First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v HAMPSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 28, 30, 31, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Hampshire 4) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson b Shackleton 12 c Walker b Gray 8 2 V.S.Munden lbw b Shackleton 1 b Hill 51 3 M.Tompkin b Shackleton 46 not out 77 4 *C.H.Palmer c Walker b Shackleton 146 not out 36 5 V.E.Jackson b Walker 42 6 G.L.Berry b Hill 0 7 G.Lester c Gray b Shackleton 12 8 D.G.Harron c Cannings b Shackleton 3 9 †J.Firth not out 11 10 C.R.D.Wooler b Shackleton 0 11 J.Sperry b Cannings 20 Extras b 4, lb 2, nb 3 9 b 4, lb 5, nb 3 12 —— —— 302 (2 wickets) 184 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-15, 3-81, 4-180, 5-185, 6-234, 7-259, 8-273, 9-279, 10-302 FoW (2): 1-27, 2-87 HAMPSHIRE 1 †N.T.McCorkell b Wooler 6 2 N.H.Rogers c Jackson b Lester 17 3 L.Harrison b Sperry 85 4 D.E.Blake b Lester 54 5 C.Walker c sub b Lester 19 6 J.R.Gray c Jackson b Sperry 20 7 *E.D.R.Eagar c Lester b Wooler 104 8 A.W.H.Rayment b Munden 31 9 G.Hill c Smithson b Sperry 18 10 D.Shackleton c Palmer b Wooler 2 11 V.H.D.Cannings not out 1 Extras b 7, lb 6 13 —— 370 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-53, 3-150, 4-184, 5-185, 6-246, 7-313, 8-367, 9-369, 10-370 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Shackleton 36 7 89 7 15 6 30 0 Cannings 25.2 3 78 1 10 2 22 0 Gray 23 2 65 0 13 5 30 1 Hill 12 2 23 1 17 6 40 1 Walker 15 3 38 1 6 3 12 0 Rayment (6) 2 0 25 0 Eagar (7) 2 0 9 0 Harrison (8) 1 0 4 0 McCorkell (9) 1 1 0 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Wooler 23 3 69 3 Sperry 28 12 58 3 Jackson 32 11 81 0 Lester 32 9 92 3 Munden 17 7 36 1 Palmer 10 4 21 0 Umpires: H.L.Palmer and C.H.Welch. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 279-8 (Firth 8*, Wooler 0*); 2nd day: Hampshire (1) 287-6 (Eagar 59*, Rayment 17*). C.H.Palmer’s 146 took 300 minutes and included 12 fours. E.D.R.Eagar’s 104 took 150 minutes and included 19 fours. 352