First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

SUSSEX v OXFORD UNIVERSITY Played at The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing, June 21, 23, 24, 1952. Sussex won by five wickets. OXFORD UNIVERSITY 1 W.G.A.Wiley c Foreman b Thomson 100 c Lawrence b Foreman 25 2 †P.J.Whitcombe run out 60 (3) c Langridge b Oakman 1 3 *P.D.S.Blake b Foreman 7 (2) c Cornford b Oakman 43 4 M.C.Cowdrey b Oakman 79 c Foreman b Oakman 92 5 J.O.de Villiers c Oakes b Oakman 5 lbw b Oakman 4 6 C.C.P.Williams b Foreman 74 b Oakes 15 7 H.W.Joynt b Foreman 13 c Langridge b Oakes 4 8 R.H.Wollocombe c sub b Oakman 5 c and b Oakman 2 9 D.C.P.R.Jowett c and b Foreman 3 not out 14 10 W.M.Mitchell not out 1 c Oakman b Oakes 6 11 A.J.Coxon not out 4 not out 3 Extras b 22, lb 11 33 b 13, nb 1 14 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 384 (9 wickets, declared) 223 FoW (1): 1-140, 2-174, 3-184, 4-201, 5-328, 6-362, 7-363, 8-379, 9-380 FoW (2): 1-45, 2-46, 3-97, 4-122, 5-191, 6-196, 7-200, 8-200, 9-208 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b Coxon 22 c Joynt b Mitchell 30 2 C.Oakes c Blake b Coxon 5 c Joynt b Coxon 15 3 G.Cox c Joynt b Mitchell 28 not out 128 4 D.V.Smith c Wiley b Mitchell 36 b Wollocombe 23 5 A.S.M.Oakman c and b Joynt 82 c Wiley b Wollocombe 56 6 K.G.Suttle lbw b Mitchell 8 (7) not out 0 7 A.A.K.Lawrence b Jowett 7 8 D.J.Foreman c Whitcombe b Wollocombe 54 (6) c and b Joynt 39 9 N.I.Thomson c Coxon b Wollocombe 2 10 †R.T.Webb not out 28 11 J.H.Cornford b Mitchell 4 Extras b 17, lb 11, nb 1 29 b 9, lb 3, nb 1 13 —— —— 305 (5 wickets) 304 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-36, 3-84, 4-99, 5-119, 6-134, 7-210, 8-222, 9-289, 10-305 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-73, 3-121, 4-207, 5-293 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Cornford 21.2 4 70 0 (5) 2 0 6 0 Thomson 20 3 47 1 (1) 9 0 38 0 Oakman 39 7 95 3 28 7 96 5 Oakes 4 0 20 0 (7) 9 2 28 3 Foreman 21 2 64 4 (4) 5 1 14 1 Cox 15 4 38 0 (2) 5 3 9 0 Lawrence 2 0 17 0 Smith (6) 3 0 18 0 Oxford University Bowling O M R W O M R W Coxon 16 3 46 2 4 0 10 1 Joynt 18 4 58 1 10.5 0 45 1 Cowdrey 8 1 41 0 Jowett 28 14 38 1 22 4 93 0 Mitchell 29.3 12 60 4 (3) 16 2 69 1 Wollocombe 9 1 33 2 (5) 15 2 74 2 Umpires: E.Cooke and K.McCanlis. Toss: Oxford University Close of Play: 1st day: Oxford University (1) 384-9 (Mitchell 1*, Coxon 4*); 2nd day: Oxford University (2) 65-2 (Blake 30*, Cowdrey 9*). W.G.A.Wiley’s 100 included 17 fours. G.Cox’s 128 took 175 minutes and included 17 fours. 250