FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WARWICKSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 22, 24, 25, 1946. Warwickshire won by 229 runs. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Leicestershire 0) WARWICKSHIRE 1 J.M.A.Marshall b Jackson 26 2 K.A.Taylor b Walsh 24 (1) b Walsh 20 3 J.S.Ord lbw b Walsh 19 (2) c Jackson b Walsh 62 4 H.E.Dollery c Berry b Lester 144 not out 54 5 *P.Cranmer c Jackson b Walsh 0 st Corrall b Walsh 7 6 W.E.Fantham c Tompkin b Walsh 2 (3) b Sperry 15 7 J.J.Hossell c Berry b Sperry 83 (6) not out 16 8 R.Mead-Briggs not out 44 9 F.R.Mitchell lbw b Walsh 4 10 †C.C.Goodway lbw b Walsh 0 11 W.E.Hollies b Jackson 0 Extras b 16, lb 6 22 b 8, lb 4 12 —— —— 368 (4 wickets, declared) 186 FoW (1): 1-41, 2-71, 3-81, 4-83, 5-83, 6-244, 7-348, 8-367, 9-367, 10-368 FoW (2): 1-67, 2-96, 3-124, 4-138 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Fantham b Mitchell 24 c Ord b Hollies 28 2 G.Lester b Hollies 14 b Mitchell 11 3 F.T.Prentice lbw b Hollies 0 st Goodway b Hollies 4 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Hollies 0 st Goodway b Marshall 31 5 G.S.Watson c Mead-Briggs b Mitchell 10 c Marshall b Hollies 20 6 V.E.Jackson c Cranmer b Mead-Briggs 77 (7) c Goodway b Marshall 0 7 T.A.Chapman lbw b Hollies 9 (6) c Mead-Briggs b Hollies 5 8 A.Riddington lbw b Mitchell 46 not out 9 9 J.E.Walsh c Dollery b Mitchell 1 c Goodway b Marshall 4 10 †P.Corrall c Goodway b Hollies 6 c Marshall b Hollies 1 11 J.Sperry not out 0 c Ord b Marshall 4 Extras b 6, lb 6, nb 1 13 b 4, lb 4 8 —— —— 200 125 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-45, 3-45, 4-45, 5-56, 6-73, 7-135, 8-145, 9-176, 10-200 FoW (2): 1-18, 2-31, 3-76, 4-85, 5-89, 6-100, 7-113, 8-118, 9-120, 10-125 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 28 5 102 1 13 2 38 1 Jackson 30.3 5 69 2 Riddington 21 8 33 0 (4) 19 7 43 0 Walsh 37 5 94 6 (3) 19 2 81 3 Lester 6 0 35 1 Tompkin 1 0 13 0 Prentice (2) 6 0 12 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Mitchell 35 13 69 4 10 2 17 1 Mead-Briggs 21 8 44 1 (3) 5 0 7 0 Hollies 30 13 68 5 (2) 23 3 55 5 Marshall 2 0 6 0 16.4 2 38 4 Fantham (5) 4 4 0 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and D.Davies. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 45-3 (Berry 24*, Watson 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 15-0 (Berry 6*, Lester 8*). 198