First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

SUSSEX v CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Played at County Ground, Hove, June 14, 16, 17, 1952. Sussex won by six wickets. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 1 *D.S.Sheppard b James 104 lbw b Wood 1 2 M.H.Bushby c J.G.Langridge b James 15 c Suttle b James 8 3 P.B.H.May run out 167 c Webb b Wood 40 4 G.G.Tordoff c Suttle b Wood 60 (6) not out 10 5 M.H.Stevenson not out 2 (4) b James 2 6 R.Subba Row (5) c Webb b Thomson 51 7 †F.C.M.Alexander 8 K.Marsden 9 J.J.Warr 10 R.G.Marlar 11 C.N.McCarthy Extras b 18, lb 1, nb 1 20 b 5, nb 1 6 —— —— (4 wickets, declared) 368 (5 wickets, declared) 118 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-222, 3-356, 4-368 FoW (2): 1-13, 2-13, 3-25, 4-87, 5-118 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b McCarthy 13 not out 117 2 C.Oakes c Alexander b McCarthy 40 b McCarthy 1 3 G.Cox lbw b McCarthy 127 c Sheppard b Marlar 48 4 D.V.Smith c Alexander b Warr 2 lbw b Warr 31 5 A.S.M.Oakman c Bushby b Marlar 49 b McCarthy 0 6 *J.Langridge retired hurt 5 7 N.I.Thomson run out 0 (6) not out 13 8 K.G.Suttle st Alexander b Marlar 3 9 A.E.James b Marlar 0 10 †R.T.Webb not out 10 11 D.J.Wood b McCarthy 0 Extras b 8, lb 10, w 1, nb 2 21 b 3, lb 5, nb 1 9 —— —— 270 (4 wickets) 219 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-61, 3-75, 4-161, 5-181, 6-190, 7-190, 8-270, 9-270 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-103, 3-189, 4-196 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 33 8 98 1 10 5 23 2 James 40 14 75 2 18 2 63 2 Thomson 21 3 82 0 11.5 2 25 1 Oakman 24 3 75 0 3 2 1 0 Oakes 5 0 18 0 Cambridge University Bowling O M R W O M R W Warr 27 6 59 1 (2) 20 5 61 1 McCarthy 21.4 6 27 4 (1) 12 2 43 2 Marsden 12 3 35 0 3 0 21 0 Marlar 31 10 95 3 15 4 57 1 Subba Row 14 2 33 0 4 0 28 0 Umpires: F.Chester and A.E.Pothecary. Toss: Cambridge University Close of Play: 1st day: Cambridge University (1) 322-2 (May 153*, Tordoff 30*); 2nd day: Sussex (1) 259-7 (Cox 121*, Webb 6*). P.B.H.May’s 167 included 17 fours. G.Cox’s 127 included 13 fours. J.G.Langridge’s 117 included 16 fours. J.Langridge retired hurt in the Sussex first innings having scored 5 (team had lost 4 wickets). 233