First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Old County Ground, Brentwood, June 18, 19, 20, 1952. Essex won by two wickets. (Points: Essex 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester b Bailey 1 b Smith 6 2 M.R.Hallam st Gibb b Smith 9 3 M.Tompkin c and b Greensmith 33 c Greensmith b Smith 54 4 *C.H.Palmer c Gibb b Smith 0 5 V.E.Jackson b Bailey 142 6 G.A.Smithson b Preston 60 (2) not out 111 7 V.S.Munden lbw b Greensmith 52 (5) c Horsfall b Bailey 15 8 J.E.Walsh not out 90 (4) c Griffiths b Smith 7 9 †J.Firth b Preston 3 10 C.T.Spencer not out 2 11 T.J.Goodwin Extras b 5, lb 5 10 lb 1 1 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 402 (4 wickets, declared) 194 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-12, 3-12, 4-73, 5-172, 6-264, 7-356, 8-385 FoW (2): 1-18, 2-134, 3-168, 4-194 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Spencer b Jackson 41 c Hallam b Spencer 25 2 A.V.Avery c Spencer b Jackson 33 not out 3 3 †P.A.Gibb c Firth b Spencer 70 b Palmer 34 4 R.Horsfall c Walsh b Palmer 143 c Palmer b Spencer 9 5 *D.J.Insole b Jackson 47 c and b Jackson 61 6 T.E.Bailey c Spencer b Walsh 31 c Firth b Jackson 18 7 R.Smith not out 26 c Jackson b Palmer 14 8 F.H.Vigar b Walsh 2 9 C.Griffiths not out 6 (8) b Jackson 18 10 W.T.Greensmith (9) lbw b Palmer 4 11 K.C.Preston (10) not out 5 Extras b 2, lb 1, nb 1 4 b 4 4 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 403 (8 wickets) 195 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-102, 3-185, 4-265, 5-349, 6-388, 7-390 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-58, 3-75, 4-116, 5-139, 6-164, 7-187, 8-187 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 28 5 68 2 9.4 3 43 1 Preston 24 3 78 2 7 1 20 0 Smith 43 8 111 2 16 0 85 3 Greensmith 20 2 95 2 Vigar 6 1 24 0 4 0 27 0 Insole 5 1 16 0 (4) 2 0 18 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 19 2 86 0 4 0 34 0 Spencer 16 0 57 1 10 1 62 2 Walsh 22.1 6 60 2 Munden 17 3 42 0 Jackson 39 11 114 3 (4) 8 1 39 3 Palmer 16 5 31 1 (3) 7.5 0 56 3 Lester 1 0 9 0 Umpires: T.W.Spencer and C.H.Welch. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 332-6 (Jackson 128*, Walsh 44*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 353-5 (Bailey 16*, Smith 0*). V.E.Jackson’s 142 took 300 minutes. R.Horsfall’s 143 included 10 fours and 3 sixes. G.A.Smithson’s 111 took 120 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six. 236