First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 24, 26, 27, 1948. Leicestershire won by six wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge c Watson b Walsh 67 b Sperry 2 2 H.W.Parks c Howard b Jackson 81 c Watson b Jackson 28 3 C.Oakes c Lester b Cornock 16 (4) b Jackson 42 4 G.Cox run out 1 (7) c Jackson b Walsh 15 5 J.Langridge c Walsh b Lester 61 (6) c Walsh b Jackson 16 6 P.D.S.Blake c Corrall b Jackson 17 (5) c Cornock b Walsh 9 7 †S.C.Griffith c Jackson b Walsh 5 (8) c and b Jackson 5 8 J.Y.Oakes st Corrall b Sperry 64 (9) b Walsh 38 9 A.E.James not out 5 (3) b Walsh 5 10 D.J.Wood not out 1 c Howard b Walsh 15 11 J.H.Cornford not out 4 Extras b 9, lb 3 12 b 3, w 1 4 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 330 183 FoW (1): 1-137, 2-158, 3-169, 4-182, 5-208, 6-219, 7-315, 8-327 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-31, 3-61, 4-80, 5-92, 6-115, 7-125, 8-125, 9-166, 10-183 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c and b Cox 13 c J.Langridge b Wood 6 2 G.S.Watson c J.G.Langridge b C.Oakes 101 c Cox b Wood 17 3 F.T.Prentice c Wood b Cornford 80 c Blake b C.Oakes 24 4 M.Tompkin lbw b C.Oakes 62 c sub b C.Oakes 26 5 V.E.Jackson c Cornford b James 65 not out 36 6 G.Lester lbw b J.Langridge 2 not out 14 7 W.B.Cornock b Cornford 6 8 J.Howard c J.Y.Oakes b Cornford 13 9 J.E.Walsh c Cox b Wood 27 10 †P.Corrall b Cornford 0 11 J.Sperry not out 4 Extras b 4, lb 10, w 1 15 lb 1, w 1, nb 1 3 —— —— 388 (4 wickets) 126 FoW (1): 1-75, 2-134, 3-254, 4-284, 5-306, 6-313, 7-346, 8-380, 9-380, 10-388 FoW (2): 1-24, 2-25, 3-66, 4-95 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 34 11 50 1 11 3 24 1 Cornock 11 3 37 1 2 1 4 0 Jackson 22 6 58 2 (4) 16 4 55 4 Walsh 28 3 110 2 (3) 24.3 2 96 5 Lester 29 14 63 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 18.3 6 65 1 9 1 22 2 Cornford 25 4 74 4 13 2 28 0 Cox 14 3 49 1 C.Oakes 17 3 71 2 8 1 36 2 James 26 12 61 1 (3) 7 0 25 0 J.Langridge 17 3 37 1 (5) 4 1 11 0 J.Y.Oakes 5 0 16 0 Blake (6) 0.1 0 1 0 Umpires: A.Lockett and K.McCanlis. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 8-0 (Berry 3*, Watson 3*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 22-1 (Parks 16*, James 3*). G.S.Watson’s 101 included 15 fours and 1 six. 312