First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

SOMERSET v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Agricultural Showgrounds, Frome, July 17, 19, 20, 1948. Somerset won by 166 runs. (Points: Somerset 12, Leicestershire 0) SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett c Corrall b Sperry 119 c Watson b Walsh 50 2 E.Hill c Cornock b Sperry 14 st Corrall b Jackson 21 3 M.Coope c Sperry b Walsh 40 b Walsh 8 4 H.F.T.Buse b Walsh 8 not out 89 5 *G.E.S.Woodhouse c and b Walsh 61 lbw b Sperry 3 6 J.Lawrence lbw b Walsh 0 (7) c Howard b Jackson 18 7 G.R.Langdale b Lester 36 (6) c Corrall b Sperry 12 8 M.F.Tremlett b Walsh 5 b Jackson 4 9 H.W.Stephenson c Jackson b Walsh 2 10 †W.T.Luckes b Lester 3 11 H.L.Hazell not out 1 Extras b 15, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 18 b 18, lb 2, w 1 21 —— —— 307 (7 wickets, declared) 226 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-115, 3-143, 4-222, 5-228, 6-283, 7-297, 8-297, 9-301, 10-307 FoW (2): 1-77, 2-82, 3-108, 4-125, 5-151, 6-195, 7-226 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry st Luckes b Lawrence 29 b Lawrence 40 2 G.Lester hit wkt b Lawrence 56 c Luckes b Tremlett 1 3 G.S.Watson c Tremlett b Hazell 3 lbw b Lawrence 25 4 M.Tompkin b Lawrence 2 b Langdale 53 5 V.E.Jackson c Lawrence b Hazell 15 b Lawrence 8 6 W.B.Cornock b Lawrence 0 lbw b Lawrence 10 7 J.M.Josephs c Woodhouse b Lawrence 4 b Langdale 1 8 J.Howard c Tremlett b Buse 16 run out 5 9 J.E.Walsh b Tremlett 47 b Langdale 0 10 †P.Corrall c and b Tremlett 4 not out 18 11 J.Sperry not out 12 b Lawrence 1 Extras b 5, lb 8 13 b 4 4 —— —— 201 166 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-61, 3-66, 4-105, 5-106, 6-116, 7-131, 8-185, 9-187, 10-201 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-51, 3-82, 4-98, 5-126, 6-137, 7-144, 8-144, 9-165, 10-166 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 19 5 37 2 1nb 26 5 68 2 Cornock 16 2 50 0 12 3 20 0 1w Walsh 29 7 93 6 (4) 17 0 52 2 Jackson 21 4 68 0 (3) 6.1 0 36 3 Josephs 4 0 17 0 Lester 7 0 24 2 (5) 4 0 29 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Tremlett 13.3 5 38 2 4 1 9 1 Buse 14 3 36 1 4 1 10 0 Lawrence 20 2 75 5 26.1 2 78 5 Hazell 17 7 33 2 (5) 13 4 26 0 Langdale 2 1 6 0 (4) 13 0 39 3 Umpires: D.Davies and E.Robinson. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 176-3 (Gimblett 88*, Woodhouse 16*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 119-3 (Buse 23*, Lawrence 1*). H.Gimblett’s 119 took 160 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 295