First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

MIDDLESEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 18, 19, 1949. Middlesex won by an innings and 44 runs. (Points: Middlesex 12, Leicestershire 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Berry b Jackson 51 2 S.M.Brown c Watson b Sperry 0 3 W.J.Edrich b Sperry 2 4 D.C.S.Compton b Jackson 60 5 *F.G.Mann lbw b Jackson 13 6 H.P.H.Sharp not out 62 7 A.W.Thompson c Jackson b Sperry 25 8 †L.H.Compton c Evans b Sperry 2 9 J.M.Sims c Corrall b Walsh 18 10 J.A.Young b Sperry 22 11 L.H.Gray b Sperry 3 Extras b 14, w 1 15 —— 273 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-30, 3-87, 4-119, 5-134, 6-186, 7-188, 8-211, 9-255, 10-273 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry c L.H.Compton b Gray 20 c Gray b Young 28 2 G.Lester c Robertson b Gray 1 b Edrich 12 3 F.T.Prentice c Robertson b Gray 0 c D.C.S.Compton b Gray 3 4 M.Tompkin c Robertson b Young 16 b Sims 38 5 V.E.Jackson c Robertson b Gray 0 lbw b Sims 21 6 G.S.Watson not out 20 c D.C.S.Compton b Young 1 7 *S.J.Symington b Gray 4 run out 8 8 G.Evans c L.H.Compton b Young 0 c L.H.Compton b Young 0 9 J.E.Walsh b Gray 1 c Brown b Young 27 10 †P.Corrall b Young 0 c Robertson b Young 9 11 J.Sperry b Young 0 not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 4 8 b 8, lb 4 12 —— —— 70 159 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-10, 3-39, 4-45, 5-45, 6-55, 7-58, 8-61, 9-70, 10-70 FoW (2): 1-19, 2-22, 3-56, 4-101, 5-106, 6-120, 7-120, 8-134, 9-159, 10-159 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 30.2 11 45 6 Symington 5 1 20 0 Walsh 25 4 86 1 Jackson 29 9 64 3 Evans 9 0 43 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 5 0 12 0 7 0 33 1 Gray 20 5 38 6 8 6 4 1 Young 15.5 9 12 4 24 11 42 5 D.C.S.Compton (4) 8 0 19 0 Sims (5) 14 1 49 2 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and F.Chester. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 19-2 (Berry 8*, Tompkin 3*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 129