FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

LEICESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 17, 19, 20, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Essex 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry b Vigar 38 2 F.T.Prentice b Vigar 22 c Wilcox b Vigar 15 3 G.Lester lbw b Vigar 68 (7) not out 16 4 M.Tompkin c Smith b Vigar 60 (6) b Smith 17 5 W.A.Smith b Smith 27 c Pearce b Smith 0 6 V.E.Jackson b Vigar 19 (3) c Bailey b Pearce 47 7 A.Riddington b Bailey 37 (4) b Smith 6 8 G.S.Watson b Vigar 8 (1) run out 27 9 J.E.Walsh c Dodds b Vigar 74 (8) c Taylor b Avery 5 10 V.S.Munden b Vigar 6 (9) not out 0 11 †P.Corrall not out 5 Extras b 9, lb 5, nb 2 16 lb 6 6 —— —— 380 (7 wickets) 139 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-80, 3-186, 4-197, 5-239, 6-243, 7-256, 8-318, 9-361, 10-380 FoW (2): 1-36, 2-46, 3-59, 4-59, 5-111, 6-120, 7-139 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Jackson 0 2 H.P.Crabtree b Walsh 38 3 T.C.Dodds c Smith b Jackson 46 4 T.E.Bailey c Walsh b Prentice 58 5 F.H.Vigar b Jackson 11 6 *T.N.Pearce b Walsh 12 7 D.R.Wilcox c Jackson b Walsh 55 8 R.Smith lbw b Jackson 4 9 R.M.Taylor not out 66 10 R.F.T.Paterson lbw b Walsh 4 11 †T.H.Wade lbw b Walsh 39 Extras b 12, lb 14, w 1 27 —— 360 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-71, 3-105, 4-143, 5-162, 6-210, 7-216, 8-263, 9-283, 10-360 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Smith 60 25 108 1 16 5 38 3 Bailey 17 3 67 1 4 0 26 0 Dodds 1 0 1 0 Vigar 54.4 9 169 8 (3) 7 0 31 1 Paterson 6 0 19 0 Avery (4) 9 1 28 1 Pearce (5) 2 2 0 1 Wilcox (6) 3 1 10 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Munden 17 5 29 0 Jackson 51 19 84 4 Walsh 54.2 12 145 5 Lester 19 12 16 0 Riddington 21 7 33 0 Prentice 13 7 26 1 Umpires: B.Flint and N.Kilner. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 28-1 (Crabtree 18*, Dodds 5*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 299-9 (Taylor 46*, Wade 3*). 334