First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v DERBYSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 30, 31, August 1, 1947. Leicestershire won by three wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Derbyshire 4) DERBYSHIRE 1 A.F.Townsend c Berry b Sperry 6 (2) run out 5 2 †C.S.Elliott b Sperry 79 (1) c Lester b Sperry 4 3 J.D.Eggar c Jackson b Walsh 105 c Riddington b Walsh 30 4 *E.J.Gothard b Sperry 0 lbw b Walsh 14 5 G.H.Pope b Walsh 47 not out 115 6 A.C.Revill b Sperry 32 st Corrall b Walsh 15 7 A.E.Alderman not out 39 c Jackson b Prentice 4 8 F.E.Marsh b Walsh 6 c and b Riddington 21 9 A.E.G.Rhodes run out 7 c Prentice b Walsh 30 10 C.Gladwin st Corrall b Walsh 1 11 W.H.Copson run out 20 Extras b 8, lb 7 15 b 7, lb 4 11 —— —— 357 (8 wickets, declared) 249 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-155, 3-155, 4-241, 5-241, 6-277, 7-286, 8-313, 9-318, 10-357 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-9, 3-38, 4-89, 5-110, 6-138, 7-181, 8-249 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry lbw b Copson 4 b Copson 7 2 A.Riddington run out 50 c sub b Gladwin 0 3 G.S.Watson c Pope b Rhodes 58 c Revill b Copson 47 4 M.Tompkin st Elliott b Rhodes 31 c Rhodes b Marsh 70 5 F.T.Prentice c sub b Rhodes 19 lbw b Marsh 21 6 V.E.Jackson b Pope 15 not out 120 7 G.Lester c Revill b Rhodes 2 b Copson 47 8 H.G.Pickering c Revill b Rhodes 1 c Marsh b Gladwin 62 9 J.E.Walsh c Marsh b Rhodes 10 not out 5 10 †P.Corrall not out 13 11 J.Sperry c Eggar b Gladwin 1 Extras b 6, lb 6 12 b 7, lb 8 15 —— —— 216 (7 wickets) 394 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-101, 3-116, 4-163, 5-168, 6-176, 7-180, 8-190, 9-209, 10-216 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-22, 3-101, 4-148, 5-155, 6-236, 7-376 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 29 5 99 4 15 0 49 1 Riddington 15 5 21 0 10 2 30 1 Walsh 34.2 2 133 4 26.1 4 85 4 Jackson 23 8 55 0 (5) 15 8 24 0 Lester 10 4 34 0 (4) 10 1 37 0 Prentice (6) 5 1 13 1 Derbyshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Copson 19 6 42 1 29 4 99 3 Pope 12 4 54 1 (4) 16 2 55 0 Gladwin 8.1 1 27 1 (2) 19.3 1 76 2 Rhodes 19 2 73 6 (3) 16 1 74 0 Marsh 6 1 8 0 14 1 62 2 Eggar (6) 2 0 13 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and J.Tranter. Toss: Derbyshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 38-1 (Riddington 20*, Watson 13*); 2nd day: Derbyshire (2) 168-6 (Pope 77*, Marsh 13*). V.E.Jackson’s 120 included 16 fours. 315