First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 26, 28, 29, 1947. Gloucestershire won by 71 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Gloucestershire 12) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 *B.O.Allen st Corrall b Jackson 16 c Tompkin b Sperry 2 2 †A.E.Wilson c Walsh b Riddington 5 c Walsh b Riddington 8 3 W.L.Neale st Corrall b Walsh 7 not out 73 4 J.F.Crapp c Jackson b Walsh 48 c Walsh b Riddington 3 5 G.M.Emmett b Walsh 115 not out 103 6 L.M.Cranfield c Walsh b Riddington 15 7 J.K.R.Graveney c Corrall b Sperry 0 8 G.E.E.Lambert st Corrall b Walsh 37 9 C.J.Scott c Riddington b Walsh 1 10 T.W.J.Goddard c Walsh b Riddington 0 11 C.Cook not out 0 Extras b 19, lb 4 23 b 1, lb 7, w 1 9 —— —— 267 (3 wickets, declared) 198 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-33, 3-33, 4-144, 5-191, 6-192, 7-261, 8-267, 9-267, 10-267 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-15, 3-19 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Wilson b Graveney 46 lbw b Goddard 24 2 A.Riddington b Cook 68 b Cook 15 3 G.S.Watson lbw b Cook 0 b Goddard 2 4 M.Tompkin c Wilson b Scott 17 c Lambert b Cook 58 5 F.T.Prentice c Cook b Goddard 35 c and b Cook 0 6 V.E.Jackson b Goddard 17 lbw b Cook 27 7 G.Lester lbw b Goddard 1 b Goddard 29 8 H.G.Pickering b Cook 0 c Scott b Cook 0 9 J.E.Walsh c Crapp b Cook 0 c Graveney b Goddard 23 10 †P.Corrall c Cook b Goddard 4 lbw b Goddard 6 11 J.Sperry not out 7 not out 0 Extras b 3, lb 8 11 b 1, lb 3 4 —— —— 206 188 FoW (1): 1-72, 2-79, 3-103, 4-175, 5-183, 6-184, 7-195, 8-195, 9-195, 10-206 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-42, 3-42, 4-47, 5-116, 6-146, 7-146, 8-175, 9-187, 10-188 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 21 3 53 1 21 6 44 1 Riddington 12.5 4 19 3 12 3 32 2 Jackson 27 11 52 1 19 4 45 0 Walsh 28 4 96 5 9 0 23 0 Lester 8 2 24 0 5 1 19 0 Prentice 1 1 0 0 6 0 26 0 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 18 2 51 0 4 1 18 0 Scott 16 1 62 1 4 0 13 0 Graveney 3 3 0 1 Cook 18 6 57 4 23 4 87 5 Goddard 18.1 6 25 4 (3) 23.1 6 66 5 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and H.Elliott. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 88-2 (Riddington 24*, Tompkin 7*); 2nd day: Gloucestershire (2) 3-1 (Wilson 0*). 306