First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

LEICESTERSHIRE v WARWICKSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 25, 26, 27, 1948. Warwickshire won by an innings and 43 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Warwickshire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry c Spooner b Grove 23 c Spooner b Pritchard 18 2 G.S.Watson c Grove b Pritchard 0 c Townsend b Pritchard 1 3 G.Lester c and b Grove 22 c Ord b Grove 67 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Hollies 5 (6) b Hollies 28 5 V.E.Jackson c Spooner b Maudsley 8 c Spooner b Grove 2 6 J.Howard b Hollies 16 (4) b Grove 0 7 A.Riddington c Spooner b Hollies 59 b Townsend 28 8 J.E.Walsh run out 37 b Grove 20 9 V.S.Munden c Townsend b Hollies 28 run out 1 10 †P.Corrall b Pritchard 0 c Grove b Pritchard 13 11 J.Sperry not out 1 not out 9 Extras b 2, lb 6 8 b 4, lb 2 6 —— —— 207 193 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-38, 3-43, 4-58, 5-65, 6-85, 7-170, 8-191, 9-205, 10-207 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-32, 3-39, 4-42, 5-88, 6-137, 7-162, 8-171, 9-171, 10-193 WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner lbw b Walsh 45 2 *R.H.Maudsley c Riddington b Sperry 90 3 J.S.Ord st Corrall b Walsh 26 4 H.E.Dollery st Corrall b Lester 18 5 K.A.Taylor c Jackson b Walsh 25 6 A.V.G.Wolton c and b Munden 62 7 †R.T.Spooner c Walsh b Munden 15 8 A.Townsend c Corrall b Lester 7 9 C.W.C.Grove not out 104 10 T.L.Pritchard st Corrall b Lester 40 11 W.E.Hollies not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 6 11 —— (9 wickets, declared) 443 FoW (1): 1-94, 2-138, 3-172, 4-187, 5-249, 6-288, 7-289, 8-339, 9-417 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 26 1 97 2 30.1 7 76 3 Grove 20 7 34 2 17 3 52 4 Hollies 14.3 6 23 4 23 7 41 1 Maudsley 13 1 45 1 4 0 11 0 Townsend (5) 2 1 7 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 32 2 82 1 Jackson 16 3 48 0 Walsh 41 3 163 3 Munden 31 10 73 2 Lester 17 4 66 3 Umpires: J.J.Hills and E.Robinson. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 61-0 (Gardner 26*, Maudsley 34*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 36-2 (Lester 16*, Howard 0*). C.W.C.Grove’s 104 took 80 minutes and included 10 fours and 2 sixes. 386