First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

WARWICKSHIRE v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 12, 14, 15, 1952. Warwickshire won by an innings and 23 runs. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Nottinghamshire 0) NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 R.J.Giles b Thompson 6 c Spooner b Thompson 13 2 E.J.Martin c Townsend b Thompson 49 lbw b Grove 3 3 J.D.Clay lbw b Thompson 9 c Dollery b Townsend 10 4 *J.Hardstaff c and b Grove 64 b Grove 1 5 C.J.Poole b Thompson 2 c Townsend b Grove 51 6 F.W.Stocks c Hitchcock b Thompson 5 c Grove b Thompson 31 7 K.Smales c Dollery b Thompson 12 b Grove 0 8 P.F.Harvey b Thompson 0 not out 4 9 A.Jepson not out 5 c Dollery b Hollies 2 10 H.J.Butler b Thompson 9 st Spooner b Hollies 4 11 †E.A.Meads c Spooner b Thompson 5 st Spooner b Hollies 15 Extras b 4 4 b 1, lb 1 2 —— —— 170 136 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-22, 3-93, 4-107, 5-115, 6-151, 7-151, 8-153, 9-164, 10-170 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-16, 3-17, 4-35, 5-103, 6-110, 7-111, 8-114, 9-118, 10-136 WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner retired hurt 147 2 †R.T.Spooner c Clay b Butler 0 3 J.S.Ord c Meads b Butler 1 4 *H.E.Dollery c Meads b Jepson 34 5 A.V.G.Wolton c Martin b Jepson 45 6 R.E.Hitchcock c Stocks b Butler 5 7 A.Townsend c Meads b Butler 24 8 C.W.C.Grove b Harvey 29 9 R.T.Weeks not out 17 10 R.G.Thompson c Meads b Jepson 4 11 W.E.Hollies b Butler 0 Extras b 17, lb 6 23 —— 329 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-9, 3-71, 4-176, 5-183, 6-229, 7-286, 8-328, 9-329 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Thompson 22.1 4 65 9 13 3 31 2 Grove 19 3 37 1 24 9 30 4 Townsend 11 3 27 0 8 2 18 1 Hollies 23 14 25 0 21.3 8 35 3 Weeks 5 3 12 0 (6) 4 2 12 0 Wolton (5) 6 3 8 0 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Butler 39.5 8 86 5 Jepson 35 9 94 3 Stocks 3 0 12 0 Harvey 22 7 51 1 Smales 28 13 63 0 Umpires: T.J.Bartley and F.Chester. Toss: Nottinghamshire Close of Play: 1st day: Warwickshire (1) 112-3 (Gardner 55*, Wolton 16*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (2) 100-4 (Poole 43*, Stocks 28*). F.C.Gardner’s 147 took 365 minutes and included 11 fours. F.C.Gardner retired hurt in the Warwickshire first innings having scored 147 (team had lost 7 wickets). 306