FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Northampton, August 3, 5, 6, 1946. Leicestershire won by an innings and 92 runs. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Leicestershire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Greenwood b Webster 5 2 F.T.Prentice c Davis b Webster 112 3 M.Tompkin c Barron b Partridge 84 4 G.S.Watson c Webster b Clarke 4 5 V.E.Jackson c Partridge b Webster 64 6 A.Riddington not out 104 7 T.A.Chapman b Nevell 10 8 J.Howard b Nevell 6 9 J.E.Walsh c Clarke b Robinson 41 10 †P.Corrall 11 V.S.Munden Extras b 17, lb 6 23 —— (8 wickets, declared) 453 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-149, 3-156, 4-219, 5-337, 6-353, 7-376, 8-453 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes not out 80 b Jackson 1 2 C.P.Davis c Corrall b Munden 5 c Walsh b Riddington 31 3 E.W.Whitfield c Corrall b Walsh 9 b Walsh 31 4 J.E.Timms b Walsh 9 c Corrall b Jackson 48 5 W.Barron c Corrall b Jackson 29 c Chapman b Walsh 2 6 †H.W.Greenwood b Walsh 0 lbw b Walsh 20 7 *J.Webster b Walsh 0 lbw b Walsh 2 8 R.J.Partridge c Prentice b Jackson 2 b Jackson 1 9 W.T.Nevell b Walsh 12 c Berry b Walsh 16 10 C.B.Clarke lbw b Walsh 7 not out 15 11 A.G.Robinson c and b Munden 2 st Corrall b Walsh 2 Extras b 13, lb 2 15 b 19, lb 2, w 1 22 —— —— 170 191 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-43, 3-61, 4-112, 5-113, 6-122, 7-128, 8-141, 9-167, 10-170 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-51, 3-111, 4-123, 5-123, 6-125, 7-128, 8-167, 9-179, 10-191 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Webster 17 1 57 3 Partridge 30 3 95 1 Nevell 32 4 95 2 Robinson 15.5 0 63 1 Clarke 29 6 93 1 Timms 8 1 22 0 Whitfield 2 1 5 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Jackson 22 8 31 2 (2) 22 8 34 3 Munden 8.4 1 24 2 (1) 8 0 31 0 Walsh 28 3 88 6 25.2 2 82 6 Riddington 9 4 12 0 14 8 9 1 Prentice (5) 4 2 13 0 Umpires: C.Bentley and J.Tranter. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 325-4 (Jackson 63*, Riddington 44*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 77-2 (Whitfield 23*, Timms 18*). F.T.Prentice’s 112 included 10 fours. 300