First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SOMERSET v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Recreation Ground, Bath, June 21, 23, 24, 1947. Somerset won by 100 runs. (Points: Somerset 12, Leicestershire 0) SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee c Riddington b Walsh 12 c Jackson b Sperry 6 2 H.Gimblett c Jackson b Walsh 58 c Howard b Walsh 35 3 M.Coope b Walsh 5 lbw b Jackson 3 4 A.W.Wellard b Jackson 9 (8) c Howard b Jackson 4 5 H.F.T.Buse c Lester b Walsh 47 (4) c Corrall b Sperry 65 6 J.Lawrence c Prentice b Walsh 31 (5) c Walsh b Lester 11 7 F.L.Angell b Walsh 4 (11) not out 2 8 †W.T.Luckes c Corrall b Jackson 20 (7) lbw b Jackson 0 9 *R.J.O.Meyer c Walsh b Jackson 0 b Jackson 30 10 M.F.Tremlett not out 29 (6) c Corrall b Sperry 1 11 W.H.R.Andrews c Berry b Walsh 18 (10) b Sperry 6 Extras b 13 13 b 7, lb 5 12 —— —— 246 175 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-63, 3-72, 4-92, 5-130, 6-145, 7-192, 8-192, 9-204, 10-246 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-26, 3-77, 4-98, 5-102, 6-103, 7-109, 8-161, 9-170, 10-175 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Luckes b Wellard 15 b Andrews 15 2 F.T.Prentice c Angell b Wellard 4 c Tremlett b Wellard 10 3 G.Lester b Andrews 7 (6) b Tremlett 22 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Tremlett 39 b Tremlett 0 5 V.E.Jackson b Wellard 2 c Coope b Andrews 7 6 G.S.Watson c Gimblett b Buse 3 (3) lbw b Tremlett 34 7 A.Riddington c Wellard b Buse 26 b Tremlett 12 8 J.Howard not out 25 run out 2 9 J.E.Walsh c Gimblett b Tremlett 29 c Gimblett b Wellard 11 10 †P.Corrall lbw b Wellard 18 not out 5 11 J.Sperry b Wellard 0 b Wellard 6 Extras b 3, lb 4, nb 1 8 b 16, lb 4, nb 1 21 —— —— 176 145 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-13, 3-43, 4-49, 5-55, 6-94, 7-104, 8-143, 9-176, 10-176 FoW (2): 1-19, 2-74, 3-74, 4-76, 5-83, 6-108, 7-123, 8-128, 9-136, 10-145 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 14 6 32 0 24.3 4 48 4 Riddington 7 0 24 0 Jackson 26 11 72 3 (2) 24 10 68 4 Walsh 31.1 6 75 7 12 4 33 1 Lester 10 4 24 0 (3) 12 3 14 1 Prentice 3 1 6 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Andrews 10 2 28 1 16 8 20 2 Wellard 19.4 6 26 5 16.5 4 42 3 Buse 15 2 41 2 1nb 2 0 14 0 Tremlett 16 0 66 2 15 3 48 4 1nb Meyer 5 2 7 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and B.Flint. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 143-8 (Howard 13*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 86-5 (Lester 1*, Riddington 3*). 225