First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Coventry Road, Hinckley, June 23, 25, 26, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Middlesex 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Sims b Edrich 20 b Sims 5 2 V.S.Munden b Moss 7 lbw b Sims 11 3 M.Tompkin c Edrich b Moss 89 lbw b Sims 0 4 *C.H.Palmer b Edrich 0 b Sims 33 5 V.E.Jackson c Compton b Bennett 18 not out 61 6 G.A.Smithson lbw b Young 4 not out 30 7 G.L.Berry c Fairbairn b Bennett 39 8 K.D.Smith c Sharp b Young 22 9 D.G.Harron b Young 7 10 †J.Firth not out 3 11 J.Sperry b Moss 12 Extras b 10, lb 4, w 5, nb 1 20 lb 3 3 —— —— 241 (4 wickets) 143 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-48, 3-52, 4-108, 5-150, 6-158, 7-209, 8-221, 9-224, 10-241 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-10, 3-35, 4-80 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Palmer b Lester 104 2 S.M.Brown lbw b Sperry 0 3 A.Fairbairn c Firth b Jackson 10 4 *W.J.Edrich c Firth b Lester 54 5 H.P.H.Sharp lbw b Jackson 0 6 A.W.Thompson c Munden b Jackson 8 7 †L.H.Compton c Firth b Lester 4 8 D.Bennett st Firth b Lester 4 9 J.M.Sims c Palmer b Lester 9 10 J.A.Young not out 5 11 A.E.Moss b Lester 0 Extras lb 4 4 —— 202 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-26, 3-109, 4-118, 5-144, 6-151, 7-165, 8-185, 9-202, 10-202 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Moss 27 7 60 3 7 2 15 0 Bennett 16 5 34 2 Young 37 16 72 3 (2) 25 13 31 0 Edrich 18 7 37 2 (3) 2 1 2 0 Sims 5 1 18 0 (4) 24 3 80 4 Sharp (5) 4 1 12 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Sperry 17 8 21 1 Palmer 15 3 38 0 Jackson 35 22 54 3 Munden 3 1 13 0 Lester 30.4 10 72 6 Umpires: E.Robinson and C.H.Welch. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 29-2 (Robertson 16*, Edrich 1*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 143-4 (Jackson 61*, Smithson 30*). J.D.B.Robertson’s 104 included 14 fours. 264