First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WORCESTERSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Chester Road North, Kidderminster, May 10, 12, 13, 1947. Worcestershire won by 150 runs. (Points: Worcestershire 12, Leicestershire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Prentice b Jackson 24 c Walsh b Sperry 10 2 F.Cooper c Walsh b Jackson 18 (6) b Walsh 0 3 D.Kenyon b Walsh 21 (2) c Corrall b Jackson 20 4 *A.F.T.White lbw b Jackson 4 b Walsh 36 5 R.E.Bird not out 50 (3) c Walsh b Jackson 8 6 R.Howorth lbw b Walsh 0 (5) b Lester 77 7 J.W.A.Stephenson b Walsh 12 lbw b Jackson 8 8 †H.Yarnold run out 4 b Jackson 6 9 R.O.Jenkins c Tompkin b Jackson 21 not out 56 10 R.T.D.Perks b Walsh 0 not out 11 11 P.F.Jackson c Riddington b Walsh 0 Extras b 4, lb 11 15 b 7, lb 6 13 —— —— 169 (8 wickets, declared) 245 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-56, 3-68, 4-92, 5-92, 6-114, 7-125, 8-169, 9-169, 10-169 FoW (2): 1-19, 2-36, 3-57, 4-75, 5-77, 6-94, 7-118, 8-217 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Howorth b Perks 2 c Kenyon b Perks 15 2 F.T.Prentice c Jenkins b Stephenson 57 lbw b Howorth 11 3 G.S.Watson c and b Perks 12 st Yarnold b Jenkins 21 4 M.Tompkin b Perks 0 c E.Cooper b Howorth 10 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Perks 0 c Bird b Jenkins 13 6 G.Lester b Perks 8 c Kenyon b Jackson 1 7 A.Riddington c Yarnold b Jackson 38 b Jackson 2 8 J.Howard st Yarnold b Jackson 2 b Jenkins 2 9 J.E.Walsh b Perks 14 c Bird b Howorth 4 10 †P.Corrall not out 20 not out 1 11 J.Sperry c Perks b Jackson 6 b Howorth 4 Extras b 3, lb 8, w 1 12 b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 9 —— —— 171 93 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-24, 3-24, 4-24, 5-38, 6-106, 7-122, 8-132, 9-148, 10-171 FoW (2): 1-20, 2-30, 3-50, 4-61, 5-62, 6-68, 7-76, 8-81, 9-87, 10-93 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 6 0 11 0 12 3 26 1 Lester 17 3 40 0 13 2 53 1 Jackson 16 6 30 4 21 9 49 4 Walsh 28 6 73 5 21 3 94 2 Riddington (5) 2 0 10 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 26 8 68 6 6 4 7 1 Stephenson 24 7 51 1 4 1 15 0 Howorth 11 1 26 0 (4) 14.3 5 18 4 Jackson 13 5 14 3 (3) 22 10 21 2 Jenkins (5) 15 6 23 3 Umpires: B.Flint and N.Harris. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 40-5 (Prentice 11*, Riddington 1*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 245-8 (Jenkins 56*, Perks 1*). 127