First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

M.C.C. v ESSEX Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 9, 10, 11, 1951. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Insole b Bailey 0 c Greensmith b R.Smith 10 2 N.H.Rogers c Dodds b Bailey 19 b R.Smith 18 3 B.Constable c Dodds b Preston 20 b R.Smith 60 4 C.J.Poole c Avery b Preston 4 c R.Smith b Vigar 79 5 A.W.Thompson c Rist b Bailey 3 c Vigar b Bailey 59 6 W.J.R.Harrington b R.Smith 9 b Preston 18 7 R.Routledge hit wkt b Greensmith 1 not out 25 8 D.Shackleton b Greensmith 4 not out 1 9 †S.C.Griffith lbw b R.Smith 0 10 J.C.Laker not out 1 11 G.A.R.Lock c T.P.B.Smith b Greensmith 2 Extras b 9, w 1, nb 2 12 b 6, lb 7, nb 2 15 —— —— 75 (6 wickets, declared) 285 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-25, 3-30, 4-44, 5-61, 6-64, 7-72, 8-72, 9-72, 10-75 FoW (2): 1-24, 2-49, 3-148, 4-202, 5-244, 6-266 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Constable b Laker 5 not out 68 2 A.V.Avery c Griffith b Shackleton 10 lbw b Shackleton 7 3 *D.J.Insole run out 7 c Griffith b Shackleton 0 4 R.Horsfall b Laker 11 b Shackleton 0 5 F.H.Vigar not out 10 lbw b Constable 6 6 T.E.Bailey b Laker 1 b Shackleton 41 7 W.T.Greensmith c and b Laker 0 not out 12 8 R.Smith b Laker 16 9 T.P.B.Smith b Laker 1 10 †F.H.Rist c Lock b Laker 1 11 K.C.Preston b Shackleton 8 Extras b 5, lb 2, w 1 8 b 8, lb 3 11 —— —— 78 (5 wickets) 145 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-15, 3-34, 4-37, 5-39, 6-41, 7-57, 8-61, 9-69, 10-78 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-19, 3-19, 4-42, 5-123 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 8 4 12 3 17 2 59 1 Preston 8 1 35 2 12 3 34 1 Greensmith 10.1 6 9 3 (5) 9 4 30 0 R.Smith 6 1 7 2 (3) 17 1 76 3 T.P.B.Smith (4) 16 4 44 0 Vigar (6) 7 1 27 1 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Shackleton 15.3 4 30 2 21 8 31 4 Laker 25 11 36 7 (3) 18 10 15 0 Lock 10 8 4 0 (4) 15 5 25 0 Routledge (2) 5 0 24 0 Constable (5) 7 0 27 1 Thompson (6) 6 2 12 0 Umpires: E.G.Canning and A.J.B.Fowler. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: M.C.C. (2) 107-2 (Constable 43*, Poole 33*). 148