First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LEICESTERSHIRE v SUSSEX Played at Grace Road, Leicester, July 9, 10, 11, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 4, Sussex 0) SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge lbw b Jackson 17 c Tompkin b Palmer 66 2 C.Oakes b Walsh 36 3 G.Cox c Firth b Jackson 128 c Firth b Saunders 44 4 J.M.Parks lbw b Walsh 4 not out 5 5 *J.Langridge c Smithson b Jackson 34 6 A.S.M.Oakman lbw b Walsh 98 7 K.G.Suttle st Firth b Jackson 9 (2) not out 95 8 †S.C.Griffith st Firth b Walsh 19 9 A.E.James not out 11 10 D.J.Wood st Firth b Walsh 13 11 J.H.Cornford c Saunders b Walsh 6 Extras b 11, lb 17 28 b 1, lb 3 4 —— —— 403 (2 wickets) 214 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-61, 3-69, 4-170, 5-293, 6-319, 7-362, 8-371, 9-395, 10-403 FoW (2): 1-123, 2-204 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Griffith b Cornford 20 2 G.A.Smithson b Wood 38 3 M.Tompkin c James b Wood 8 4 *C.H.Palmer c J.Langridge b Wood 84 5 V.E.Jackson c J.Langridge b Wood 101 6 V.S.Munden not out 75 7 J.E.Walsh c J.G.Langridge b Oakman 42 8 †J.Firth lbw b James 9 9 P.F.Saunders not out 6 10 C.T.Spencer 11 T.J.Goodwin Extras b 16, lb 5 21 —— (7 wickets, declared) 404 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-65, 3-68, 4-232, 5-275, 6-350, 7-373 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 22 5 59 0 5 0 18 0 Spencer 9 0 46 0 5.5 0 24 0 Saunders 8 0 31 0 7 0 38 1 Munden 16 4 45 0 (8) 5 1 24 0 Walsh 32.4 9 96 6 8 3 27 0 Jackson 26 8 78 4 (4) 9 2 36 0 Palmer 13 4 20 0 (6) 8 5 10 1 Lester (7) 8 1 33 0 Sussex Bowling O M R W Cornford 28 3 95 1 Wood 39 8 97 4 James 47 20 87 1 Oakman 30 11 74 1 Oakes 3 0 9 0 Parks 6 0 21 0 Umpires: A.E.Boulton-Carter and T.W.Spencer. Toss: Sussex Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 403 all out; 2nd day: Leicestershire (1) 360-6 (Munden 42*, Firth 7*). G.Cox’s 128 took 210 minutes and included 20 fours. V.E.Jackson’s 101 took 210 minutes. 296