First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, July 13, 14, 15, 1949. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 C.Oakes b Sperry 60 2 D.V.Smith b Sperry 65 3 C.E.Winn b Evans 71 4 G.Cox st Corrall b Walsh 26 5 J.Langridge not out 132 6 *H.T.Bartlett c Jackson b Sperry 20 7 J.Y.Oakes b Sperry 1 8 A.E.James b Evans 4 9 D.J.Wood lbw b Walsh 10 10 J.H.Cornford c Chapman b Jackson 34 11 †W.W.Davidson st Corrall b Walsh 6 Extras b 18, lb 5, nb 2 25 —— 454 FoW (1): 1-127, 2-144, 3-218, 4-271, 5-296, 6-302, 7-327, 8-353, 9-438, 10-454 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Davidson b Wood 84 2 T.A.Chapman c Langridge b Cornford 1 3 V.S.Munden c C.Oakes b J.Y.Oakes 32 4 M.Tompkin c Winn b Langridge 1 5 V.E.Jackson b Cornford 78 6 G.S.Watson c Davidson b Wood 0 7 A.Riddington not out 20 8 J.E.Walsh b Cornford 0 9 *G.Evans c Davidson b Cornford 0 10 †P.Corrall c C.Oakes b Langridge 4 11 J.Sperry not out 13 Extras b 17, lb 4, w 1 22 —— (9 wickets) 255 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-79, 3-81, 4-207, 5-207, 6-220, 7-220, 8-220, 9-229 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 33 7 112 4 Evans 24 3 91 2 Jackson 22 3 55 1 Walsh 29.1 2 120 3 Lester 10 2 31 0 Riddington 5 0 20 0 Sussex Bowling O M R W Wood 30 5 57 2 Cornford 26 12 27 4 Langridge 28 10 83 2 James 16 6 21 0 J.Y.Oakes 14 3 33 1 Cox 4 3 1 0 C.Oakes 3 1 11 0 Umpires: F.Chester and B.Flint. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 9-0 (Lester 5*, Chapman 0*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 238-9 (Riddington 9*, Sperry 9*). J.Langridge’s 132 included 19 fours. 266