First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v HAMPSHIRE Played at Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford, June 4, 5, 6, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Hampshire 4) HAMPSHIRE 1 N.H.Rogers c and b Smith 88 c Preston b Insole 14 2 C.Walker lbw b Smith 6 absent hurt 0 3 L.Harrison lbw b Preston 4 c Avery b Smith 21 4 J.R.Gray b Insole 1 c Avery b Preston 21 5 A.W.H.Rayment c Gibb b Insole 0 lbw b Greensmith 12 6 *E.D.R.Eagar b Preston 15 b Greensmith 34 7 †R.O.Prouton b Preston 0 (2) lbw b Preston 3 8 G.Hill c Horsfall b Smith 28 (7) lbw b Smith 13 9 D.Shackleton st Gibb b Smith 3 (8) b Smith 25 10 R.A.Dare lbw b Smith 0 (9) b Smith 0 11 V.H.D.Cannings not out 19 (10) not out 5 Extras b 10, lb 4, nb 6 20 b 6, lb 8, w 2 16 —— —— 184 164 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-31, 3-54, 4-54, 5-92, 6-105, 7-127, 8-137, 9-137, 10-184 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-44, 3-48, 4-67, 5-91, 6-117, 7-129, 8-134, 9-164 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Gray 17 b Shackleton 76 2 A.V.Avery lbw b Cannings 5 3 †P.A.Gibb lbw b Gray 7 (2) c Rayment b Cannings 40 4 R.Horsfall b Gray 24 (5) b Shackleton 7 5 *D.J.Insole lbw b Shackleton 8 (6) not out 1 6 T.E.Bailey b Shackleton 37 (3) not out 11 7 R.Smith b Gray 1 (4) b Shackleton 0 8 F.H.Vigar c Eagar b Gray 13 9 C.Griffiths b Cannings 28 10 W.T.Greensmith not out 18 11 K.C.Preston b Shackleton 5 Extras lb 3 3 b 2, lb 2 4 —— —— 166 (4 wickets) 139 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-26, 3-35, 4-62, 5-66, 6-67, 7-97, 8-140, 9-156, 10-166 FoW (2): 1-108, 2-122, 3-122, 4-138 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 23 8 35 3 21 3 69 2 Smith 40.2 9 95 5 32 18 34 4 Insole 12 4 24 2 8 4 23 1 Greensmith 6 3 10 0 15 6 22 2 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Shackleton 32 11 57 3 16 5 37 3 Cannings 28 8 63 2 14 2 51 1 Gray 18 3 31 5 6 0 18 0 Dare 11 4 12 0 7 0 29 0 Umpires: K.McCanlis and W.F.F.Price. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 74-6 (Bailey 7*, Vigar 2*); 2nd day: Hampshire (2) 127-6 (Hill 12*, Shackleton 1*). 200