First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 2, 4, 5, 1947. Northamptonshire won by six wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Northamptonshire 12) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Watson b Sperry 210 c Lester b Sperry 0 2 C.P.Davis c Walsh b Sperry 14 c Walsh b Jackson 0 3 B.W.Cornelius st Corrall b Walsh 0 (6) not out 9 4 A.L.Cox c Berry b Lester 2 (3) not out 41 5 V.Broderick c Jackson b Walsh 15 (4) c Corrall b Sperry 5 6 J.Webster lbw b Walsh 1 7 E.Davis lbw b Riddington 104 (5) b Sperry 18 8 *A.W.Childs-Clarke st Corrall b Walsh 68 9 C.B.Clarke b Jackson 4 10 †K.Fiddling c Corrall b Walsh 10 11 R.W.Clarke not out 6 Extras b 7, lb 14 21 lb 2 2 —— —— 455 (4 wickets) 75 FoW (1): 1-30, 2-31, 3-46, 4-72, 5-78, 6-337, 7-385, 8-392, 9-436, 10-455 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-1, 3-16, 4-61 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c C.B.Clarke b Webster 16 lbw b Cox 102 2 A.Riddington c and b C.B.Clarke 49 b R.W.Clarke 5 3 G.S.Watson c and b R.W.Clarke 22 lbw b Webster 0 4 M.Tompkin lbw b C.B.Clarke 47 c Fiddling b Webster 10 5 V.E.Jackson c Cox b R.W.Clarke 24 b C.B.Clarke 17 6 F.T.Prentice c Cox b R.W.Clarke 23 c R.W.Clarke b Webster 67 7 G.Lester b R.W.Clarke 9 b Broderick 40 8 L.A.Hales b C.B.Clarke 3 lbw b Broderick 11 9 J.E.Walsh c Childs-Clarke b C.B.Clarke 15 c Cornelius b C.B.Clarke 21 10 †P.Corrall c R.W.Clarke b C.B.Clarke 2 b Broderick 21 11 J.Sperry not out 0 not out 8 Extras b 5, lb 8, nb 1 14 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 224 305 FoW (1): 1-31, 2-54, 3-136, 4-145, 5-171, 6-195, 7-206, 8-208, 9-217, 10-224 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-6, 3-16, 4-60, 5-174, 6-238, 7-252, 8-259, 9-293, 10-305 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 30 4 66 2 12.4 4 37 3 Riddington 29 7 47 1 Walsh 44.4 5 157 5 7 0 22 0 Lester 20 2 71 1 Jackson 15 3 40 1 (2) 6 1 14 1 Prentice 4 0 15 0 Hales 10 1 38 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W R.W.Clarke 27 9 56 4 30 7 102 1 Webster 18 5 51 1 17 5 35 3 Broderick 7 0 18 0 (4) 21.2 8 34 3 C.B.Clarke 21.4 2 69 5 (3) 28 7 89 2 Cox 6 1 16 0 (6) 7 1 31 1 Childs-Clarke (5) 7 3 11 0 Umpires: B.Flint and P.Holmes. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 395-8 (Childs-Clarke 31*, Fiddling 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 21-3 (Berry 3*, Jackson 2*). D.Brookes’s 210 took 330 minutes and included 14 fours. E.Davis’s 104 took 180 minutes and included 9 fours. 323