First-Class Cricket Matches 1950

MIDDLESEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, June 7, 8, 9, 1950. Match drawn. (Points: Middlesex 0, Leicestershire 4) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Wooler 16 not out 138 2 H.P.H.Sharp lbw b Sperry 2 c Jackson b Sperry 3 3 S.M.Brown b Riddington 56 c Corrall b Sperry 58 4 A.W.Thompson b Jackson 24 b Walsh 78 5 †L.H.Compton lbw b Riddington 33 6 F.G.Mann b Sperry 58 (5) not out 61 7 *R.W.V.Robins c Tompkin b Jackson 6 8 J.M.Sims c Walsh b Riddington 1 9 F.J.Titmus lbw b Jackson 1 10 J.A.Young b Wooler 17 11 L.H.Gray not out 6 Extras b 5, lb 2 7 b 5, lb 8 13 —— —— 227 (3 wickets, declared) 351 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-5, 3-85, 4-120, 5-147, 6-162, 7-171, 8-184, 9-209, 10-227 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-116, 3-258 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.L.Berry lbw b Sims 112 run out 9 2 A.Riddington b Young 17 c Compton b Gray 15 3 M.Tompkin lbw b Young 88 lbw b Sims 39 4 *C.H.Palmer c Robertson b Young 12 (5) b Young 1 5 V.E.Jackson hit wkt b Young 10 (6) not out 94 6 T.A.Chapman c Compton b Sims 0 (7) lbw b Sims 5 7 V.S.Munden not out 28 (8) lbw b Young 43 8 J.E.Walsh b Titmus 13 (4) c Brown b Young 9 9 C.R.D.Wooler lbw b Sims 3 not out 38 10 †P.Corrall c Gray b Sims 0 11 J.Sperry b Sims 3 Extras b 3, lb 5 8 b 6, lb 6 12 —— —— 294 (7 wickets) 265 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-194, 3-218, 4-238, 5-244, 6-244, 7-274, 8-288, 9-288, 10-294 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-58, 3-72, 4-75, 5-83, 6-95, 7-176 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 17 5 51 2 22 4 79 2 Wooler 10.3 2 34 2 12.3 1 51 0 Jackson 23 6 59 3 20 12 37 0 Walsh 13 1 58 0 15 0 77 1 Palmer 1 0 1 0 (7) 9 1 30 0 Riddington 15 7 17 3 (5) 13 3 44 0 Munden (6) 6 0 20 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 25 0 81 0 17 2 50 1 Titmus 19 3 53 1 11 3 43 0 Young 52 24 58 4 (4) 22 10 32 3 Robins 5 1 20 0 (3) 8 1 37 0 Sims 26 4 74 5 22 2 81 2 Robertson (6) 3 1 10 0 Umpires: H.L.Palmer and H.W.Parks. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 125-1 (Berry 61*, Tompkin 47*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 145-2 (Robertson 59*, Thompson 20*). G.L.Berry’s 112 took 270 minutes. J.D.B.Robertson’s 138 included 15 fours. 195