FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 10, 12, 13, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Leicestershire 4) ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery c Lester b Jackson 61 not out 50 2 H.P.Crabtree c Prentice b Munden 3 not out 63 3 T.C.Dodds lbw b Walsh 9 4 T.E.Bailey b Walsh 38 5 F.H.Vigar b Lester 12 6 *T.N.Pearce c and b Walsh 22 7 D.R.Wilcox c Corrall b Jackson 36 8 R.Smith lbw b Jackson 4 9 R.M.Taylor not out 35 10 †R.F.T.Paterson b Jackson 0 11 T.H.Wade absent hurt 0 Extras b 14, lb 7 21 b 9, lb 3 12 —— —— 241 (no wicket) 125 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-36, 3-94, 4-133, 5-154, 6-165, 7-170, 8-229, 9-241 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Paterson b Vigar 42 2 F.T.Prentice c Bailey b Vigar 69 3 M.Tompkin b Smith 21 4 W.A.Smith st Paterson b Vigar 13 5 G.S.Watson run out 2 6 V.E.Jackson st Paterson b Vigar 10 7 A.Riddington c Smith b Vigar 5 8 G.Lester not out 37 9 J.E.Walsh c sub b Vigar 77 10 V.S.Munden st Paterson b Vigar 1 11 †P.Corrall c and b Vigar 4 Extras b 6, lb 1, nb 2 9 —— 290 FoW (1): 1-79, 2-117, 3-126, 4-141, 5-157, 6-163, 7-170, 8-285, 9-286, 10-290 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Munden 6 1 15 1 4 1 20 0 Jackson 34.1 12 49 4 7 2 10 0 Riddington 28 13 33 0 (4) 10 4 9 0 Walsh 39 8 94 3 (3) 5 0 25 0 Lester 14 4 29 1 Prentice (5) 8 1 18 0 Smith (6) 4 0 11 0 Watson (7) 2 0 17 0 Berry (8) 1 0 3 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Smith 40 9 102 1 Bailey 16 3 49 0 Dodds 2 1 2 0 Vigar 37.2 2 128 8 Umpires: H.W.Lee and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 190-7 (Wilcox 12*, Taylor 9*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 224-7 (Lester 31*, Walsh 42*). 314