FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

LANCASHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Stanley Park, Blackpool, July 10, 11, 12, 1946. Lancashire won by ten wickets. (Points: Lancashire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c King b Garlick 42 lbw b Pollard 41 2 G.Lester c Brierley b Pollard 14 b Pollard 5 3 F.T.Prentice c and b Roberts 31 b Pollard 0 4 M.Tompkin c Phillipson b Pollard 31 b Pollard 53 5 G.S.Watson c Fallows b Garlick 42 c Brierley b Pollard 3 6 V.E.Jackson b Roberts 40 c Wharton b Roberts 2 7 A.Riddington c and b Roberts 25 b Pollard 19 8 T.A.Chapman b Pollard 31 lbw b Roberts 7 9 J.E.Walsh c King b Roberts 0 b Roberts 36 10 †P.Corrall not out 14 not out 8 11 J.Sperry b Roberts 0 b Pollard 10 Extras lb 4, w 1, nb 1 6 b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 7 —— —— 276 191 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-67, 3-122, 4-124, 5-196, 6-216, 7-233, 8-237, 9-271, 10-276 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-14, 3-96, 4-103, 5-106, 6-106, 7-134, 8-144, 9-178, 10-191 LANCASHIRE 1 W.Place c Jackson b Walsh 29 not out 22 2 B.P.King c Walsh b Jackson 67 3 G.A.Edrich st Corrall b Walsh 70 4 A.Wharton lbw b Lester 115 5 F.Cooper b Lester 3 (2) not out 33 6 W.E.Phillipson c Tompkin b Sperry 4 7 †T.L.Brierley b Jackson 17 8 R.G.Garlick b Sperry 17 9 R.Pollard c Corrall b Walsh 43 10 W.B.Roberts not out 16 11 *J.A.Fallows st Corrall b Walsh 8 Extras b 12, lb 8 20 b 5 5 —— —— 409 (no wicket) 60 FoW (1): 1-84, 2-118, 3-221, 4-236, 5-243, 6-290, 7-325, 8-359, 9-387, 10-409 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 25 6 93 3 27.4 6 89 7 Phillipson 11 1 27 0 9 1 31 0 Roberts 28.4 6 79 5 25 7 49 3 Garlick 14 3 57 2 7 2 15 0 Wharton 3 0 14 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 28 4 77 2 4 1 7 0 Jackson 29 4 83 2 3 0 7 0 Riddington 26 3 41 0 Walsh 35.3 5 128 4 (3) 8 1 19 0 Lester 20 6 60 2 (4) 7.1 1 22 0 Umpires: C.Bentley and F.Chester. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Lancashire (1) 142-2 (Edrich 30*, Wharton 5*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 144-8 (Walsh 8*, Corrall 0*). A.Wharton’s 115 took 230 minutes and included 12 fours. 242