First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

SOMERSET v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Recreation Ground, Bath, June 28, 30, July 1, 1952. Leicestershire won by 25 runs. (Points: Somerset 0, Leicestershire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Stephenson b Tremlett 18 not out 65 2 G.A.Smithson b Redman 5 lbw b Lawrence 22 3 M.Tompkin c Stephenson b Robinson 63 c and b Lawrence 6 4 *C.H.Palmer lbw b Lawrence 23 st Stephenson b Hazell 10 5 V.E.Jackson c Stephenson b Lawrence 1 b Hazell 2 6 V.S.Munden b Robinson 35 b Hazell 0 7 J.E.Walsh b Lawrence 84 b Hazell 4 8 M.R.Hallam c Robinson b Lawrence 1 c Redman b Hazell 0 9 †J.Firth b Lawrence 51 c Stephenson b Smith 15 10 C.T.Spencer not out 3 c Angell b Smith 0 11 T.J.Goodwin c Hazell b Lawrence 2 not out 0 Extras b 7, lb 4, w 6, nb 3 20 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 306 (9 wickets, declared) 127 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-44, 3-88, 4-94, 5-154, 6-160, 7-163, 8-271, 9-302, 10-306 FoW (2): 1-36, 2-50, 3-71, 4-75, 5-75, 6-79, 7-85, 8-127, 9-127 SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett b Goodwin 0 c Lester b Spencer 9 2 F.L.Angell c Smithson b Walsh 15 b Goodwin 4 3 †H.W.Stephenson lbw b Walsh 22 c Tompkin b Jackson 34 4 R.Smith c Firth b Walsh 5 (6) st Firth b Munden 17 5 M.F.Tremlett c Palmer b Spencer 75 (4) b Walsh 39 6 H.F.T.Buse lbw b Walsh 0 (5) c Smithson b Jackson 6 7 *S.S.Rogers c Jackson b Walsh 46 c Smithson b Munden 21 8 J.Lawrence b Walsh 12 b Walsh 4 9 J.Redman c Walsh b Spencer 29 not out 17 10 E.P.Robinson lbw b Spencer 6 run out 6 11 H.L.Hazell not out 3 c Palmer b Munden 0 Extras b 9, lb 13 22 b 12, lb 4 16 —— —— 235 173 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-31, 3-40, 4-43, 5-43, 6-105, 7-149, 8-205, 9-226, 10-235 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-21, 3-73, 4-87, 5-124, 6-126, 7-144, 8-158, 9-173, 10-173 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Redman 12 3 42 1 3 0 10 0 Buse 18 5 35 0 4 1 16 0 Tremlett 23 7 58 1 Hazell 32 13 43 0 20 6 39 5 Lawrence 36.2 10 83 6 (3) 18 1 48 2 Robinson 22 11 25 2 (5) 5 3 7 0 Smith (6) 2 1 4 2 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 15 3 30 1 5 1 17 1 Spencer 10.1 5 17 3 5 0 15 1 Walsh 33 7 97 6 20 4 71 2 Jackson 25 10 49 0 8 0 30 2 Munden 3 1 8 0 14.4 9 24 3 Lester 3 0 10 0 Palmer 2 0 2 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and A.E.Pothecary. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 260-7 (Walsh 53*, Firth 44*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 30-0 (Lester 10*, Smithson 20*). 270