First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

WARWICKSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 18, 19, 20, 1952. Warwickshire won by nine wickets. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 *J.G.Langridge b Grove 2 c Spooner b Pritchard 12 2 C.Oakes lbw b Grove 18 c Spooner b Pritchard 6 3 G.Cox b Grove 21 lbw b Grove 26 4 D.V.Smith c Spooner b Grove 23 b Hollies 38 5 A.S.M.Oakman b Grove 1 b Pritchard 28 6 N.I.Thomson b Grove 5 c and b Pritchard 7 7 K.G.Suttle c Spooner b Grove 2 c Dollery b Bromley 33 8 A.E.James not out 3 c Spooner b Grove 8 9 †R.T.Webb c Spooner b Grove 1 not out 33 10 D.J.Wood c Pritchard b Hollies 5 c Spooner b Grove 12 11 J.H.Cornford c Dollery b Grove 0 run out 0 Extras lb 5 5 b 8, lb 18, nb 1 27 —— —— 86 230 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-39, 3-48, 4-50, 5-58, 6-64, 7-77, 8-81, 9-86, 10-86 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-25, 3-92, 4-100, 5-136, 6-139, 7-164, 8-192, 9-228, 10-230 WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner c Suttle b Wood 98 not out 9 2 †R.T.Spooner b Wood 7 (4) not out 8 3 J.S.Ord b Wood 29 c James b Wood 9 4 N.F.Horner b Wood 9 (2) retired hurt 0 5 *H.E.Dollery c and b James 13 6 R.E.Hitchcock c Suttle b Cornford 20 7 P.H.Bromley b Thomson 34 8 R.T.Weeks b James 16 9 C.W.C.Grove c Smith b Oakman 24 10 T.L.Pritchard b Oakman 29 11 W.E.Hollies not out 1 Extras b 6, lb 4, nb 1 11 lb 3 3 —— —— 291 (1 wicket) 29 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-87, 3-111, 4-132, 5-161, 6-200, 7-227, 8-259, 9-259, 10-291 FoW (2): 1-21 (3) Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 7 2 25 0 (2) 25.5 5 58 4 Grove 19.1 3 39 9 (1) 26 6 48 3 Hollies 13 9 17 1 26 12 47 1 Weeks (4) 14 4 26 0 Bromley (5) 8 1 24 1 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Cornford 26 1 78 1 Wood 27 2 61 4 (1) 5 0 16 1 James 29 12 61 2 Thomson 18 1 57 1 (2) 4 1 4 0 Oakman 6.4 2 23 2 Langridge (3) 1 1 0 0 Smith (4) 1 0 6 0 Umpires: J.S.Buller and H.L.Palmer. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 168-5 (Gardner 81*, Bromley 4*); 2nd day: Sussex (2) 229-9 (Webb 32*, Cornford 0*). N.F.Horner retired hurt in the Warwickshire second innings having scored 0 (team had lost no wickets). 242