First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 7, 9, 10, 1948. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Worcestershire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper b Sperry 0 2 F.Cooper b Sperry 4 3 C.H.Palmer lbw b Walsh 89 4 D.Kenyon b Jackson 19 5 R.O.Jenkins b Munden 75 6 R.Howorth b Walsh 12 7 L.F.Outschoorn c Munden b Walsh 42 8 G.Dews c Watson b Munden 11 9 *A.F.T.White c Watson b Walsh 42 10 R.T.D.Perks c Jackson b Sperry 9 11 †H.Yarnold not out 12 Extras b 11, lb 10 21 —— 336 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-4, 3-39, 4-162, 5-184, 6-249, 7-268, 8-271, 9-292, 10-336 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Dews b Perks 0 not out 32 2 G.S.Watson b Outschoorn 0 c and b Howorth 51 3 F.T.Prentice c and b Perks 20 not out 14 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Jenkins 16 5 V.E.Jackson c Yarnold b Perks 34 6 J.Howard b Howorth 1 7 W.B.Cornock st Yarnold b Jenkins 51 8 J.E.Walsh b Palmer 18 9 V.S.Munden st Yarnold b Jenkins 14 10 †P.Corrall not out 9 11 J.Sperry b Perks 5 Extras b 3, lb 5, w 1, nb 2 11 b 3, lb 2 5 —— —— 179 (1 wicket) 102 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-1, 3-16, 4-64, 5-70, 6-95, 7-126, 8-164, 9-165, 10-179 FoW (2): 1-81 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 38 12 54 3 Cornock 15 4 24 0 Jackson 30 10 62 1 Walsh 39.3 6 108 4 Munden 32 9 67 2 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 29.2 12 46 4 11 4 18 0 Outschoorn 6 4 9 1 6 3 4 0 Howorth 33 19 38 1 (5) 9 1 24 1 Jenkins 24 3 49 3 14 1 38 0 Palmer 18 9 26 1 (3) 10 4 13 0 Umpires: J.T.Bell and F.S.Lee. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 117-3 (Palmer 61*, Jenkins 26*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 64-4 (Jackson 20*, Howard 0*). 340