First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

LEICESTERSHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 2, 4, 5, 1949. Middlesex won by 100 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Walsh b Symington 37 c Berry b Symington 3 2 H.P.H.Sharp lbw b Symington 31 st Corrall b Walsh 56 3 W.J.Edrich st Corrall b Walsh 9 c Corrall b Jackson 113 4 D.C.S.Compton run out 99 c Corrall b Sperry 8 5 *F.G.Mann b Walsh 5 c Corrall b Sperry 0 6 A.W.Thompson c Munden b Symington 65 c Walsh b Sperry 0 7 R.W.V.Robins c Walsh b Jackson 16 st Corrall b Lester 21 8 †L.H.Compton c and b Sperry 36 st Corrall b Lester 5 9 J.M.Sims not out 30 b Walsh 61 10 J.A.Young c Sperry b Jackson 0 b Walsh 28 11 L.H.Gray b Jackson 0 not out 5 Extras b 1, lb 4 5 b 32, lb 1 33 —— —— 333 333 FoW (1): 1-67, 2-70, 3-90, 4-110, 5-219, 6-255, 7-286, 8-324, 9-333, 10-333 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-135, 3-155, 4-155, 5-155, 6-210, 7-210, 8-215, 9-322, 10-333 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry b Sims 70 lbw b Sims 25 2 G.Lester b Sims 18 (7) c L.H.Compton b Young 6 3 F.T.Prentice c Edrich b D.C.S.Compton 16 lbw b Sims 12 4 M.Tompkin c L.H.Compton b Gray 94 lbw b Young 17 5 V.E.Jackson b Gray 143 c Robertson b Young 3 6 J.E.Walsh c and b Robins 82 c Thompson b Sims 5 7 *S.J.Symington lbw b Robins 1 (2) b Sims 21 8 T.A.Chapman b Sims 20 b Sims 2 9 V.S.Munden not out 12 st L.H.Compton b Sims 0 10 †P.Corrall not out 0 11 J.Sperry c L.H.Compton b Sims 0 Extras b 5, lb 12, nb 2 19 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 475 91 FoW (1): 1-56, 2-79, 3-147, 4-253, 5-394, 6-396, 7-457, 8-475 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-52, 3-69, 4-77, 5-80, 6-86, 7-89, 8-91, 9-91, 10-91 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 27 6 89 1 28 5 84 3 Symington 25 4 90 3 8 3 18 1 Walsh 19 0 109 2 14.4 1 62 3 Jackson 9.1 1 31 3 22 1 74 1 Munden 3 0 9 0 Lester (5) 20 6 62 2 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 14 3 32 0 (2) 3 0 13 0 Gray 27.2 4 66 2 (1) 4 0 15 0 Sims 41 8 139 3 10.3 0 38 7 D.C.S.Compton 24 1 130 1 1 0 3 0 Young 23 8 47 0 9 2 22 3 Sharp 6 3 16 0 Robins 6 1 26 2 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and E.Robinson. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 134-2 (Berry 65*, Tompkin 31*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 6-1 (Sharp 3*, Edrich 0*). V.E.Jackson’s 143 included 14 fours. 239