First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LANCASHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, July 28, 30, 31, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Lancashire 0, Middlesex 0) LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Fairbairn b Young 20 2 W.Place st Compton b Young 39 3 G.A.Edrich c Bennett b Edrich 14 4 *N.D.Howard c Edrich b Sharp 79 5 K.J.Grieves c Compton b Bennett 19 6 A.Wharton b Sharp 47 7 C.S.Smith run out 67 8 J.G.Lomax c Compton b Sims 52 9 R.Berry not out 23 10 †A.Wilson c Compton b Bennett 6 11 T.Greenhough hit wkt b Bennett 0 Extras b 1, lb 6 7 —— 373 FoW (1): 1-45, 2-72, 3-76, 4-120, 5-200, 6-235, 7-338, 8-357, 9-373, 10-373 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Berry 36 2 S.M.Brown c Edrich b Berry 51 3 *W.J.Edrich c Howard b Berry 1 4 A.Fairbairn b Smith 40 5 H.P.H.Sharp not out 58 6 A.W.Thompson not out 20 7 †L.H.Compton 8 J.M.Sims 9 R.Routledge 10 D.Bennett 11 J.A.Young Extras b 3, lb 3, w 1 7 —— (4 wickets) 213 FoW (1): 1-60, 2-68, 3-103, 4-178 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Edrich 30 6 82 1 Bennett 19.3 3 54 3 Routledge 29 5 70 0 Young 49 24 74 2 Sims 25 6 57 1 Sharp 16 5 29 2 Lancashire Bowling O M R W Smith 20 6 63 1 Lomax 18 6 42 0 Wharton 11 4 22 0 Berry 32 16 46 3 Greenhough 13 4 30 0 Grieves 7 4 3 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and E.Robinson. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: Lancashire (1) 302-6 (Smith 50*, Lomax 28*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 209-4 (Sharp 57*, Thompson 17*). 351