First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v KENT Played at Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray, May 29, 31, June 1, 1948. Kent won by 86 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Kent 12) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Jackson 55 b Jackson 13 2 A.E.Fagg lbw b Jackson 97 not out 102 3 L.E.G.Ames c Cornock b Jackson 0 st Corrall b Jackson 7 4 *B.H.Valentine c Cornock b Jackson 0 b Walsh 4 5 P.Hearn b Walsh 15 c and b Jackson 1 6 B.R.Edrich lbw b Jackson 22 b Sperry 14 7 †T.G.Evans c Tompkin b Walsh 12 c Riddington b Jackson 17 8 W.Murray-Wood st Corrall b Walsh 30 c Corrall b Sperry 4 9 R.R.Dovey lbw b Walsh 0 10 D.V.P.Wright c Jackson b Walsh 4 11 F.Ridgway not out 1 Extras b 23, lb 5 28 b 12, lb 5, w 1 18 —— —— 264 (7 wickets, declared) 180 FoW (1): 1-142, 2-142, 3-142, 4-191, 5-195, 6-215, 7-254, 8-258, 9-260, 10-264 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-62, 3-75, 4-80, 5-129, 6-162, 7-180 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Edrich b Wright 35 b Wright 3 2 G.Lester b Ridgway 5 st Evans b Wright 6 3 F.T.Prentice lbw b Edrich 13 c Edrich b Dovey 73 4 M.Tompkin b Edrich 55 c Ames b Ridgway 6 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Ridgway 27 c Fagg b Wright 1 6 G.S.Watson c Valentine b Dovey 34 c Evans b Wright 7 7 W.B.Cornock c and b Wright 14 c Fagg b Edrich 8 8 A.Riddington c Ridgway b Wright 2 c Fagg b Wright 4 9 J.E.Walsh b Wright 1 b Ridgway 20 10 †P.Corrall not out 0 b Edrich 26 11 J.Sperry c Evans b Wright 1 not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 1, nb 1 7 b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 1 10 —— —— 194 164 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-35, 3-82, 4-124, 5-152, 6-181, 7-189, 8-193, 9-193, 10-194 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-15, 3-30, 4-31, 5-41, 6-63, 7-67, 8-119, 9-154, 10-164 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 16 6 16 0 17 2 40 2 Cornock 7 1 12 0 5 1 16 0 Jackson 34 18 49 5 27 5 56 4 Walsh 29.3 2 114 5 16 1 50 1 Lester 3 0 16 0 Riddington 11 3 29 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 17 3 45 2 12 3 27 2 Todd 5 1 9 0 3 1 2 0 Wright 27.1 6 73 5 18 3 63 5 Edrich 9 3 19 2 (5) 6 1 20 2 Dovey 25 9 41 1 (4) 11.4 3 23 1 Murray-Wood (6) 4 0 19 0 Umpires: A.Lockett and C.F.Root. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 39-2 (Berry 12*, Tompkin 4*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 68-2 (Fagg 35*, Valentine 2*). 173