First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LANCASHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, July 12, 14, 15, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Lancashire 4, Middlesex 0) LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c L.H.Compton b Warr 0 c Edrich b Young 28 2 J.T.Ikin b D.C.S.Compton 124 c L.H.Compton b Warr 48 3 G.A.Edrich c L.H.Compton b Warr 3 st L.H.Compton b Young 37 4 W.Place c L.H.Compton b D.C.S.Compton 50 c Brown b Warr 0 5 A.Wharton c Brown b D.C.S.Compton 0 lbw b Young 7 6 K.J.Grieves not out 145 not out 1 7 *N.D.Howard lbw b Warr 49 8 †A.Wilson lbw b Warr 0 9 J.B.Statham not out 54 10 R.Tattersall 11 R.Berry Extras b 6, lb 5, w 1 12 b 2, lb 1 3 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 437 (5 wickets, declared) 124 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-31, 3-164, 4-164, 5-200, 6-284, 7-288 FoW (2): 1-46, 2-116, 3-116, 4-118, 5-124 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Berry b Tattersall 55 c Grieves b Tattersall 33 2 A.W.Thompson c Wilson b Berry 54 c Wilson b Wharton 0 3 W.J.Edrich c Statham b Berry 109 c Wilson b Wharton 5 4 D.C.S.Compton lbw b Statham 2 c Statham b Tattersall 28 5 S.M.Brown c Wilson b Wharton 6 not out 23 6 W.Knightley-Smith c Howard b Ikin 53 not out 3 7 D.Bennett not out 11 8 J.J.Warr c Grieves b Berry 0 9 J.M.Sims c Grieves b Statham 0 10 †L.H.Compton c Grieves b Statham 9 11 J.A.Young b Wharton 1 Extras b 9, lb 14, nb 1 24 —— —— 324 (4 wickets) 92 FoW (1): 1-84, 2-135, 3-142, 4-154, 5-286, 6-301, 7-309, 8-313, 9-323, 10-324 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-12, 3-56, 4-86 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bennett 11 1 45 0 (2) 3 2 2 0 Warr 22 3 95 4 (1) 11 1 44 2 Edrich 27 2 73 0 6 1 23 0 Young 19 4 89 0 10.5 1 52 3 D.C.S.Compton 29 4 87 3 Sims 7 1 36 0 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Statham 25 5 52 3 5 1 15 0 Wharton 24.1 5 62 2 6 1 16 2 Berry 41 18 53 3 7 1 17 0 Tattersall 27 13 71 1 13 4 28 2 Ikin 19 7 41 1 (6) 5 3 7 0 Grieves 9 2 21 0 (5) 4 2 9 0 Umpires: H.Elliott and A.Skelding. Toss: Lancashire Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 12-0 (Robertson 6*, Thompson 6*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 313-7 (Bennett 10*, Sims 0*). J.T.Ikin’s 124 took 180 minutes and included 16 fours. K.J.Grieves’s 145 included 16 fours and 1 five. W.J.Edrich’s 109 took 285 minutes and included 12 fours and 1 six. 302