First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

LEICESTERSHIRE v LANCASHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 29, 30, 31, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Lancashire 0) LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c Lester b Wooler 9 lbw b Sperry 9 2 *N.D.Howard b Sperry 4 lbw b Wooler 6 3 W.Place b Sperry 77 st Firth b Jackson 31 4 G.A.Edrich lbw b Sperry 16 c Jackson b Munden 12 5 K.J.Grieves b Jackson 19 b Wooler 31 6 A.Wharton lbw b Walsh 25 c Lester b Jackson 0 7 J.G.Lomax b Sperry 8 c Firth b Munden 0 8 R.Tattersall b Wooler 3 lbw b Jackson 0 9 M.J.Hilton b Sperry 0 c Lester b Munden 0 10 J.B.Statham not out 0 c Wooler b Jackson 0 11 †A.Wilson b Sperry 0 not out 0 Extras b 1, w 1 2 lb 2 2 —— —— 163 91 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-20, 3-39, 4-71, 5-142, 6-159, 7-163, 8-163, 9-163, 10-163 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-15, 3-39, 4-89, 5-89, 6-89, 7-91, 8-91, 9-91, 10-91 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson c Grieves b Statham 21 (2) not out 2 2 G.L.Berry lbw b Statham 0 3 M.Tompkin c Tattersall b Hilton 94 (1) run out 2 4 *C.H.Palmer c Howard b Statham 9 5 V.E.Jackson c Howard b Hilton 61 6 V.S.Munden c and b Hilton 8 7 J.E.Walsh c Wilson b Tattersall 14 8 G.Lester c Grieves b Tattersall 1 9 †J.Firth b Tattersall 1 10 C.R.D.Wooler b Tattersall 2 11 J.Sperry not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 11 15 b 1 1 —— —— 226 (1 wicket) 5 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-31, 3-57, 4-184, 5-201, 6-218, 7-222, 8-224, 9-225, 10-226 FoW (2): 1-5 (1) Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Wooler 15 3 39 2 10 3 28 2 Sperry 12.3 3 22 6 8 5 10 1 Jackson 24 13 30 1 24.1 14 21 4 Munden 4 2 12 0 (5) 16 10 15 3 Walsh 18 3 58 1 (4) 3 0 15 0 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Statham 13 2 43 3 1 0 4 0 Wharton 5 1 18 0 0.1 0 0 0 Tattersall 31.2 8 67 4 Lomax 3 1 7 0 Hilton 28 4 76 3 Umpires: W.F.F.Price and T.W.Spencer. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 136-3 (Tompkin 57*, Jackson 35*); 2nd day: No play. 431