First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LEICESTERSHIRE v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Coventry Road, Hinckley, June 11, 12, 13, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Nottinghamshire 0) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 *R.T.Simpson lbw b Palmer 163 not out 10 2 R.J.Giles lbw b Walsh 23 lbw b Saunders 0 3 J.D.Clay lbw b Walsh 6 4 J.Hardstaff lbw b Walsh 1 5 C.J.Poole c Smithson b Walsh 0 6 E.J.Martin c Firth b Walsh 15 (3) not out 12 7 F.W.Stocks lbw b Palmer 32 8 A.Jepson b Walsh 0 9 K.Smales c and b Munden 37 10 H.J.Butler not out 5 11 †E.A.Meads c Smithson b Lester 1 Extras b 4, lb 5, w 2 11 —— —— 294 (1 wicket) 22 FoW (1): 1-46, 2-66, 3-68, 4-72, 5-92, 6-167, 7-168, 8-278, 9-289, 10-294 FoW (2): 1-4 (2) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Meads b Jepson 7 2 M.R.Hallam c Clay b Jepson 17 3 M.Tompkin lbw b Stocks 80 4 †J.Firth lbw b Jepson 6 5 *C.H.Palmer c Meads b Jepson 59 6 V.E.Jackson b Jepson 57 7 G.A.Smithson b Stocks 43 8 V.S.Munden not out 60 9 J.E.Walsh b Jepson 15 10 P.F.Saunders not out 9 11 C.T.Spencer Extras b 6, lb 12, w 1 19 —— (8 wickets, declared) 372 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-34, 3-54, 4-156, 5-193, 6-260, 7-318, 8-336 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Spencer 22 5 55 0 2 0 8 0 Saunders 9 2 18 0 4 2 6 1 Palmer 14 8 18 2 Walsh 46 10 127 6 (3) 3 0 8 0 Munden 26 9 48 1 Lester 8.1 1 17 1 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Butler 29 9 63 0 Jepson 36 10 99 6 Smales 38 11 95 0 Stocks 24 7 50 2 Simpson 12 4 37 0 Hardstaff 2 1 9 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and W.F.F.Price. Toss: Nottinghamshire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 35-2 (Tompkin 6*, Firth 0*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (2) 22-1 (Simpson 10*, Martin 12*). There was no play on the final day. R.T.Simpson’s 163 took 305 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six. 220