First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at County Ground, Chelmsford, May 19, 21, 22, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Northamptonshire 0) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 *D.Brookes c R.Smith b Preston 117 2 N.Oldfield b Preston 4 3 L.Livingston b R.Smith 1 4 F.Jakeman c Dodds b Insole 124 5 C.P.Davis st Gibb b R.Smith 25 6 D.W.Barrick c Avery b Preston 0 7 V.Broderick c Insole b R.Smith 28 8 A.E.Nutter b Preston 44 9 D.G.Greasley not out 13 10 R.W.Clarke 11 †K.Fiddling Extras lb 4 4 —— (8 wickets, declared) 360 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-12, 3-242, 4-254, 5-254, 6-287, 7-310, 8-360 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds run out 34 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Barrick 26 3 †P.A.Gibb c Fiddling b Broderick 1 4 R.Horsfall c Fiddling b Barrick 26 5 *D.J.Insole st Fiddling b Broderick 26 6 T.E.Bailey b Barrick 58 7 F.H.Vigar lbw b Barrick 19 8 W.T.Greensmith not out 14 9 R.Smith c Fiddling b Nutter 14 10 T.P.B.Smith not out 2 11 K.C.Preston b Barrick 0 Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 4 14 —— (9 wickets) 234 FoW (1): 1-58, 2-64, 3-68, 4-112, 5-122, 6-170, 7-229, 8-229, 9-231 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 25.2 3 75 4 R.Smith 37 4 119 3 Greensmith 23 4 51 0 T.P.B.Smith 25 9 55 0 Vigar 12 3 31 0 Bailey 9 1 17 0 Insole 4 1 8 1 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Nutter 17 7 21 1 Clarke 16 2 47 0 Broderick 54 28 81 2 Barrick 50 19 71 5 Umpires: H.Elliott and W.F.F.Price. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Northamptonshire (1) 360-8 (Greasley 13*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 234-9 (Greensmith 14*, T.P.B.Smith 2*). There was no play on the final day. D.Brookes’s 117 took 275 minutes. F.Jakeman’s 124 included 7 fours and 2 sixes. 172