First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Park Road, Loughborough, May 17, 19, 1947. Leicestershire won by ten wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Nottinghamshire 0) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton b Walsh 33 c Riddington b Jackson 35 2 C.B.Harris c Corrall b Jackson 21 lbw b Walsh 13 3 R.T.Simpson lbw b Walsh 0 st Corrall b Walsh 11 4 J.Hardstaff c Walsh b Jackson 0 c Watson b Walsh 52 5 F.W.Stocks b Jackson 8 b Walsh 0 6 T.B.Reddick c Riddington b Jackson 0 c Chapman b Jackson 43 7 *W.A.Sime b Jackson 2 (8) c Jackson b Lester 13 8 W.Voce c Tompkin b Walsh 19 (7) c and b Walsh 44 9 A.Jepson st Corrall b Walsh 0 c Watson b Jackson 15 10 H.J.Butler not out 2 lbw b Walsh 2 11 †E.A.Meads c Walsh b Jackson 0 not out 2 Extras b 11, lb 3 14 b 11, lb 1 12 —— —— 99 242 FoW (1): 1-60, 2-62, 3-63, 4-66, 5-66, 6-68, 7-79, 8-95, 9-96, 10-99 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-57, 3-91, 4-91, 5-150, 6-175, 7-204, 8-230, 9-240, 10-242 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry st Meads b Reddick 64 not out 9 2 F.T.Prentice b Butler 0 not out 4 3 G.S.Watson c Sime b Voce 23 4 M.Tompkin b Voce 44 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Voce 27 6 G.Lester run out 89 7 A.Riddington lbw b Sime 26 8 T.A.Chapman c Meads b Jepson 38 9 J.E.Walsh b Jepson 2 10 †P.Corrall not out 8 11 J.Sperry Extras b 7, lb 3, nb 1 11 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 332 (no wicket) 13 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-52, 3-131, 4-137, 5-171, 6-229, 7-321, 8-328, 9-332 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 5 2 8 0 11 3 15 0 Lester 8 1 19 0 17 2 48 1 Jackson 18.5 3 34 6 (4) 21.3 7 43 3 Walsh 12 3 24 4 (3) 33 5 111 6 Riddington (5) 5 0 13 0 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 21 2 52 1 3 1 6 0 Jepson 24.5 3 68 2 2.3 0 7 0 Voce 38 5 95 3 Sime 22 4 55 1 Harris 4 1 8 0 Reddick 18 3 43 1 Umpires: D.Hendren and C.F.Root. Toss: Nottinghamshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 277-6 (Lester 69*, Chapman 16*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 139