First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

KENT v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Mote Park, Maidstone, July 20, 21, 22, 1949. Kent won by 209 runs. (Points: Kent 12, Leicestershire 4) KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Riddington b Sperry 9 b Jackson 174 2 A.E.Fagg run out 58 c Symington b Sperry 124 3 L.E.G.Ames b Sperry 6 c Walsh b Symington 2 4 P.Hearn b Symington 3 (5) not out 52 5 B.R.Edrich lbw b Lester 16 (6) c Riddington b Prentice 40 6 †T.G.Evans c Jackson b Walsh 17 (4) b Jackson 13 7 *D.G.Clark c Munden b Walsh 10 8 E.Crush b Sperry 51 9 R.R.Dovey b Symington 38 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 0 11 F.Ridgway b Symington 0 Extras b 8, lb 8 16 b 8, lb 4 12 —— —— 224 (5 wickets, declared) 417 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-32, 3-35, 4-76, 5-99, 6-116, 7-149, 8-224, 9-224, 10-224 FoW (2): 1-251, 2-270, 3-306, 4-339, 5-417 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry lbw b Wright 69 c Edrich b Wright 15 2 G.Lester c Fagg b Ridgway 0 lbw b Wright 29 3 F.T.Prentice b Wright 64 c Edrich b Wright 37 4 M.Tompkin lbw b Wright 38 c Ames b Dovey 8 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Wright 46 c Evans b Wright 3 6 A.Riddington b Dovey 6 b Wright 13 7 *S.J.Symington not out 54 b Wright 0 8 V.S.Munden c Ames b Wright 0 lbw b Wright 0 9 J.E.Walsh c Hearn b Edrich 10 c Fagg b Wright 0 10 †P.Corrall b Wright 18 not out 3 11 J.Sperry b Edrich 1 c Ames b Wright 0 Extras b 6, lb 3, nb 1 10 b 2, lb 5, nb 1 8 —— —— 316 116 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-91, 3-170, 4-173, 5-184, 6-250, 7-250, 8-279, 9-311, 10-316 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-85, 3-94, 4-96, 5-105, 6-105, 7-105, 8-109, 9-116, 10-116 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 24 6 61 3 24 4 102 1 Symington 14.5 6 22 3 18 3 70 1 Walsh 18 2 70 2 9 0 36 0 Lester 7 0 31 1 (5) 3 0 22 0 Jackson 6 1 17 0 (4) 25 3 75 2 Riddington 4 0 7 0 14 0 63 0 Prentice (7) 8.4 2 21 1 Munden (8) 2 0 16 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 21 3 61 1 4 1 9 0 Crush 17 3 41 0 6 1 17 0 Wright 29 5 112 6 16 3 51 9 Dovey 27 8 70 1 13 4 31 1 Edrich 5.1 1 22 2 Umpires: K.McCanlis and E.Robinson. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 143-2 (Prentice 44*, Tompkin 29*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 240-0 (Todd 113*, Fagg 118*). L.J.Todd’s 174 took 250 minutes and included 21 fours and 1 six. A.E.Fagg’s 124 took 205 minutes and included 14 fours. 280