First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Northampton, July 31, August 2, 3, 1948. Leicestershire won by 182 runs. (Points: Northamptonshire 4, Leicestershire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Fiddling b Webster 26 b Clarke 92 2 G.S.Watson b Clarke 13 b Nutter 18 3 F.T.Prentice lbw b Webster 22 c Fiddling b Nutter 78 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Nutter 5 not out 84 5 V.E.Jackson b Clarke 16 b Nutter 2 6 G.Lester hit wkt b Clarke 3 7 W.B.Cornock not out 14 (6) c Fiddling b Webster 8 8 J.E.Walsh c Nutter b Webster 8 (7) not out 10 9 V.S.Munden c Nutter b Webster 1 10 †P.Corrall b Nutter 4 11 J.Sperry c Fiddling b Nutter 0 Extras b 9, lb 3, nb 3 15 b 13, nb 4 17 —— —— 127 (5 wickets, declared) 309 FoW (1): 1-35, 2-55, 3-66, 4-94, 5-98, 6-98, 7-112, 8-114, 9-127, 10-127 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-189, 3-199, 4-211, 5-259 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes b Sperry 1 c Watson b Sperry 6 2 C.P.Davis c Prentice b Walsh 16 (5) run out 4 3 N.Oldfield c Cornock b Munden 66 (2) c sub b Sperry 4 4 W.Barron b Walsh 17 (3) c Cornock b Walsh 18 5 V.Broderick b Walsh 0 (4) c Cornock b Walsh 15 6 A.E.Nutter c Corrall b Walsh 22 lbw b Walsh 4 7 J.Webster run out 2 b Walsh 5 8 *A.W.Childs-Clarke b Walsh 1 lbw b Walsh 9 9 R.W.Clarke b Walsh 9 c sub b Walsh 15 10 †K.Fiddling b Walsh 7 not out 4 11 R.G.Garlick not out 15 b Sperry 0 Extras b 4 4 b 10 10 —— —— 160 94 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-43, 3-81, 4-85, 5-119, 6-123, 7-126, 8-126, 9-135, 10-160 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-15, 3-40, 4-44, 5-49, 6-60, 7-67, 8-74, 9-85, 10-94 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Nutter 10.5 2 27 3 28 7 89 3 Clarke 17 2 57 3 29 6 74 1 Webster 18 4 28 4 (4) 26 9 55 1 Broderick (3) 24 10 59 0 Garlick (5) 12 5 15 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 8 3 20 1 10.1 3 14 3 Cornock 8 2 21 0 4 1 9 0 Walsh 25 5 66 7 26 9 42 6 Jackson 10 1 20 0 15 5 13 0 Munden 14 1 29 1 8 5 6 0 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and H.G.Baldwin. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (2) 4-0 (Berry 2*, Watson 2*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 309-5 (Tompkin 84*, Walsh 10*). 323