First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

LEICESTERSHIRE v WARWICKSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 23, 25, 26, 1947. Leicestershire won by 120 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Warwickshire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Thompson b Hollies 37 b Pritchard 7 2 H.G.Pickering lbw b Cannings 15 c Dollery b Grove 9 3 G.S.Watson c Cannings b Hollies 31 c Dollery b Grove 0 4 M.Tompkin c and b Pritchard 19 lbw b Pritchard 2 5 V.E.Jackson b Pritchard 3 c Ord b Hollies 90 6 G.Lester c Dollery b Hollies 18 lbw b Grove 8 7 L.A.Hales b Grove 62 b Grove 0 8 T.A.Chapman c Cranmer b Hollies 74 lbw b Hollies 13 9 J.E.Walsh b Hollies 13 c Cranmer b Hollies 28 10 †P.Corrall b Grove 0 not out 16 11 J.Sperry not out 0 b Grove 5 Extras b 2, lb 2 4 b 3, lb 6, nb 6 15 —— —— 276 193 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-68, 3-101, 4-105, 5-111, 6-133, 7-259, 8-269, 9-276, 10-276 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-22, 3-25, 4-28, 5-37, 6-41, 7-85, 8-157, 9-189, 10-193 WARWICKSHIRE 1 J.R.Thompson st Corrall b Lester 23 b Walsh 19 2 W.A.Hill b Jackson 48 c and b Walsh 29 3 K.A.Taylor c Corrall b Walsh 3 b Jackson 10 4 J.S.Ord not out 81 lbw b Jackson 4 5 †H.E.Dollery lbw b Walsh 0 lbw b Walsh 0 6 R.Sale st Corrall b Walsh 13 c and b Jackson 7 7 *P.Cranmer st Corrall b Walsh 2 b Walsh 1 8 C.W.C.Grove hit wkt b Walsh 28 lbw b Walsh 14 9 T.L.Pritchard b Walsh 6 c Berry b Walsh 4 10 V.H.D.Cannings run out 0 b Jackson 12 11 W.E.Hollies c and b Jackson 12 not out 9 Extras b 15, lb 6 21 lb 2, w 1 3 —— —— 237 112 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-56, 3-108, 4-113, 5-131, 6-139, 7-199, 8-213, 9-217, 10-237 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-60, 3-60, 4-60, 5-69, 6-72, 7-72, 8-79, 9-92, 10-112 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 24 4 63 2 14 1 54 2 Grove 21.2 0 83 2 14.5 2 43 5 Hollies 36 5 88 5 18 4 65 3 Cannings 12 2 38 1 6 1 16 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 10 1 22 0 10 3 13 0 Jackson 26.5 11 64 2 11.3 2 29 4 Lester 12 2 32 1 (4) 2 2 0 0 Walsh 37 8 98 6 (3) 18 1 67 6 Umpires: P.Holmes and G.M.Lee. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 81-2 (Hill 36*, Ord 16*); 2nd day: Warwickshire (2) 44-1 (Hill 20*, Taylor 3*). 373