First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

LEICESTERSHIRE v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 3, 5, 6, 1924. Match drawn. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 R.H.Catterall lbw b Astill 44 c de Lisle b Geary 3 2 J.M.M.Commaille c Sidwell b Geary 19 c Geary b Astill 7 3 *H.W.Taylor not out 60 b Bale 5 4 A.W.Nourse c Sharp b Geary 2 c Bale b Skelding 32 5 P.A.M.Hands c Sharp b Astill 5 lbw b Skelding 60 6 H.G.Deane c and b Astill 0 c Geary b Skelding 2 7 J.M.Blanckenberg c Fowke b Astill 7 c Sidwell b Skelding 18 8 †T.A.Ward b Astill 12 b Astill 0 9 E.P.Nupen b Bale 0 not out 25 10 C.D.Dixon b Geary 2 b Astill 5 11 C.P.Carter lbw b Geary 0 c Rudd b Astill 2 Extras lb 2 2 b 3, lb 4, nb 1 8 —— —— 153 167 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-72, 3-75, 4-86, 5-86, 6-104, 7-130, 8-131, 9-153, 10-153 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-10, 3-15, 4-33, 5-95, 6-105, 7-130, 8-137, 9-161, 10-167 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.H.Salmon b Dixon 11 b Carter 3 2 A.T.Sharp c Ward b Carter 21 lbw b Nupen 10 3 W.E.Astill c Nupen b Carter 9 c Carter b Nupen 24 4 J.H.King c Ward b Blanckenberg 3 lbw b Nupen 3 5 *G.H.S.Fowke b Blanckenberg 4 b Nupen 9 6 J.A.F.M.P.de Lisle st Ward b Carter 1 st Ward b Blanckenberg 4 7 G.B.F.Rudd b Blanckenberg 6 c Ward b Blanckenberg 0 8 †T.E.Sidwell b Dixon 20 b Carter 17 9 G.Geary not out 9 not out 13 10 F.Bale b Blanckenberg 0 c Deane b Carter 11 11 A.Skelding b Blanckenberg 0 not out 13 Extras b 4, lb 1, nb 1 6 b 6, lb 4, nb 1 11 —— —— 90 (9 wickets) 118 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-43, 3-47, 4-49, 5-50, 6-57, 7-64, 8-89, 9-90, 10-90 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-25, 3-42, 4-45, 5-56, 6-56, 7-64, 8-82, 9-96 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Skelding 3 0 18 0 12 1 43 4 Geary 29.5 11 38 4 17 6 42 1 Astill 28 9 70 5 14.4 5 39 4 1nb Bale 11 0 25 1 13 3 35 1 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Nourse 6 2 5 0 Dixon 15 4 29 2 (1) 12 5 16 0 Nupen 8 4 19 0 17 6 30 4 Carter 11 6 8 3 (2) 16 4 28 3 1nb Blanckenberg 12.5 2 23 5 1nb (4) 14 3 33 2 Umpires: G.H.Watts and W.A.J.West. Toss: South Africans Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 53-1 (Catterall 34*, Taylor 0*); 2nd day: South Africans (2) 10-2 (Commaille 6*).