucher   b J Mason 1 0 0 0 0
NH Lambert st GR Parsons b MG Crawford 17 0 0 0 0
RI Gill lbw b CS Moxon 6 0 0 0 0
MB Williams c GR Parsons b MG Crawford 8 0 0 0 0
JW Hill c J Mason b CS Moxon 0 0 0 0 0
NB Hool not out   12 0 0 0 0
GM Crothers+ c GR Parsons b J Mason 25 0 0 0 0
extras   (b17 lb1 w0 nb0) 18        
TOTAL   10 wickets for 134        
FOW
1-33 2-44 3-49 4-56 5-62 6-78 7-88 8-88 9-95 10-134
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
CS Moxon 11 4 25 2 - -
F Metcalfe 25 14 45 4 - -
J Mason 13.3 5 29 2 - -
GA Wilson 3 1 6 0 - -
MG Crawford 2 0 11 2 - -
The Craven Gentlemen 2nd Innings 148/7 Declared (Overs 47)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
EW King c EDR Shearer b JC Boucher 59 0 0 0 0
GA Wilson run out   6 0 0 0 0
J Brumfitt c MB Williams b JC Boucher 0 0 0 0 0
HG Kippax   b JC Boucher 2 0 0 0 0
H Sutcliffe* c NH Lambert b JC Boucher 42 0 0 0 0
MG Crawford not out   26 0 0 0 0
F Metcalfe   b JC Boucher 0 0 0 0 0
J Heaton st GM Crothers b MB Williams 1 0 0 0 0
GR Parsons+ dnb            
J Mason dnb            
CS Moxon dnb            
extras   (b8 lb3 w1 nb0) 12        
TOTAL   7 wickets for 148        
FOW
1-10 2-12 3-20 4-106 5-127 6-15 7-148
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
JW Hill 15 1 58 0 - -
JC Boucher 15 5 34 5 - -
NB Hool 8 1 17 0 - -
MB Williams 9 2 27 1 - -
Ireland 2nd Innings 98/4 Closed (Overs 26)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
JS Pollock lbw b F Metcalfe 20 0 0 0 0
CE Posnett run out   9 0 0 0 0
EDR Shearer* lbw b J Mason 16 0 0 0 0
RI Gill c GR Parsons b F Metcalfe 0 0 0 0 0
JC Boucher not out   36 0 0 0 0
NH Lambert not out   10 0 0 0 0
KC Dempsey dnb            
MB Williams dnb            
JW Hill dnb            
NB Hool dnb            
GM Crothers+ dnb            
extras   (b6 lb0 w1 nb0) 7        
TOTAL   4 wickets for 98        
FOW
1-12 2-52 3-52 4-56
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
CS Moxon 7 1 17 0 - -
F Metcalfe 5 0 15 2 - -
J Mason 11 3 28 1 - -
GA Wilson 1 0 6 0 - -
J Heaton 2 0 25 0 - -
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