First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

WARWICKSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, May 26, 28, 29, 1951. Warwickshire won by 107 runs. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Worcestershire 0) WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner lbw b Perks 73 c Yarnold b Perks 22 2 †R.T.Spooner c sub (J.A.Flavell) b Howorth 122 c Yarnold b Perks 9 3 D.D.Taylor b Perks 29 c Dews b Perks 16 4 J.S.Ord c Yarnold b Wyatt 21 b Howorth 33 5 *H.E.Dollery c Yarnold b Wyatt 2 (6) c Cooper b Howorth 9 6 A.V.G.Wolton b Wyatt 0 (7) b Perks 16 7 A.Townsend not out 66 (8) not out 10 8 T.L.Pritchard b Perks 27 (5) c Outschoorn b Howorth 13 9 C.W.C.Grove hit wkt b Howorth 26 not out 5 10 R.T.Weeks not out 12 11 W.E.Hollies Extras b 3, lb 4, nb 4 11 b 1, lb 1 2 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 389 (7 wickets, declared) 135 FoW (1): 1-156, 2-223, 3-243, 4-247, 5-247, 6-260, 7-303, 8-343 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-37, 3-59, 4-72, 5-91, 6-111, 7-129 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Spooner b Townsend 15 st Spooner b Hollies 64 2 D.Kenyon run out 25 b Pritchard 6 3 L.F.Outschoorn c Spooner b Hollies 102 lbw b Grove 51 4 *R.E.S.Wyatt b Hollies 31 (7) c Townsend b Hollies 2 5 P.E.Richardson b Hollies 1 (6) lbw b Hollies 7 6 R.E.Bird c Hollies b Weeks 5 (8) c Gardner b Hollies 9 7 G.Dews st Spooner b Weeks 43 (5) b Townsend 1 8 R.O.Jenkins c Ord b Weeks 6 (9) c Ord b Hollies 3 9 R.Howorth b Weeks 5 (10) not out 15 10 †H.Yarnold c Dollery b Weeks 8 (11) c Gardner b Hollies 2 11 R.T.D.Perks not out 1 (4) run out 2 Extras b 1, lb 7 8 lb 5 5 —— —— 250 167 FoW (1): 1-30, 2-48, 3-118, 4-132, 5-141, 6-212, 7-222, 8-228, 9-248, 10-250 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-119, 3-121, 4-125, 5-125, 6-134, 7-148, 8-159, 9-167, 10-167 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 49 8 174 3 23 4 68 4 Wyatt 24 11 58 3 12 4 26 0 Jenkins 19 2 81 0 Howorth 35 12 65 2 (3) 11 1 39 3 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 16 1 41 0 10 2 27 1 Grove 18 4 34 0 14 2 30 1 Townsend 17 4 38 1 (5) 3 1 8 1 Hollies 49 26 84 3 (3) 30.3 10 62 6 Weeks 28.4 14 45 5 (4) 18 10 35 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and F.S.Lee. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 389-8 (Townsend 66*, Weeks 0*); 2nd day: Warwickshire (2) 17-1 (Gardner 8*). R.T.Spooner’s 122 took 230 minutes and included 10 fours and 1 five. L.F.Outschoorn’s 102 took 295 minutes. 194