First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, August 15, 16, 17, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Essex 4) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson b Smith 2 not out 80 2 V.S.Munden lbw b Preston 1 3 M.Tompkin c Gibb b Bailey 20 b Smith 50 4 M.R.Hallam b Bailey 13 (5) not out 3 5 V.E.Jackson c Stanley b Greensmith 17 6 *G.L.Berry lbw b Bailey 2 7 †J.Firth lbw b Greensmith 4 8 G.Lester lbw b Bailey 33 (2) lbw b Smith 25 9 J.E.Walsh c Horsfall b Vigar 67 (4) c Gibb b Bailey 34 10 C.R.D.Wooler run out 0 11 J.Sperry not out 2 Extras b 12, lb 4, nb 3 19 b 4, lb 4, w 1 9 —— —— 180 (3 wickets) 201 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-5, 3-37, 4-42, 5-52, 6-63, 7-70, 8-171, 9-172, 10-180 FoW (2): 1-42, 2-129, 3-186 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Firth b Wooler 7 2 A.V.Avery b Jackson 20 3 †P.A.Gibb b Jackson 3 4 R.Horsfall c Jackson b Walsh 86 5 *D.J.Insole lbw b Jackson 7 6 T.E.Bailey b Walsh 19 7 R.Smith lbw b Walsh 34 8 F.H.Vigar c Firth b Munden 7 9 E.A.W.Stanley lbw b Munden 0 10 W.T.Greensmith lbw b Walsh 4 11 K.C.Preston not out 5 Extras b 7, lb 6, w 1 14 —— 206 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-30, 3-31, 4-49, 5-150, 6-155, 7-170, 8-174, 9-189, 10-206 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 18 4 27 1 11 2 37 0 Smith 19 5 40 1 (3) 34 8 66 2 Bailey 29.4 16 27 4 (2) 18 9 34 1 Greensmith 20 10 42 2 (5) 9 1 23 0 Vigar 8 2 25 1 (4) 15 3 32 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Wooler 7 2 18 1 Sperry 12 4 21 0 Jackson 21 13 34 3 Walsh 20 2 66 4 Munden 28 15 39 2 Lester 4 1 14 0 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and E.Cooke. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 62-4 (Horsfall 14*, Bailey 4*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 201-3 (Smithson 80*, Hallam 3*). 394