FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Ashley Down Ground, Bristol, July 13, 15, 16, 1946. Gloucestershire won by an innings and 112 runs. (Points: Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry lbw b Barnett 20 c Emmett b Cook 15 2 G.Lester b Goddard 52 c Allen b Goddard 28 3 F.T.Prentice c Wilson b Cook 16 b Cook 7 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Goddard 6 c Hammond b Cook 52 5 G.S.Watson c Lambert b Goddard 13 c Crapp b Goddard 6 6 V.E.Jackson run out 0 c Hammond b Cook 3 7 A.Riddington b Goddard 42 c Crapp b Cook 5 8 J.M.Josephs c Scott b Cook 0 lbw b Goddard 5 9 J.E.Walsh c Hammond b Cook 42 not out 3 10 †P.Corrall not out 21 c Lambert b Cook 0 11 J.Sperry b Goddard 0 b Cook 0 Extras b 1, lb 4, w 6, nb 1 12 b 6, lb 5 11 —— —— 224 135 FoW (1): 1-36, 2-61, 3-74, 4-105, 5-105, 6-111, 7-116, 8-189, 9-224, 10-224 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-30, 3-108, 4-108, 5-111, 6-125, 7-127, 8-134, 9-135, 10-135 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett b Sperry 26 2 †A.E.Wilson c Corrall b Riddington 46 3 W.L.Neale lbw b Riddington 22 4 G.E.E.Lambert b Walsh 17 5 *W.R.Hammond c Walsh b Sperry 113 6 J.F.Crapp b Walsh 97 7 B.O.Allen c Watson b Riddington 41 8 G.M.Emmett not out 73 9 C.J.Scott c Prentice b Walsh 15 10 T.W.J.Goddard 11 C.Cook Extras b 15, lb 5, w 1 21 —— (8 wickets, declared) 471 FoW (1): 1-32, 2-80, 3-113, 4-115, 5-308, 6-335, 7-437, 8-471 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 17 5 41 0 (3) 2 1 1 0 Scott 19 3 62 0 5 0 13 0 Barnett 9 4 7 1 (1) 3 1 13 0 Goddard 37.5 19 65 5 (5) 22 7 39 3 Cook 27 13 37 3 (4) 22.3 10 54 7 Hammond (6) 2 1 4 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 27 0 102 2 Jackson 21 3 72 0 Riddington 53 14 104 3 Walsh 47.4 9 132 3 Lester 3 0 22 0 Josephs 3 0 18 0 Umpires: N.Kilner and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 82-2 (Wilson 31*, Lambert 1*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 102-2 (Lester 26*, Tompkin 48*). W.R.Hammond’s 113 took 135 minutes and included 10 fours and 1 six. 249