First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

WARWICKSHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 2, 3, 4, 1952. Warwickshire won by an innings and 32 runs. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Leicestershire 0) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester hit wkt b Pritchard 2 c Spooner b Pritchard 36 2 G.A.Smithson hit wkt b Grove 14 b Grove 18 3 M.Tompkin lbw b Grove 73 lbw b Grove 25 4 *C.H.Palmer c Bromley b Townsend 28 c Spooner b Pritchard 11 5 V.E.Jackson c Spooner b Grove 4 c Spooner b Grove 1 6 V.S.Munden b Grove 37 c Townsend b Bromley 28 7 J.E.Walsh b Hollies 25 c Bromley b Grove 54 8 M.R.Hallam c Bromley b Weeks 6 b Pritchard 21 9 †J.Firth not out 14 c Hitchcock b Grove 0 10 C.T.Spencer b Hollies 0 c Townsend b Pritchard 1 11 T.J.Goodwin b Grove 0 not out 0 Extras b 2, lb 5 7 —— —— 210 195 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-21, 3-61, 4-74, 5-161, 6-166, 7-194, 8-202, 9-207, 10-210 FoW (2): 1-23, 2-67, 3-90, 4-91, 5-93, 6-157, 7-189, 8-190, 9-195, 10-195 WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner c Palmer b Goodwin 9 2 †R.T.Spooner c Firth b Palmer 78 3 J.S.Ord c Firth b Goodwin 7 4 P.H.Bromley c Spencer b Jackson 10 5 R.T.Weeks b Goodwin 0 6 *H.E.Dollery c Lester b Jackson 212 7 R.E.Hitchcock b Lester 93 8 A.Townsend not out 17 9 C.W.C.Grove 10 T.L.Pritchard 11 W.E.Hollies Extras b 6, lb 4, w 1 11 —— (7 wickets, declared) 437 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-38, 3-73, 4-78, 5-140, 6-344, 7-437 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 24 5 55 1 20 3 74 4 Grove 20.5 5 44 5 20.1 5 45 5 Townsend 13 4 26 1 (5) 5 4 3 0 Hollies 19 6 32 2 (3) 15 7 33 0 Weeks 18 6 36 1 (4) 11 4 29 0 Bromley 4 1 10 0 4 1 11 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Goodwin 22 0 115 3 Spencer 22 4 70 0 Walsh 11 1 44 0 Jackson 16.2 2 66 2 Palmer 20 5 37 1 Munden 20 7 67 0 Lester 5 0 27 1 Umpires: G.S.Mobey and C.H.Welch. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 78-4 (Spooner 51*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 50-1 (Lester 20*, Tompkin 12*). H.E.Dollery’s 212 included 24 fours and 1 six. 279