First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Fenner’s, Cambridge, May 8, 10, 1948. Leicestershire won by an innings and 115 runs. LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Insole b Bailey 76 2 A.Riddington b Bailey 1 3 G.S.Watson b Bailey 55 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Mills 24 5 V.E.Jackson c Bailey b Griffiths 3 6 W.B.Cornock b Griffiths 26 7 T.A.Chapman c Bailey b Pearsall 9 8 *G.L.Berry not out 51 9 J.E.Walsh lbw b Mills 33 10 †P.Corrall c Bailey b Pryer 10 11 J.Sperry b Pryer 0 Extras b 11, lb 2, w 1, nb 2 16 —— 304 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-107, 3-150, 4-168, 5-172, 6-196, 7-206, 8-265, 9-303, 10-304 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 J.Pepper b Sperry 0 lbw b Sperry 2 2 J.G.Dewes b Walsh 10 b Cornock 0 3 G.H.G.Doggart b Sperry 14 b Sperry 3 4 B.C.Elgood st Corrall b Sperry 21 (5) st Corrall b Walsh 2 5 †D.J.Insole b Sperry 0 (6) run out 8 6 T.W.Tyrwhitt-Drake c Jackson b Walsh 8 (7) c Cornock b Walsh 6 7 *J.M.Mills st Corrall b Walsh 0 (9) c Jackson b Walsh 12 8 B.J.K.Pryer b Walsh 6 b Walsh 4 9 T.E.Bailey not out 12 (4) b Walsh 38 10 R.D.Pearsall lbw b Walsh 0 (11) not out 5 11 W.H.Griffiths lbw b Sperry 10 (10) lbw b Walsh 10 Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 1 11 b 2, lb 5 7 —— —— 92 97 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-28, 3-28, 4-28, 5-41, 6-41, 7-63, 8-67, 9-69, 10-92 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-2, 3-7, 4-13, 5-22, 6-38, 7-49, 8-79, 9-84, 10-97 Cambridge University Bowling O M R W Bailey 32 4 105 3 Griffiths 21 3 57 2 Pearsall 7 2 23 1 Mills 19 3 58 2 Pryer 19 6 45 2 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 17.4 5 36 5 9 2 16 2 Cornock 5 3 7 0 11 2 23 1 Walsh 13 2 38 5 20.3 7 39 6 Lester (4) 8 3 12 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and H.L.Palmer. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Cambridge University (1) 28-2 (Doggart 14*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 122