First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v WARWICKSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 1, 2, 3, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Warwickshire 4) WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner c Smithson b Wooler 101 2 †R.T.Spooner c Smithson b Jackson 101 3 J.S.Ord c Lester b Munden 9 4 R.E.Hitchcock c Jackson b Sperry 0 5 *H.E.Dollery b Munden 77 6 A.V.G.Wolton c Lester b Wooler 19 7 A.Townsend st Firth b Munden 10 8 R.T.Weeks c Firth b Sperry 9 9 C.W.C.Grove not out 37 10 W.E.Hollies b Sperry 0 11 R.G.Thompson b Sperry 2 Extras b 6, lb 3, nb 1 10 —— 375 FoW (1): 1-195, 2-211, 3-214, 4-218, 5-248, 6-274, 7-335, 8-349, 9-349, 10-375 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson b Grove 27 b Grove 37 2 V.S.Munden b Thompson 6 (7) not out 22 3 M.Tompkin c and b Thompson 30 b Grove 0 4 *C.H.Palmer c Townsend b Thompson 7 b Townsend 51 5 V.E.Jackson b Thompson 40 not out 119 6 G.L.Berry lbw b Grove 23 lbw b Hollies 45 7 G.Lester lbw b Grove 0 8 D.G.Harron c Gardner b Thompson 3 9 †J.Firth not out 31 (2) c Townsend b Hollies 44 10 C.R.D.Wooler c Weeks b Thompson 4 11 J.Sperry b Weeks 35 Extras lb 1 1 b 4, lb 7, w 1 12 —— —— 207 (5 wickets, declared) 330 FoW (1): 1-13, 2-45, 3-69, 4-72, 5-124, 6-124, 7-135, 8-144, 9-148, 10-207 FoW (2): 1-58, 2-58, 3-133, 4-177, 5-239 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Wooler 25 5 107 2 Sperry 20.5 3 52 4 Palmer 20 7 40 0 Munden 23 9 48 3 Jackson 35 12 73 1 Lester 11 2 45 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Thompson 22 4 63 6 18 1 92 0 Grove 24 7 61 3 26 8 43 2 Hollies 20 5 40 0 (5) 22 7 45 2 Weeks 23.1 11 35 1 27 8 70 0 Townsend 2 0 7 0 (3) 8 0 11 1 Wolton (6) 7 2 19 0 Hitchcock (7) 12 4 32 0 Gardner (8) 1 0 6 0 Umpires: J.T.Bell and F.Chester. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 349-7 (Weeks 9*, Grove 14*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 12-0 (Smithson 8*, Firth 3*). F.C.Gardner’s 101 took 235 minutes and included 11 fours. R.T.Spooner’s 101 took 200 minutes and included 12 fours and 1 six. V.E.Jackson’s 119 included 16 fours and 1 six. 359