First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 2, 4, 5, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester lbw b Jepson 57 2 V.S.Munden b Jepson 72 3 M.Tompkin b Richardson 1 4 *C.H.Palmer b Richardson 44 5 V.E.Jackson c Meads b Harvey 2 6 G.A.Smithson c Harris b Jepson 7 7 G.L.Berry c Giles b Richardson 131 8 K.D.Smith b Jepson 10 9 †J.Firth c Harris b Harvey 22 10 J.E.Walsh not out 22 11 C.R.D.Wooler not out 11 Extras b 9, lb 13 22 —— (9 wickets, declared) 401 FoW (1): 1-129, 2-132, 3-142, 4-146, 5-184, 6-208, 7-245, 8-355, 9-379 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 *R.T.Simpson c Walsh b Jackson 41 2 R.J.Giles b Walsh 3 3 C.J.Poole c Smithson b Jackson 81 4 J.Hardstaff b Jackson 75 5 C.B.Harris c Smith b Palmer 23 6 F.W.Stocks not out 106 7 K.Smales c Firth b Jackson 28 8 P.F.Harvey not out 40 9 A.Jepson 10 †E.A.Meads 11 A.Richardson Extras b 2, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 5 —— (6 wickets) 402 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-74, 3-165, 4-218, 5-224, 6-304 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Jepson 36 7 97 4 Richardson 36 12 61 3 Harvey 51 24 81 2 Smales 37 20 64 0 Stocks 29 14 54 0 Harris 13 7 22 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Wooler 19 5 45 0 Palmer 41 21 67 1 Walsh 16 1 68 1 Jackson 54.4 24 101 4 Munden 23 7 49 0 Lester 19 2 50 0 Smith 8 2 17 0 Umpires: F.Chester and K.McCanlis. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 270-7 (Berry 54*, Firth 6*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (1) 240-5 (Stocks 16*, Smales 0*). G.L.Berry’s 131 took 255 minutes and included 16 fours. 208