First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Grace Road, Leicester, May 28, 29, 30, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Essex 4) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Vigar b T.P.B.Smith 86 c R.Smith b Vigar 43 2 F.T.Prentice b T.P.B.Smith 55 not out 151 3 G.S.Watson c Clark b R.Smith 66 c Pearce b Vigar 2 4 M.Tompkin b T.P.B.Smith 49 not out 101 5 V.E.Jackson c Pearce b T.P.B.Smith 30 6 G.Lester not out 81 7 A.Riddington st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 7 8 J.E.Walsh c Pearce b R.Smith 12 9 V.S.Munden st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 4 10 †P.Corrall lbw b R.Smith 13 11 J.Sperry not out 9 Extras b 1, lb 6, w 1 8 b 2, lb 4, w 5 11 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 420 (2 wickets, declared) 308 FoW (1): 1-125, 2-168, 3-249, 4-272, 5-314, 6-330, 7-349, 8-356, 9-385 FoW (2): 1-94, 2-98 ESSEX 1 H.P.Crabtree c Lester b Sperry 2 (2) c and b Walsh 38 2 T.C.Dodds c Munden b Sperry 157 (1) b Walsh 51 3 S.J.Cray run out 7 st Corrall b Walsh 14 4 F.H.Vigar b Walsh 0 b Walsh 23 5 L.S.Clark b Walsh 9 lbw b Walsh 7 6 *T.N.Pearce c Walsh b Prentice 93 not out 11 7 R.Smith c Corrall b Sperry 71 not out 0 8 T.P.B.Smith lbw b Walsh 10 9 F.H.Rist b Jackson 37 10 †T.H.Wade not out 27 11 F.Appleyard lbw b Jackson 0 Extras b 7, lb 11, w 4 22 b 11, lb 3 14 —— —— 435 (5 wickets) 158 FoW (1): 1-14, 2-48, 3-49, 4-77, 5-264, 6-292, 7-308, 8-391, 9-419, 10-435 FoW (2): 1-78, 2-95, 3-112, 4-134, 5-149 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 56 11 122 3 29 3 72 0 Appleyard 20 3 58 0 3 1 12 0 T.P.B.Smith 48 7 148 6 29 1 111 0 Vigar 19 3 71 0 12 0 49 2 Pearce 2 0 13 0 (6) 2 0 20 0 Crabtree (5) 5 0 33 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 20 3 66 3 7 2 22 0 Munden 13 0 46 0 6 0 29 0 Jackson 37.2 12 77 2 14 4 28 0 Walsh 42 3 141 3 21 3 60 5 Lester 15 1 52 0 8 4 5 0 Riddington 5 1 17 0 Prentice 3 0 14 1 Umpires: A.Mitchison and J.A.Smart. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 420-9 (Lester 81*, Sperry 9*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 435 all out. T.C.Dodds’s 157 took 240 minutes and included 13 fours. 162