First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v SURREY Played at Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, August 18, 20, 1951. Leicestershire won by an innings and 76 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 12, Surrey 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson c Bedser b Wait 5 2 G.Lester c Lock b Bedser 9 3 M.Tompkin c Parker b Wait 5 4 M.R.Hallam b Bedser 5 5 V.E.Jackson c Constable b Lock 130 6 *G.L.Berry run out 0 7 V.S.Munden c Kirby b Bedser 73 8 J.E.Walsh b Lock 14 9 †J.Firth not out 9 10 C.R.D.Wooler c Constable b Lock 12 11 J.Sperry b Lock 2 Extras b 8, lb 1, w 1, nb 9 19 —— 283 FoW (1): 1-13, 2-23, 3-32, 4-41, 5-54, 6-217, 7-253, 8-263, 9-279, 10-283 SURREY 1 *M.R.Barton lbw b Jackson 1 (7) b Munden 38 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b Jackson 0 lbw b Walsh 1 3 B.Constable b Jackson 28 c Jackson b Munden 59 4 E.A.Bedser lbw b Jackson 0 (1) b Jackson 0 5 L.B.Fishlock b Walsh 24 (4) c Smithson b Jackson 3 6 J.F.Parker c Munden b Jackson 1 (5) c Berry b Jackson 12 7 G.J.Whittaker c Lester b Walsh 10 (6) c Tompkin b Walsh 0 8 W.S.Surridge b Jackson 7 c Firth b Munden 5 9 G.A.R.Lock lbw b Walsh 0 b Munden 10 10 †G.N.G.Kirby not out 0 not out 3 11 O.J.Wait lbw b Walsh 0 c Lester b Munden 3 Extras lb 1 1 lb 1 1 —— —— 72 135 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-42, 5-43, 6-57, 7-71, 8-72, 9-72, 10-72 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-7, 3-16, 4-32, 5-41, 6-106, 7-112, 8-126, 9-129, 10-135 Surrey Bowling O M R W Surridge 17 3 37 0 Wait 15 7 23 2 Bedser 51 21 83 3 Lock 41.4 15 95 4 Constable 11 2 26 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 1 1 0 0 Jackson 22 14 23 6 (1) 16 3 50 3 Munden 8 3 18 0 6.2 0 30 5 Walsh 13.5 2 30 4 (2) 13 1 36 2 Lester (4) 4 0 18 0 Umpires: A.E.Boulton-Carter and J.J.Hills. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 0-0 (Barton 0*, Fletcher 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. V.E.Jackson’s 130 included 13 fours and 2 sixes. 404