First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

LEICESTERSHIRE v SOMERSET Played at Grace Road, Leicester, May 28, 30, 31, 1949. Somerset won by 18 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Somerset 12) SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett c Berry b Symington 26 lbw b Jackson 82 2 E.Hill c and b Symington 11 c Tompkin b Jackson 41 3 *G.E.S.Woodhouse c Walsh b Jackson 10 b Walsh 0 4 M.Coope b Jackson 15 c Symington b Walsh 35 5 F.L.Angell lbw b Walsh 1 c Corrall b Sperry 19 6 H.F.T.Buse not out 66 b Walsh 14 7 M.F.Tremlett b Jackson 9 c Chapman b Lester 6 8 S.S.Rogers c Chapman b Lester 13 not out 42 9 J.Lawrence c and b Walsh 4 c Sperry b Symington 0 10 †H.W.Stephenson b Walsh 17 b Sperry 3 11 A.W.Wellard b Sperry 22 c Prentice b Jackson 22 Extras b 5, lb 4, nb 1 10 lb 9, w 1, nb 1 11 —— —— 204 275 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-39, 3-54, 4-63, 5-63, 6-79, 7-133, 8-144, 9-172, 10-204 FoW (2): 1-102, 2-104, 3-164, 4-165, 5-184, 6-195, 7-218, 8-219, 9-226, 10-275 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry c Wellard b Buse 29 not out 109 2 G.Lester c Tremlett b Wellard 1 c Stephenson b Buse 4 3 F.T.Prentice lbw b Wellard 4 b Tremlett 16 4 M.Tompkin st Stephenson b Lawrence 57 c Wellard b Tremlett 11 5 V.E.Jackson c Stephenson b Wellard 42 c Buse b Gimblett 46 6 G.S.Watson c and b Wellard 16 c Buse b Lawrence 12 7 *S.J.Symington st Stephenson b Lawrence 4 b Tremlett 0 8 T.A.Chapman lbw b Lawrence 4 b Lawrence 3 9 J.E.Walsh not out 43 c Lawrence b Wellard 25 10 †P.Corrall run out 5 c Lawrence b Buse 2 11 J.Sperry st Stephenson b Wellard 16 b Tremlett 0 Extras b 3, lb 1 4 b 5, w 1, nb 2 8 —— —— 225 236 FoW (1): 1-19, 2-19, 3-58, 4-131, 5-147, 6-152, 7-157, 8-170, 9-191, 10-225 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-44, 3-56, 4-124, 5-140, 6-140, 7-149, 8-186, 9-220, 10-236 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 13.2 2 23 1 15 2 48 2 Symington 11 2 40 2 8 1 55 1 Jackson 20 5 40 3 31.1 9 68 3 Walsh 26 7 64 3 28 4 83 3 Lester 10 2 27 1 3 1 10 1 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 30.2 9 38 5 24 6 56 1 Buse 23 4 80 1 22 4 56 2 Tremlett 7 1 25 0 23.4 6 50 4 Lawrence 21 3 78 3 22 2 62 2 Gimblett (5) 3 1 4 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and E.Cooke. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 141-4 (Jackson 41*, Watson 6*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 56-2 (Berry 4*, Tompkin 11*). 153