First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

KENT v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone, July 16, 17, 18, 1952. Leicestershire won by seven wickets. (Points: Kent 0, Leicestershire 12) KENT 1 A.E.Fagg c Firth b Jackson 42 c Walsh b Jackson 57 2 S.O’Linn c Jackson b Spencer 2 c Jackson b Walsh 20 3 M.C.Cowdrey c Munden b Jackson 52 b Jackson 30 4 †D.G.Ufton st Firth b Walsh 11 c Firth b Jackson 36 5 R.Mayes st Firth b Walsh 14 st Firth b Walsh 0 6 B.R.Edrich c Smithson b Walsh 0 run out 9 7 *W.Murray-Wood b Walsh 0 st Firth b Walsh 11 8 R.R.Dovey b Jackson 1 c Goodwin b Walsh 0 9 D.V.P.Wright not out 11 not out 9 10 F.Ridgway b Walsh 3 c Firth b Jackson 1 11 J.C.T.Page b Walsh 5 st Firth b Walsh 2 Extras lb 10, nb 1 11 b 4, lb 3, w 1 8 —— —— 152 183 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-96, 3-107, 4-119, 5-119, 6-125, 7-126, 8-138, 9-146, 10-152 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-107, 3-126, 4-129, 5-140, 6-166, 7-170, 8-172, 9-180, 10-183 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Ufton b Ridgway 11 b Ridgway 11 2 G.A.Smithson b Ridgway 22 c Dovey b Page 1 3 M.Tompkin lbw b Page 65 b Ridgway 3 4 *C.H.Palmer lbw b Ridgway 13 not out 20 5 V.E.Jackson c Ufton b Page 7 not out 6 6 V.S.Munden c Ufton b Page 103 7 J.E.Walsh c Ufton b Page 16 8 †J.Firth b Dovey 6 9 P.F.Saunders c O’Linn b Page 30 10 C.T.Spencer not out 11 11 T.J.Goodwin c Ufton b Page 0 Extras b 2, lb 8, nb 2 12 —— —— 296 (3 wickets) 41 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-36, 3-60, 4-74, 5-166, 6-205, 7-237, 8-258, 9-295, 10-296 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-6, 3-27 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 12 7 11 0 5 1 19 0 Spencer 12 2 37 1 4 0 13 0 Palmer 8 6 6 0 2 1 2 0 Saunders 4 2 9 0 Walsh 22.3 6 51 6 (4) 33.4 7 79 5 Jackson 20 11 27 3 (5) 27 14 51 4 Munden (6) 5 1 11 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 19 1 82 3 8 1 26 2 Page 30 13 76 6 7 1 15 1 Dovey 21 8 52 1 Wright 23 5 69 0 Cowdrey 1 0 5 0 Umpires: K.McCanlis and A.E.D.Smith. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 171-5 (Munden 47*, Walsh 5*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 21-2 (Lester 7*, Palmer 10*). V.S.Munden’s 103 took 185 minutes and included 15 fours and 2 sixes. 312