First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LANCASHIRE v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Aigburth, Liverpool, July 23, 24, 25, 1952. Leicestershire won by 228 runs. (Points: Lancashire 0, Leicestershire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Parr b Wharton 25 not out 88 2 G.A.Smithson b Tattersall 60 c Parr b Wharton 1 3 M.Tompkin b Wharton 0 c Grieves b Hilton 14 4 V.E.Jackson c Parr b Wharton 32 c Ikin b Hilton 89 5 V.S.Munden b Tattersall 100 c Hilton b Tattersall 13 6 M.R.Hallam c Ikin b Tattersall 18 c Howard b Wharton 16 7 J.E.Walsh lbw b Hilton 23 8 M.A.J.Sargent c and b Ikin 18 9 †J.Firth not out 19 10 C.T.Spencer c Grieves b Wharton 11 11 T.J.Goodwin not out 3 Extras b 16, lb 2 18 b 14, lb 3 17 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 327 (5 wickets, declared) 238 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-87, 3-87, 4-175, 5-198, 6-236, 7-294, 8-294, 9-314 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-28, 3-179, 4-218, 5-238 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook retired hurt 7 absent hurt 0 2 J.T.Ikin c Lester b Goodwin 25 (1) b Goodwin 23 3 G.A.Edrich b Walsh 29 b Goodwin 3 4 W.Place c Jackson b Walsh 60 c Firth b Spencer 3 5 K.J.Grieves b Walsh 10 c Firth b Jackson 40 6 *N.D.Howard lbw b Walsh 10 (2) c Lester b Spencer 0 7 A.Wharton c Lester b Walsh 6 (6) lbw b Jackson 18 8 J.G.Lomax lbw b Walsh 26 (7) c Firth b Jackson 0 9 †F.D.Parr not out 18 (8) c Spencer b Walsh 12 10 M.J.Hilton c Spencer b Jackson 1 (9) not out 15 11 R.Tattersall c Jackson b Walsh 9 (10) c Hallam b Walsh 7 Extras b 4, lb 1, nb 2 7 lb 8 8 —— —— 208 129 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-85, 3-105, 4-127, 5-133, 6-156, 7-185, 8-198, 9-208 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-15, 3-32, 4-40, 5-73, 6-81, 7-100, 8-108, 9-129 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lomax 19 4 46 0 14 2 38 0 Wharton 28 3 71 4 9.5 1 30 2 Hilton 28 3 80 1 24 7 87 2 Ikin 22 7 45 1 2 0 10 0 Tattersall 26 9 52 3 13 7 34 1 Grieves 7 4 15 0 3 0 22 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Goodwin 8 1 25 1 8 1 24 2 Spencer 9 1 35 0 8 1 21 2 Jackson 31 15 58 1 (4) 13 10 11 3 Walsh 28.5 5 83 7 (3) 14 1 65 2 Umpires: H.Elliott and K.McCanlis. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Leicestershire (1) 327-9 (Firth 19*, Goodwin 3*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 218-4 (Lester 85*, Hallam 0*). V.S.Munden’s 100 took 210 minutes and included 15 fours. C.Washbrook retired hurt in the Lancashire first innings having scored 7 (team had lost no wickets). 330