First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

LEICESTERSHIRE v YORKSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 3, 4, 5, 1949. Yorkshire won by five wickets. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Yorkshire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Coxon b Leadbeater 16 c Yardley b Coxon 4 2 A.Riddington b Wardle 38 b Coxon 25 3 F.T.Prentice c Hutton b Wardle 57 c Hutton b Wardle 58 4 M.Tompkin b Leadbeater 16 c Hutton b Yardley 71 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Wardle 4 c Coxon b Hutton 33 6 T.A.Chapman c Leadbeater b Whitehead 29 c Brennan b Wardle 25 7 *S.J.Symington c Brennan b Whitehead 29 lbw b Coxon 0 8 V.S.Munden c Watson b Whitehead 2 c Lowson b Wardle 12 9 J.E.Walsh lbw b Leadbeater 42 c Brennan b Leadbeater 23 10 †P.Corrall c Yardley b Wardle 30 c Yardley b Leadbeater 12 11 J.Sperry not out 7 not out 3 Extras b 6, lb 3 9 b 9, lb 5, w 2 16 —— —— 279 282 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-78, 3-105, 4-120, 5-137, 6-180, 7-190, 8-201, 9-259, 10-279 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-79, 3-93, 4-188, 5-216, 6-217, 7-242, 8-249, 9-267, 10-282 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton b Walsh 70 b Sperry 0 2 F.A.Lowson b Walsh 55 (4) not out 43 3 J.V.Wilson c Jackson b Walsh 0 (7) not out 45 4 E.I.Lester c Chapman b Walsh 18 (3) st Corrall b Walsh 28 5 W.Watson lbw b Jackson 119 (6) c Corrall b Walsh 6 6 *N.W.D.Yardley lbw b Walsh 12 (2) lbw b Jackson 36 7 E.Leadbeater c Tompkin b Jackson 12 8 A.Coxon b Sperry 14 9 J.H.Wardle c Corrall b Sperry 65 (5) c Riddington b Walsh 2 10 J.P.Whitehead not out 23 11 †D.V.Brennan b Jackson 0 Extras b 11, lb 5 16 lb 2 2 —— —— 404 (5 wickets) 162 FoW (1): 1-110, 2-110, 3-141, 4-146, 5-162, 6-195, 7-224, 8-356, 9-404, 10-404 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-60, 3-64, 4-66, 5-84 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Whitehead 21 3 57 3 2 0 5 0 Coxon 15 4 30 0 21 3 53 3 Wardle 30.5 4 86 4 (4) 34 10 94 3 Leadbeater 27 5 97 3 (5) 20 4 61 2 Yardley (3) 9 3 13 1 Hutton (6) 11 1 40 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 32 5 82 2 4 0 30 1 Symington 18 3 49 0 3 0 25 0 Jackson 41.4 15 92 3 12.1 0 48 1 Walsh 42 7 115 5 7 0 43 3 Lester 12 1 34 0 Prentice 8 1 16 0 Riddington (5) 5 0 14 0 Umpires: F.S.Lee and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Yorkshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 54-0 (Hutton 30*, Lowson 23*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 5-0 (Lester 2*, Riddington 3*). 310