FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

DERBYSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Derby, May 15, 16, 17, 1946. Leicestershire won by seven wickets. (Points: Derbyshire 4, Leicestershire 12) DERBYSHIRE 1 D.Smith c Corrall b Tilley 11 lbw b Jackson 21 2 A.E.Alderman c and b Tilley 0 b Tilley 2 3 T.S.Worthington not out 147 b Sperry 1 4 A.F.Townsend b Tilley 4 b Walsh 95 5 A.E.G.Rhodes c Tilley b Sperry 0 (6) b Walsh 10 6 C.S.Elliott b Walsh 38 (5) lbw b Walsh 9 7 C.Gladwin b Sperry 32 b Walsh 6 8 *G.F.Hodgkinson c Tompkin b Jackson 24 c Corrall b Prentice 37 9 H.Pope lbw b Jackson 4 c Prentice b Jackson 4 10 †W.Fullwood b Jackson 0 b Walsh 6 11 W.H.Copson b Jackson 0 not out 3 Extras b 10, lb 6 16 b 6, lb 2 8 —— —— 276 202 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-25, 3-31, 4-32, 5-128, 6-210, 7-251, 8-274, 9-274, 10-276 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-11, 3-43, 4-72, 5-88, 6-96, 7-172, 8-193, 9-193, 10-202 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Worthington b Elliott 15 not out 121 2 G.S.Watson lbw b Elliott 45 b Pope 108 3 F.T.Prentice b Copson 16 b Copson 20 4 M.Tompkin b Pope 12 c Fullwood b Rhodes 31 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Copson 0 not out 4 6 A.Riddington c Elliott b Rhodes 50 7 J.Howard c Fullwood b Gladwin 6 8 J.E.Walsh c Fullwood b Worthington 16 9 †P.Corrall lbw b Copson 3 10 E.W.Tilley b Rhodes 2 11 J.Sperry not out 10 Extras b 3, lb 5, nb 1 9 b 8, lb 3, nb 1 12 —— —— 184 (3 wickets) 296 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-74, 3-80, 4-80, 5-103, 6-140, 7-168, 8-168, 9-172, 10-184 FoW (2): 1-190, 2-221, 3-286 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 18 1 34 2 12 0 39 1 Tilley 20 2 72 3 9 0 44 1 Walsh 19 1 73 1 14.2 4 45 5 Jackson 11.2 0 44 4 15 2 56 2 Riddington 10 1 26 0 Prentice 4 2 11 0 (5) 4 1 10 1 Derbyshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Copson 21.2 5 43 3 24 6 62 1 Gladwin 21 6 39 1 (4) 12 3 50 0 Rhodes 13 5 23 2 (2) 22.4 5 60 1 Elliott 9 1 25 2 (6) 12 0 45 0 Pope 11 2 34 1 (3) 14 3 42 1 Worthington 5 1 11 1 (5) 6 2 25 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and Harold Elliott. Toss: Derbyshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 109-5 (Riddington 16*, Howard 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 37-0 (Berry 14*, Watson 17*). T.S.Worthington’s 147 took 210 minutes and included 10 fours. G.L.Berry’s 121 took 265 minutes and included 9 fours and 1 six. G.S.Watson’s 108 took 165 minutes. V.E.Jackson took a hat-trick in the Derbyshire first innings (Pope, Fullwood, Copson). 106