First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Ashley Down Ground, Bristol, June 19, 21, 1948. Gloucestershire won by ten wickets. (Points: Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Scott b Cook 26 lbw b Barnett 16 2 T.A.Chapman st Wilson b Scott 5 b Barnett 11 3 F.T.Prentice run out 88 c and b Barnett 10 4 M.Tompkin c Allen b Barnett 44 lbw b Barnett 0 5 V.E.Jackson c Wilson b Barnett 0 b Cook 7 6 G.Lester c Wilson b Scott 5 b Cook 12 7 W.B.Cornock b Cranfield 51 lbw b Cook 5 8 J.Howard not out 4 not out 16 9 J.E.Walsh c Wilson b Cranfield 6 c Barnett b Cook 3 10 †P.Corrall c Allen b Cook 0 b Goddard 27 11 J.Sperry c Hale b Cranfield 13 c Crapp b Cranfield 3 Extras b 5, lb 5 10 b 5, lb 2 7 —— —— 252 117 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-52, 3-120, 4-120, 5-137, 6-224, 7-228, 8-238, 9-239, 10-252 FoW (2): 1-29, 2-32, 3-32, 4-45, 5-51, 6-65, 7-66, 8-74, 9-114, 10-117 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c Corrall b Jackson 62 2 G.M.Emmett b Jackson 41 3 †A.E.Wilson c Berry b Cornock 67 4 J.F.Crapp c Corrall b Sperry 85 5 *B.O.Allen c Sperry b Cornock 27 6 T.W.Graveney c and b Cornock 4 7 I.E.Hale b Walsh 22 8 L.M.Cranfield not out 23 (1) not out 1 9 C.J.Scott run out 17 (2) not out 4 10 T.W.J.Goddard b Walsh 1 11 C.Cook b Jackson 3 Extras b 13, lb 2 15 —— —— 367 (no wicket) 5 FoW (1): 1-97, 2-126, 3-228, 4-295, 5-295, 6-301, 7-331, 8-348, 9-350, 10-367 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Barnett 15 5 25 2 25 4 61 4 Scott 18 4 62 2 4 1 11 0 Cranfield 22.4 7 42 3 (5) 2.2 1 2 1 Cook 40 18 59 2 (3) 20 9 28 4 Goddard 21 3 54 0 (4) 3 0 8 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 25 0 101 1 Cornock 16 4 46 3 Jackson 30.1 9 90 3 Walsh 22 1 96 2 Lester 6 0 19 0 Howard (1) 0.3 0 5 0 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and H.Cruice. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 97-1 (Emmett 31*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 224