First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 21, 23, 24, 1951. South Africans won by six wickets. LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c and b van Ryneveld 31 c Nourse b Melle 4 2 G.A.Smithson b Melle 3 b Chubb 18 3 M.Tompkin b Chubb 64 c Endean b Melle 0 4 *C.H.Palmer c Rowan b Tayfield 37 c Nourse b Mann 43 5 V.E.Jackson c and b Tayfield 11 c McLean b Mann 24 6 G.L.Berry lbw b Chubb 38 c McLean b Mann 31 7 M.A.J.Sargent lbw b Melle 3 not out 7 8 V.S.Munden c Melle b Chubb 44 not out 3 9 †J.Firth c Rowan b Tayfield 3 10 C.R.D.Wooler run out 19 11 J.Sperry not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 3, nb 2 14 b 1, lb 2, nb 1 4 —— —— 267 (6 wickets, declared) 134 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-85, 3-120, 4-139, 5-160, 6-192, 7-194, 8-217, 9-260, 10-267 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-8, 3-30, 4-88, 5-91, 6-126 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 E.A.B.Rowan c Smithson b Jackson 61 not out 115 2 †W.R.Endean c Lester b Wooler 14 c Lester b Sperry 7 3 C.B.van Ryneveld lbw b Palmer 61 b Wooler 5 4 *A.D.Nourse c Firth b Palmer 16 (6) not out 1 5 J.E.Cheetham c Jackson b Palmer 0 6 R.A.McLean c Firth b Palmer 47 (4) lbw b Jackson 25 7 G.M.Fullerton b Sperry 9 8 H.J.Tayfield c Firth b Palmer 7 9 N.B.F.Mann b Sperry 8 (5) b Palmer 14 10 G.W.A.Chubb b Sperry 0 11 M.G.Melle not out 5 Extras b 4, nb 3 7 lb 1 1 —— —— 235 (4 wickets) 168 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-108, 3-155, 4-155, 5-167, 6-206, 7-217, 8-221, 9-228, 10-235 FoW (2): 1-36, 2-49, 3-79, 4-156 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Melle 21 4 77 2 8 0 36 2 Chubb 34.3 14 48 3 16 3 50 1 Tayfield 29 10 55 3 13 3 28 0 Mann 19 5 44 0 18 9 16 3 van Ryneveld 9 0 29 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Wooler 25 2 75 1 8 0 47 1 Sperry 23.5 4 58 3 9 1 39 1 Palmer 28 13 46 5 (5) 4 0 25 1 Lester 6 0 17 0 Jackson 12 4 27 1 (3) 8.1 1 41 1 Munden 2 0 5 0 (4) 3 0 15 0 Umpires: F.S.Lee and A.Skelding. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 15-0 (Rowan 5*, Endean 9*); 2nd day: South Africans (1) 227-8 (Mann 5*, Chubb 0*). E.A.B.Rowan’s 115 took 95 minutes and included 14 fours. 332