First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Fenner’s, Cambridge, April 30, May 1, 2, 1952. Match drawn. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 *D.S.Sheppard lbw b Spencer 148 not out 13 2 M.H.Bushby b Goodwin 0 not out 14 3 P.B.H.May c Lester b Walsh 42 4 G.G.Tordoff b Goodwin 52 5 N.H.Moore c Firth b Walsh 5 6 R.Subba Row lbw b Lester 27 7 J.J.Warr b Walsh 10 8 †F.C.M.Alexander b Lester 2 9 R.G.Marlar c and b Walsh 2 10 R.J.A.MacGinty c Munden b Lester 18 11 C.N.McCarthy not out 7 Extras lb 4 4 w 1 1 —— —— 317 (no wicket, declared) 28 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-93, 3-229, 4-251, 5-251, 6-271, 7-282, 8-287, 9-298, 10-317 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Alexander b Warr 38 c and b Warr 4 2 M.R.Hallam c Sheppard b MacGinty 34 c Tordoff b Marlar 30 3 M.Tompkin c Subba Row b MacGinty 20 c May b Subba Row 32 4 *C.H.Palmer c MacGinty b Warr 37 c Marlar b Warr 0 5 G.A.Smithson c Alexander b McCarthy 0 st Alexander b Marlar 18 6 V.S.Munden c May b Marlar 6 c McCarthy b Subba Row 4 7 F.G.Foulds c MacGinty b Marlar 1 c Sheppard b MacGinty 0 8 †J.Firth not out 9 not out 7 9 J.E.Walsh c May b Marlar 8 c Moore b Marlar 23 10 C.T.Spencer not out 9 not out 8 11 T.J.Goodwin b Marlar 0 Extras b 1, lb 5 6 b 2, lb 2 4 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 168 (9 wickets) 130 FoW (1): 1-65, 2-74, 3-106, 4-109, 5-136, 6-138, 7-140, 8-150 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-60, 3-62, 4-79, 5-106, 6-110, 7-114, 8-114, 9-120 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 19 1 73 2 5 1 12 0 Spencer 21 5 46 1 5 1 15 0 Walsh 30 6 95 4 Munden 9 1 23 0 Palmer 12 2 29 0 Lester 18.2 4 47 3 Cambridge University Bowling O M R W O M R W Warr 19.2 7 42 2 8 0 34 2 McCarthy 20 6 46 1 (4) 1 0 1 0 Marlar 21 6 32 3 (2) 16 3 52 4 MacGinty 20 5 42 2 (5) 3 2 1 1 Subba Row (3) 6 0 38 2 Umpires: F.S.Lee and H.L.Palmer. Toss: Cambridge University Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 51-0 (Lester 24*, Hallam 26*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 141-7 (Firth 0*, Walsh 1*). D.S.Sheppard’s 148 took 230 minutes and included 15 fours and 1 five. 127