First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Northampton, May 24, 26, 1947. Leicestershire won by ten wickets. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Leicestershire 12) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes b Sperry 2 c Jackson b Walsh 23 2 C.P.Davis st Corrall b Walsh 17 lbw b Walsh 34 3 A.L.Cox c Watson b Jackson 14 lbw b Jackson 1 4 J.E.Timms c Berry b Sperry 29 st Corrall b Walsh 32 5 W.Barron c Watson b Lester 36 b Walsh 31 6 V.Broderick b Walsh 16 b Walsh 2 7 *A.W.Childs-Clarke b Sperry 5 c Riddington b Walsh 7 8 W.T.Nevell c and b Walsh 7 b Lester 0 9 C.B.Clarke lbw b Walsh 8 b Lester 18 10 †K.Fiddling b Walsh 14 b Lester 11 11 E.W.Clark not out 3 not out 7 Extras b 4, lb 3, w 1 8 b 5, lb 7 12 —— —— 159 178 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-34, 3-42, 4-103, 5-103, 6-108, 7-126, 8-137, 9-144, 10-159 FoW (2): 1-56, 2-59, 3-59, 4-120, 5-129, 6-134, 7-137, 8-147, 9-165, 10-178 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Fiddling b Clark 2 not out 35 2 F.T.Prentice c Fiddling b Nevell 6 not out 35 3 G.S.Watson b Cox 84 4 M.Tompkin b Broderick 21 5 V.E.Jackson c Barron b Childs-Clarke 49 6 G.Lester c Fiddling b Clark 19 7 A.Riddington c Barron b Cox 0 8 T.A.Chapman lbw b Clark 15 9 J.E.Walsh c Fiddling b Nevell 30 10 †P.Corrall not out 10 11 J.Sperry c Brookes b Nevell 12 Extras b 8, lb 4, w 2, nb 3 17 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 265 (no wicket) 73 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-16, 3-48, 4-167, 5-167, 6-168, 7-198, 8-221, 9-245, 10-265 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 14 2 27 3 4 1 8 0 Lester 16 5 29 1 (5) 14.4 2 23 3 Jackson 16 3 35 1 16 6 29 1 Walsh 18.1 3 60 5 28 2 89 6 Riddington (2) 3 0 17 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 22 3 60 3 6 0 13 0 Nevell 20 2 67 3 6 0 18 0 Clarke 9 1 37 0 4 0 15 0 Broderick 9 0 43 1 4 0 13 0 Cox 8 0 19 2 3 2 3 0 Childs-Clarke 7 2 15 1 Timms 3 1 7 0 (6) 4 0 8 0 Umpires: G.M.Lee and A.Mitchison. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 216-7 (Lester 19*, Walsh 13*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 153