First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

DERBYSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston, June 18, 19, 20, 1947. Derbyshire won by an innings and 105 runs. (Points: Derbyshire 12, Leicestershire 0) DERBYSHIRE 1 A.E.Alderman c Walsh b Riddington 7 2 A.F.Townsend c Walsh b Sperry 16 3 C.S.Elliott b Jackson 69 4 T.S.Worthington c Lester b Walsh 130 5 †D.Smith c Corrall b Prentice 49 6 G.H.Pope c and b Jackson 8 7 A.C.Revill c Howard b Walsh 18 8 *E.J.Gothard lbw b Walsh 1 9 C.Gladwin not out 9 10 A.E.G.Rhodes c Tompkin b Jackson 0 11 W.H.Copson b Jackson 11 Extras b 5, lb 4 9 —— 327 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-43, 3-177, 4-266, 5-279, 6-299, 7-306, 8-307, 9-308, 10-327 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry lbw b Pope 7 c Smith b Pope 1 2 F.T.Prentice c Townsend b Pope 6 c Pope b Copson 2 3 G.Lester b Pope 0 c and b Pope 1 4 M.Tompkin b Pope 8 lbw b Copson 61 5 V.E.Jackson b Gladwin 12 c and b Pope 28 6 G.S.Watson c Revill b Pope 12 b Pope 0 7 A.Riddington c Rhodes b Pope 33 c Alderman b Gladwin 2 8 J.Howard not out 11 lbw b Copson 0 9 J.E.Walsh c Elliott b Gladwin 0 c Smith b Copson 15 10 †P.Corrall c Smith b Gladwin 3 not out 1 11 J.Sperry c Elliott b Gladwin 11 b Copson 4 Extras w 1 1 lb 3 3 —— —— 104 118 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-10, 3-17, 4-28, 5-42, 6-68, 7-84, 8-84, 9-92, 10-104 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-67, 5-67, 6-80, 7-89, 8-111, 9-114, 10-118 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 27 7 61 1 Riddington 12 4 25 1 Jackson 29.4 4 76 4 Walsh 22 2 90 3 Lester 23 7 51 0 Prentice 4 1 15 1 Derbyshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Copson 11 2 31 0 17.1 4 21 5 Pope 16 4 30 6 14 3 40 4 Gladwin 14.3 4 38 4 (4) 11 4 27 1 Rhodes 1 0 4 0 (3) 7 1 27 0 Umpires: A.Mitchison and J.Tranter. Toss: Derbyshire Close of Play: 1st day: Derbyshire (1) 131-2 (Elliott 49*, Worthington 53*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 26-3 (Tompkin 14*, Jackson 7*). T.S.Worthington’s 130 included 19 fours. 211