First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v LANCASHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 18, 19, 20, 1948. Lancashire won by 4 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Lancashire 12) LANCASHIRE 1 W.Place c Berry b Sperry 19 c Corrall b Cornock 11 2 N.D.Howard c Corrall b Munden 44 b Walsh 41 3 G.A.Edrich lbw b Walsh 35 b Cornock 1 4 J.T.Ikin b Sperry 81 c Cornock b Sperry 16 5 A.Wharton c Cornock b Walsh 48 b Walsh 9 6 *K.Cranston b Sperry 0 b Jackson 17 7 P.Greenwood c Jackson b Sperry 4 b Walsh 9 8 R.Pollard b Sperry 13 c Watson b Sperry 2 9 W.B.Roberts st Corrall b Walsh 11 b Sperry 0 10 M.J.Hilton b Sperry 3 not out 12 11 †A.Wilson not out 3 c Walsh b Sperry 4 Extras b 16, lb 6 22 —— —— 283 122 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-73, 3-136, 4-221, 5-221, 6-237, 7-263, 8-267, 9-271, 10-283 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-20, 3-48, 4-59, 5-88, 6-103, 7-104, 8-105, 9-110, 10-122 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Edrich b Greenwood 9 c Cranston b Pollard 24 2 G.S.Watson b Cranston 17 b Pollard 1 3 F.T.Prentice b Pollard 68 run out 33 4 M.Tompkin c Wilson b Wharton 5 c Cranston b Roberts 32 5 V.E.Jackson c Hilton b Cranston 62 c Greenwood b Pollard 18 6 G.Lester b Roberts 25 (8) run out 4 7 W.B.Cornock b Pollard 4 (6) c Wilson b Pollard 1 8 J.E.Walsh b Greenwood 38 (7) c Wilson b Pollard 0 9 V.S.Munden b Hilton 27 (10) b Roberts 0 10 †P.Corrall c Howard b Hilton 10 (9) c Howard b Roberts 1 11 J.Sperry not out 0 not out 1 Extras b 11, lb 3, nb 3 17 b 3, lb 1 4 —— —— 282 119 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-35, 3-50, 4-169, 5-173, 6-181, 7-244, 8-244, 9-279, 10-282 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-36, 3-81, 4-98, 5-100, 6-100, 7-117, 8-117, 9-118, 10-119 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 27 6 69 6 19.2 8 38 4 Cornock 11 3 33 0 9 1 21 2 Walsh 32.5 3 102 3 21 6 49 3 Munden 12 3 26 1 Jackson 14 3 31 0 (4) 8 2 14 1 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 37 13 82 2 18 4 60 5 Greenwood 17 5 35 2 11 1 28 0 Roberts 25 9 42 1 8 0 27 3 Cranston 23 5 74 2 Wharton 9 1 29 1 Hilton 2.1 1 3 2 Umpires: F.Chester and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 55-3 (Prentice 19*, Jackson 3*); 2nd day: Lancashire (2) 98-5 (Howard 39*, Greenwood 5*). 366