First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, May 15, 17, 18, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Northamptonshire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Fiddling b R.W.Clarke 6 b Nutter 3 2 A.Riddington run out 7 b R.W.Clarke 27 3 F.T.Prentice c Nutter b Garlick 42 not out 106 4 M.Tompkin b Broderick 40 c Fiddling b R.W.Clarke 0 5 V.E.Jackson c Davis b Broderick 170 b Broderick 36 6 *G.L.Berry lbw b Nutter 16 c Childs-Clarke b Broderick 2 7 G.S.Watson b Nutter 18 b Broderick 11 8 W.B.Cornock lbw b Broderick 2 c Fiddling b R.W.Clarke 17 9 J.E.Walsh c Oldfield b Nutter 18 lbw b C.B.Clarke 5 10 †P.Corrall c Davis b Broderick 18 c Broderick b C.B.Clarke 11 11 J.Sperry not out 0 Extras lb 11 11 b 1, lb 1, nb 1 3 —— —— 348 (9 wickets, declared) 221 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-16, 3-70, 4-128, 5-159, 6-184, 7-187, 8-260, 9-340, 10-348 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-62, 3-62, 4-117, 5-129, 6-144, 7-174, 8-207, 9-221 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 C.B.Clarke c and b Sperry 7 2 †K.Fiddling c Watson b Walsh 38 3 D.Brookes b Sperry 2 (1) not out 70 4 C.P.Davis lbw b Jackson 101 (2) not out 61 5 N.Oldfield c Watson b Walsh 5 6 W.Barron c Berry b Sperry 42 7 A.E.Nutter c Corrall b Sperry 37 8 V.Broderick c Walsh b Lester 24 9 *A.W.Childs-Clarke c Corrall b Jackson 0 10 R.W.Clarke b Walsh 12 11 R.G.Garlick not out 0 Extras b 16, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 21 b 4, lb 4 8 —— —— 289 (no wicket) 139 FoW (1): 1-27, 2-31, 3-60, 4-78, 5-158, 6-250, 7-252, 8-256, 9-289, 10-289 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W R.W.Clarke 22 6 64 1 (2) 19 6 48 3 Nutter 24 3 69 3 (1) 12 0 56 1 Garlick 30 9 79 1 (4) 17 3 43 0 Broderick 30.2 9 70 4 (3) 23 3 67 3 C.B.Clarke 10 0 55 0 2.4 0 4 2 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 28 11 44 4 9 4 6 0 Cornock 13 4 24 0 7 3 15 0 Jackson 39 17 58 2 9 4 28 0 Walsh 30 3 101 3 11 0 41 0 Lester 8.2 0 26 1 (6) 8 1 20 0 Riddington 5 1 15 0 (5) 11 1 21 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and J.A.Smart. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 0-0 (C.B.Clarke 0*, Fiddling 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 37-1 (Riddington 24*, Prentice 8*). V.E.Jackson’s 170 took 245 minutes and included 23 fours. C.P.Davis’s 101 took 225 minutes. 140