First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LANCASHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, June 28, 30, July 1, 1947. Lancashire won by five wickets. (Points: Lancashire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry run out 15 c Cranston b Phillipson 10 2 F.T.Prentice c Ikin b Pollard 17 lbw b Pollard 4 3 G.S.Watson c Place b Pollard 39 c Edrich b Pollard 4 4 M.Tompkin c Roberts b Pollard 0 c Washbrook b Pollard 77 5 V.E.Jackson c Barlow b Phillipson 8 lbw b Cranston 22 6 G.Lester c Howard b Pollard 15 not out 89 7 A.Riddington c Ikin b Pollard 4 c Ikin b Phillipson 7 8 J.Howard not out 7 lbw b Pollard 13 9 J.E.Walsh c Pollard b Cranston 19 c Washbrook b Roberts 32 10 †P.Corrall c Roberts b Cranston 8 c Howard b Ikin 18 11 J.Sperry b Roberts 1 b Cranston 0 Extras b 2, lb 5, nb 1 8 b 5, lb 2, nb 6 13 —— —— 141 289 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-41, 3-50, 4-70, 5-93, 6-101, 7-106, 8-130, 9-140, 10-141 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-20, 3-20, 4-103, 5-145, 6-162, 7-203, 8-241, 9-282, 10-289 LANCASHIRE 1 W.Place b Jackson 22 b Lester 30 2 C.Washbrook c Howard b Riddington 4 c Corrall b Walsh 22 3 J.T.Ikin c Watson b Sperry 7 lbw b Walsh 20 4 B.J.Howard c Lester b Sperry 36 c Sperry b Lester 36 5 G.A.Edrich c Corrall b Sperry 55 not out 88 6 *K.Cranston lbw b Walsh 1 lbw b Lester 6 7 W.E.Phillipson b Riddington 14 not out 9 8 R.G.Garlick b Sperry 16 9 R.Pollard c and b Sperry 14 10 †A.Barlow c Sperry b Jackson 13 11 W.B.Roberts not out 5 Extras b 14, lb 7 21 b 6, lb 5, nb 1 12 —— —— 208 (5 wickets) 223 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-33, 3-49, 4-109, 5-111, 6-154, 7-175, 8-179, 9-196, 10-208 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-70, 3-75, 4-167, 5-199 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Phillipson 10 3 25 1 22 4 69 2 Pollard 16 4 57 5 25 4 67 4 Cranston 9 1 18 2 (4) 20.1 6 38 2 Roberts 16.5 9 19 1 (3) 14 2 46 1 Garlick 2 0 9 0 (6) 3 0 15 0 Ikin 2 0 5 0 (5) 14 2 41 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 28 9 57 5 15 3 51 0 Riddington 13 1 35 2 11 3 23 0 Jackson 20.4 6 42 2 (4) 4 0 12 0 Walsh 16 4 41 1 (3) 30.1 5 76 2 Lester 10 4 12 0 18 3 49 3 Umpires: N.Harris and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Lancashire (1) 154-6 (Edrich 53*, Garlick 0*); 2nd day: Lancashire (2) 7-0 (Washbrook 4*, Place 2*). 243