First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 4, 5, 6, 1951. Leicestershire won by one wicket. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Worcestershire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Corrall b Wooler 8 b Sperry 27 2 D.Kenyon b Wooler 8 lbw b Sperry 6 3 L.F.Outschoorn c Corrall b Palmer 45 c Corrall b Sperry 0 4 *R.E.Bird c Lester b Wooler 1 c Palmer b Munden 38 5 R.G.Broadbent b Wooler 8 (6) run out 0 6 R.O.Jenkins not out 46 (7) b Wooler 15 7 G.Dews c Smithson b Lester 19 (5) c Smithson b Munden 83 8 R.Howorth c Smithson b Jackson 39 not out 43 9 †H.Yarnold b Sperry 2 b Wooler 19 10 R.T.D.Perks c Jackson b Sperry 11 b Wooler 15 11 J.A.Flavell run out 0 not out 3 Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 2 12 b 12, lb 5, w 2 19 —— —— 199 (9 wickets, declared) 268 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-19, 3-25, 4-37, 5-100, 6-128, 7-181, 8-183, 9-197, 10-199 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-27, 3-42, 4-164, 5-164, 6-179, 7-195, 8-228, 9-253 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Outschoorn b Perks 11 b Howorth 16 2 V.S.Munden c Kenyon b Flavell 12 c Dews b Flavell 6 3 M.Tompkin c Howorth b Flavell 29 st Yarnold b Jenkins 37 4 *C.H.Palmer c Dews b Perks 13 c Howorth b Perks 118 5 V.E.Jackson b Perks 2 c Yarnold b Jenkins 35 6 G.A.Smithson c Dews b Perks 0 c Perks b Jenkins 0 7 G.L.Berry c Bird b Flavell 51 c Bird b Howorth 47 8 D.G.Harron b Perks 14 lbw b Howorth 24 9 C.R.D.Wooler b Perks 0 c Yarnold b Perks 4 10 †P.Corrall not out 22 not out 1 11 J.Sperry c Broadbent b Howorth 17 not out 3 Extras lb 5 5 b 1, lb 1, nb 1 3 —— —— 176 (9 wickets) 294 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-27, 3-48, 4-50, 5-60, 6-78, 7-128, 8-128, 9-144, 10-176 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-44, 3-68, 4-135, 5-145, 6-238, 7-280, 8-291, 9-291 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 30 8 45 2 (2) 35 12 61 3 Wooler 25 6 69 4 (1) 39 7 108 3 Jackson 18 4 40 1 (5) 11 4 29 0 Palmer 11 4 28 1 (3) 3 0 18 0 Lester 2 0 5 1 (4) 3 0 14 0 Munden (6) 11 4 19 2 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 25 6 57 6 13.4 2 71 2 Flavell 22 4 107 3 6 0 32 1 Howorth 4.2 1 7 1 26 4 96 3 Jenkins (4) 28 3 92 3 Umpires: J.T.Bell and H.L.Parkin. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 61-5 (Tompkin 18*, Berry 1*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 151-3 (Bird 34*, Dews 71*). C.H.Palmer’s 118 included 12 fours. 292