First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

SUSSEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Hove, August 27, 29, 30, 1949. Sussex won by 51 runs. (Points: Sussex 12, Leicestershire 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b Riddington 136 st Chapman b Walsh 60 2 D.S.Sheppard c Tompkin b Sperry 147 lbw b Sperry 22 3 G.H.G.Doggart c Corrall b Sperry 35 b Jackson 46 4 G.Cox c Corrall b Lester 2 b Walsh 28 5 J.Langridge c Corrall b Sperry 14 b Jackson 0 6 C.Oakes c Chapman b Lester 3 b Jackson 32 7 J.Y.Oakes b Lester 0 not out 11 8 *H.T.Bartlett b Sperry 24 not out 18 9 †S.C.Griffith not out 5 10 J.H.Cornford 11 D.J.Wood Extras b 6, lb 2 8 b 30, lb 4, w 2 36 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 374 (6 wickets, declared) 253 FoW (1): 1-238, 2-318, 3-323, 4-331, 5-341, 6-341, 7-363, 8-374 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-128, 3-152, 4-152, 5-212, 6-220 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry c J.Y.Oakes b Wood 141 lbw b J.Langridge 46 2 G.Lester b Wood 7 run out 31 3 F.T.Prentice st Griffith b C.Oakes 12 c J.Y.Oakes b Wood 4 4 M.Tompkin lbw b C.Oakes 4 hit wkt b J.Langridge 20 5 V.E.Jackson c Griffith b Wood 39 b J.Langridge 19 6 A.Riddington b Cornford 72 c Doggart b J.Langridge 19 7 T.A.Chapman lbw b Doggart 29 c J.Y.Oakes b Wood 24 8 *G.Evans c and b J.Langridge 13 (10) not out 15 9 J.E.Walsh c Wood b J.Langridge 9 (8) c Wood b C.Oakes 14 10 †P.Corrall c Doggart b Wood 29 (9) b C.Oakes 11 11 J.Sperry not out 3 c Doggart b Wood 1 Extras b 6, lb 6, w 1 13 b 1 1 —— —— 371 205 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-102, 3-114, 4-210, 5-215, 6-283, 7-316, 8-326, 9-361, 10-371 FoW (2): 1-77, 2-82, 3-87, 4-113, 5-128, 6-147, 7-167, 8-167, 9-183, 10-205 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 41.1 7 100 4 15 3 53 1 Evans 19 1 80 0 7 2 21 0 Jackson 24 6 65 0 (5) 17 8 47 3 Walsh 16 1 62 0 17 2 71 2 Lester 13 3 31 3 (3) 8 1 25 0 Riddington 8 2 28 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 33 6 111 4 19 3 59 3 Cornford 20 4 66 1 5 1 18 0 J.Y.Oakes 8 3 18 0 6 0 22 0 C.Oakes 31 7 83 2 (6) 8 2 33 2 Cox 9 2 18 0 Doggart 14 6 27 1 (5) 1 0 5 0 J.Langridge 22 8 35 2 (4) 18 3 67 4 Umpires: J.T.Bell and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 9-0 (Berry 9*, Lester 0*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 9-0 (J.G.Langridge 3*, Sheppard 0*). J.G.Langridge’s 136 took 225 minutes and included 17 fours. D.S.Sheppard’s 147 took 295 minutes and included 18 fours. G.L.Berry’s 141 took 195 minutes and included 18 fours. 372