First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v T.N.PEARCE’S XI Played at County Ground, Chelmsford, May 14, 15, 1952. T.N.Pearce’s XI won by an innings and 25 runs. T.N.PEARCE’S XI 1 *R.T.Simpson b Greensmith 41 2 N.H.Rogers c Rist b Harvey 164 3 C.J.Poole c Rist b Greensmith 8 4 A.C.Revill c Dodds b Bailey 38 5 M.Tompkin c Greensmith b Harvey 38 6 †T.G.Evans b Bailey 26 7 T.P.B.Smith b Harvey 9 8 J.E.Walsh c Avery b Greensmith 20 9 T.A.Hall c Horsfall b Greensmith 32 10 G.Goonesena not out 5 11 V.H.D.Cannings Extras b 5, lb 3 8 —— (9 wickets, declared) 389 FoW (1): 1-77, 2-89, 3-217, 4-288, 5-301, 6-327, 7-332, 8-359, 9-389 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c and b Revill 10 b Hall 14 2 A.V.Avery st Evans b Goonesena 30 b Cannings 11 3 E.A.W.Stanley c Revill b Walsh 15 run out 12 4 R.Horsfall st Evans b Goonesena 28 st Evans b Goonesena 28 5 F.H.Vigar c and b Cannings 28 lbw b Goonesena 33 6 *T.E.Bailey c Evans b Goonesena 40 b Goonesena 9 7 †P.A.Gibb c Goonesena b Smith 23 c Hall b Walsh 0 8 W.T.Greensmith b Smith 0 c Revill b Walsh 8 9 F.H.Rist st Evans b Goonesena 0 c Rogers b Walsh 17 10 K.C.Preston c Goonesena b Cannings 14 b Goonesena 25 11 R.C.Harvey not out 12 not out 0 Extras b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 2 5 nb 2 2 —— —— 205 159 FoW (1): 1-13, 2-51, 3-77, 4-90, 5-132, 6-171, 7-174, 8-179, 9-179, 10-205 FoW (2): 1-18, 2-27, 3-41, 4-60, 5-84, 6-101, 7-116, 8-119, 9-153, 10-159 Essex Bowling O M R W Preston 20 3 95 0 Bailey 21 2 88 2 Harvey 16 1 88 3 Greensmith 20.4 4 60 4 Vigar 8 0 50 0 T.N.Pearce’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Hall 12 2 42 0 4 2 5 1 Cannings 8.5 2 23 2 7 0 29 1 Revill 3 1 10 1 Walsh 16 2 59 1 (3) 12.4 1 54 3 Smith 12 2 35 2 4 0 14 0 Goonesena 14 6 31 4 (4) 13 0 55 4 Umpires: A.E.Pothecary and W.F.F.Price. Toss: T.N.Pearce’s XI Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 74-2 (Avery 28*, Horsfall 20*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. N.H.Rogers’s 164 took 220 minutes and included 26 fours. F.H.Rist took over as wicket-keeper when P.A.Gibb had to go to hospital when cut over the left eye by R.T.Simpson’s bat as he attmepted a hook. 150