First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

YORKSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, August 4, 5, 6, 1948. Leicestershire won by 66 runs. (Points: Yorkshire 0, Leicestershire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Coxon b Wardle 26 lbw b Aspinall 15 2 G.S.Watson st Brennan b Smailes 33 b Smailes 46 3 F.T.Prentice lbw b Aspinall 32 lbw b Smailes 6 4 M.Tompkin st Brennan b Halliday 64 b Aspinall 17 5 V.E.Jackson c Lester b Wardle 56 c Brennan b Aspinall 4 6 J.Howard c and b Wardle 0 not out 24 7 W.B.Cornock b Coxon 38 c Brennan b Smailes 9 8 J.E.Walsh c Coxon b Wardle 32 c Lester b Smailes 18 9 V.S.Munden b Smailes 2 c and b Wardle 15 10 †P.Corrall c sub b Wardle 2 c Watson b Wardle 0 11 J.Sperry not out 4 Extras b 9, lb 2 11 b 7, lb 6, w 2, nb 1 16 —— —— 300 (9 wickets, declared) 170 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-60, 3-135, 4-196, 5-199, 6-224, 7-279, 8-281, 9-284, 10-300 FoW (2): 1-41, 2-58, 3-87, 4-96, 5-103, 6-117, 7-142, 8-165, 9-170 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton b Walsh 28 not out 99 2 W.Watson st Corrall b Walsh 9 c Howard b Sperry 20 3 J.V.Wilson c Corrall b Sperry 4 (7) c Prentice b Jackson 1 4 *N.W.D.Yardley c Jackson b Walsh 4 (3) c Tompkin b Jackson 19 5 E.I.Lester st Corrall b Walsh 4 (4) st Corrall b Walsh 11 6 A.Coxon b Jackson 11 (9) st Corrall b Walsh 3 7 T.F.Smailes c Walsh b Sperry 60 (6) c Cornock b Jackson 2 8 R.Aspinall not out 60 (5) b Jackson 21 9 H.Halliday b Sperry 0 absent hurt 0 10 J.H.Wardle c Prentice b Sperry 10 (8) run out 8 11 †D.V.Brennan c Corrall b Walsh 3 (10) c Jackson b Walsh 6 Extras b 10, lb 1 11 b 8, lb 2 10 —— —— 204 200 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-41, 3-45, 4-49, 5-49, 6-67, 7-152, 8-154, 9-178, 10-204 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-80, 3-98, 4-139, 5-143, 6-147, 7-161, 8-172, 9-200 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Aspinall 19 2 54 1 22 7 37 3 1w Coxon 19.2 4 34 1 13 5 20 0 Wardle 44 12 125 5 (5) 16.2 8 29 2 Smailes 19 5 39 2 (3) 29 8 58 4 1w,1nb Halliday 11 5 28 1 Yardley 5 1 9 0 (4) 3 0 10 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 29 6 60 4 10 2 32 1 Cornock 8 0 24 0 6 1 18 0 Walsh 33.4 6 90 5 (4) 19.1 2 57 3 Jackson 16 7 16 1 (3) 23 1 83 4 Munden 3 1 3 0 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 20-0 (Hutton 12*, Watson 8*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 89-3 (Tompkin 8*, Jackson 2*). 336