FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

YORKSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Headingley, Leeds, May 25, 27, 28, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Yorkshire 4, Leicestershire 0) YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton b Jackson 111 not out 21 2 W.Barber c Corrall b Tilley 24 not out 12 3 C.Turner c Riddington b Jackson 4 4 H.Beaumont c Tompkin b Tilley 25 5 *A.B.Sellers b Sperry 5 6 T.F.Smailes c and b Jackson 32 7 A.Coxon b Sperry 0 8 †K.Fiddling c Riddington b Sperry 7 9 E.P.Robinson c Howard b Sperry 6 10 W.E.Bowes not out 10 11 A.Booth b Sperry 0 Extras b 4, lb 3, nb 1 8 b 3, lb 1 4 —— —— 232 (no wicket) 37 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-52, 3-116, 4-139, 5-194, 6-197, 7-209, 8-221, 9-223, 10-232 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry b Robinson 103 2 G.S.Watson c Beaumont b Smailes 2 3 F.T.Prentice c Fiddling b Bowes 42 4 M.Tompkin c Smailes b Robinson 38 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Bowes 0 6 A.Riddington lbw b Robinson 0 7 A.L.Gibson c Fiddling b Bowes 4 8 J.Howard b Robinson 0 9 †P.Corrall not out 0 10 J.Sperry c Fiddling b Robinson 0 11 E.W.Tilley c Turner b Bowes 0 Extras b 10, lb 2, nb 2 14 —— 203 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-87, 3-186, 4-199, 5-199, 6-199, 7-203, 8-203, 9-203, 10-203 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 27.2 2 71 5 3 0 18 0 Tilley 18 6 50 2 2 0 9 0 Prentice 12 3 26 0 1w Jackson 27 9 52 3 (3) 1 0 6 0 Riddington 12 3 25 0 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W Bowes 37.1 18 47 4 Smailes 13 3 23 1 Coxon 20 6 40 0 Booth 9 2 30 0 Robinson 25 12 31 5 Hutton 3 0 17 0 Beaumont 3 2 1 0 Umpires: G.M.Lee and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 70-1 (Berry 32*, Prentice 31*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 176-2 (Berry 84*, Tompkin 34*). L.Hutton’s 111 took 255 minutes. G.L.Berry’s 103 took 260 minutes. 132