First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, June 7, 9, 10, 1947. Gloucestershire won by six wickets. (Points: Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry lbw b Goddard 14 lbw b Cranfield 54 2 F.T.Prentice c Wilson b Lambert 5 st Wilson b Cranfield 48 3 G.S.Watson b Lambert 20 c Scott b Goddard 6 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Goddard 33 b Goddard 3 5 V.E.Jackson c Scott b Goddard 25 c Neale b Goddard 105 6 G.Lester b Goddard 1 b Lambert 18 7 A.Riddington c and b Goddard 20 lbw b Goddard 19 8 T.A.Chapman c Crapp b Goddard 2 c Allen b Goddard 11 9 J.Howard not out 11 b Goddard 10 10 †P.Corrall c Scott b Goddard 4 c Crapp b Goddard 0 11 J.Sperry st Wilson b Goddard 0 not out 13 Extras b 6, lb 1 7 b 11, lb 10 21 —— —— 142 308 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-31, 3-57, 4-87, 5-101, 6-104, 7-111, 8-134, 9-142, 10-142 FoW (2): 1-98, 2-115, 3-117, 4-121, 5-166, 6-235, 7-259, 8-285, 9-285, 10-308 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett not out 228 b Sperry 23 2 *B.O.Allen c Berry b Sperry 7 hit wkt b Lester 33 3 W.L.Neale c Jackson b Riddington 0 c Prentice b Jackson 23 4 J.F.Crapp c Lester b Sperry 1 c Chapman b Jackson 1 5 G.M.Emmett c Prentice b Sperry 42 not out 6 6 T.W.J.Goddard b Lester 13 7 B.H.Lyon b Lester 8 8 †A.E.Wilson lbw b Lester 19 (6) not out 1 9 L.M.Cranfield run out 18 10 G.E.E.Lambert b Riddington 10 11 C.J.Scott b Riddington 4 Extras b 9, lb 4 13 lb 2 2 —— —— 363 (4 wickets) 89 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-16, 3-27, 4-143, 5-193, 6-207, 7-259, 8-313, 9-347, 10-363 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-79, 3-81, 4-86 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 13 3 53 2 21 7 41 1 Barnett 9 2 19 0 5 0 29 0 Goddard 17 7 26 8 (4) 41.3 9 108 7 Cranfield 14 1 37 0 (5) 28 6 76 2 Scott (3) 5 0 33 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 34 9 75 3 8 2 32 1 Riddington 23.4 4 85 3 2 0 16 0 Lester 26 5 71 3 (4) 5 1 16 1 Jackson 32 7 76 0 (3) 11 3 23 2 Prentice 8 1 43 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and C.F.Root. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 143-4 (Barnett 85*, Goddard 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 218-5 (Jackson 57*, Riddington 15*). C.J.Barnett’s 228 took 360 minutes and included 21 fours and 1 six. V.E.Jackson’s 105 took 165 minutes and included 13 fours. 186