First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea, August 18, 20, 21, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Nottinghamshire 0) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton c Preston b R.Smith 14 2 *R.T.Simpson c Greensmith b T.P.B.Smith 212 3 P.F.Harvey c Gibb b R.Smith 13 4 J.D.Clay b Greensmith 39 5 C.J.Poole b Greensmith 6 6 F.W.Stocks c Preston b R.Smith 100 7 E.J.Martin c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 93 8 K.Smales run out 53 9 A.J.Underwood c Preston b Bailey 0 10 †E.A.Meads not out 24 11 C.S.Matthews Extras b 10, lb 6, w 2, nb 4 22 —— (9 wickets, declared) 576 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-45, 3-174, 4-208, 5-370, 6-425, 7-537, 8-539, 9-576 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Matthews 0 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Matthews 70 3 †P.A.Gibb c Meads b Matthews 118 4 R.Horsfall c Meads b Matthews 123 5 *D.J.Insole b Simpson 88 6 T.E.Bailey st Meads b Simpson 48 7 R.Smith st Meads b Harvey 82 8 F.H.Vigar not out 30 9 W.T.Greensmith not out 12 10 T.P.B.Smith 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 8, lb 11, w 2, nb 1 22 —— (7 wickets) 593 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-148, 3-303, 4-328, 5-445, 6-489, 7-580 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 21 3 84 0 Bailey 29 4 104 1 R.Smith 42 7 139 3 T.P.B.Smith 36 8 121 2 Greensmith 28 6 78 2 Insole 4 0 21 0 Vigar 1 0 7 0 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Matthews 38 13 71 4 Underwood 32 5 110 0 Stocks 37 10 98 0 Harvey 33 11 120 1 Smales 45 13 105 0 Simpson 32 11 67 2 Umpires: G.S.Mobey and W.F.F.Price. Toss: Nottinghamshire Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 419-5 (Stocks 97*, Martin 23*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 293-2 (Gibb 117*, Horsfall 94*). R.T.Simpson’s 212 took 340 minutes and included 29 fours and 1 six. 400