f17993 cc8805	Lancashire v Somerset
	County Championship 1948
Venue	Aigburth, Liverpool on 30th June, 1st July 1948 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by an innings and 1 run
Points	Lancashire 12; Somerset 0
Umpires	TJ Bartley, B Flint
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 136/2 (GA Edrich 56*, Ikin 16*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Gimblett	c Greenwood b Cranston	44
E Hill	c Ikin b Roberts	27
HFT Buse	c Pollard b Roberts	17
M Coope	b Pollard	7
J Lawrence	c Ikin b Pollard	3
MF Tremlett	b Roberts	15
CJP Barnwell	c and b Roberts	22
*JW Seamer	lbw b Roberts	14
+WT Luckes	b Roberts	8
HL Hazell	not out	2
AW Wellard	c Place b Roberts	0
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 78.2 overs)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-64, 2-75, 3-86, 4-94, 5-104, 6-125, 7-148, 8-153, 9-162, 10-162 (78.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pollard	28	9	50	2	-	-
Greenwood	15	4	46	0	-	-
Cranston	12	2	16	1	-	-
Roberts	23.2	10	47	7	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
C Washbrook	c Buse b Tremlett	54
W Place	b Tremlett	3
GA Edrich	b Hazell	89
JT Ikin	b Lawrence	42
TL Brierley	b Buse	25
ND Howard	b Buse	35
*K Cranston	b Hazell	20
+EH Edrich	c Luckes b Hazell	11
P Greenwood	st Luckes b Hazell	16
R Pollard	st Luckes b Hazell	28
WB Roberts	not out	1
Extras	(4 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 102 overs)	338
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-99, 3-190, 4-194, 5-251, 6-270, 7-289, 8-300, 9-317, 10-338 (102 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Buse	17	3	47	2	-	-
Tremlett	25	4	66	2	-	-
Lawrence	14	1	40	1	-	-
Hazell	35	9	108	5	-	-
Wellard	11	0	63	0	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Gimblett	lbw b Pollard	8
E Hill	b Greenwood	7
J Lawrence	c Place b Cranston	1
M Coope	b Greenwood	45
HFT Buse	b Pollard	4
MF Tremlett	c Ikin b Pollard	24
CJP Barnwell	c Ikin b Roberts	5
*JW Seamer	not out	39
+WT Luckes	lbw b Cranston	13
HL Hazell	b Pollard	4
AW Wellard	c Brierley b Ikin	9
Extras	(10 b, 2 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	16
Total	(all out, 80.1 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-13, 3-26, 4-53, 5-78, 6-95, 7-113, 8-135, 9-148, 10-175 (80.1 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pollard	22	7	43	4	1	3
Cranston	13	3	32	2	-	-
Roberts	24	11	37	1	-	-
Greenwood	16	5	40	2	-	-
Ikin	5.1	0	7	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> CJP Barnwell made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CJP Barnwell made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> H Gimblett (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> HFT Buse (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> P Greenwood (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> P Greenwood (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in County Championship matches
--> WB Roberts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Somerset first innings (previous best was 6-88)
--> K Cranston reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> WB Roberts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset first innings (previous best was 6-88)
--> K Cranston reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset second innings

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