First-Class Cricket Matches 1950

ESSEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 8, 10, 11, 1950. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Leicestershire 4) ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Wooler 0 c Smith b Wooler 9 2 S.J.Cray lbw b Walsh 36 hit wkt b Walsh 84 3 F.H.Vigar b Jackson 14 c Jackson b Walsh 32 4 T.E.Bailey c Smith b Jackson 68 lbw b Walsh 0 5 *D.J.Insole b Walsh 4 c Jackson b Walsh 10 6 W.B.Morris b Jackson 13 (7) b Palmer 6 7 D.C.Levick hit wkt b Jackson 1 (8) lbw b Walsh 6 8 R.Smith c Smith b Wooler 27 (9) not out 41 9 T.P.B.Smith b Jackson 6 (6) b Walsh 38 10 †T.H.Wade b Jackson 5 c sub b Walsh 8 11 I.J.Skinner not out 0 not out 1 Extras b 4, lb 5, w 2, nb 1 12 b 20, lb 9, nb 1 30 —— —— 186 (9 wickets, declared) 265 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-48, 3-58, 4-62, 5-81, 6-91, 7-155, 8-177, 9-183, 10-186 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-109, 3-111, 4-121, 5-203, 6-204, 7-210, 8-216, 9-231 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.S.Watson lbw b R.Smith 16 run out 105 2 F.T.Prentice b R.Smith 0 c Avery b Skinner 44 3 K.D.Smith c Wade b Skinner 20 (9) not out 4 4 *C.H.Palmer c Wade b R.Smith 65 (6) c Avery b T.P.B.Smith 1 5 V.E.Jackson b R.Smith 5 (7) run out 3 6 G.Lester b R.Smith 0 (8) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 10 7 M.Tompkin st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 66 (4) c Avery b R.Smith 48 8 J.E.Walsh lbw b T.P.B.Smith 7 (3) c R.Smith b T.P.B.Smith 5 9 C.R.D.Wooler b Skinner 12 (5) run out 0 10 †P.Corrall b Skinner 14 run out 3 11 T.J.Goodwin not out 4 not out 0 Extras lb 7 7 b 4, lb 2, w 1 7 —— —— 216 (9 wickets) 230 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-29, 3-41, 4-62, 5-62, 6-157, 7-184, 8-189, 9-203, 10-216 FoW (2): 1-130, 2-147, 3-172, 4-177, 5-178, 6-181, 7-208, 8-225, 9-230 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 16 5 33 0 14 4 27 0 Wooler 18 6 23 2 18 5 45 1 Palmer 9 2 19 0 (6) 11 5 23 1 Jackson 23.5 13 46 6 23 12 37 0 Walsh 17 3 53 2 (3) 39 12 92 7 Lester (5) 3 1 11 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 47 16 94 5 13 0 52 1 Skinner 16.3 7 44 3 19 0 67 1 T.P.B.Smith 31 13 56 2 16 1 83 3 Vigar 4 0 15 0 4 1 21 0 Umpires: W.H.Ashdown and T.W.Spencer. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 129-5 (Palmer 48*, Tompkin 36*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 137-4 (Cray 67*, T.P.B.Smith 6*). G.S.Watson’s 105 took 120 minutes and included 11 fours. 273