First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LEICESTERSHIRE v YORKSHIRE Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 6, 7, 8, 1952. Yorkshire won by an innings and 37 runs. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Yorkshire 12) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.Lester c Lester b Holdsworth 12 c Close b Wardle 7 2 G.A.Smithson c Hutton b Holdsworth 4 run out 18 3 L.A.Spence c Halliday b Close 27 hit wkt b Wardle 5 4 *C.H.Palmer lbw b Wardle 19 c Wilson b Close 1 5 V.E.Jackson lbw b Holdsworth 24 lbw b Close 12 6 V.S.Munden c and b Close 0 b Close 7 7 J.E.Walsh b Yardley 42 c Wilson b Close 17 8 M.A.J.Sargent lbw b Holdsworth 4 lbw b Wardle 1 9 †J.Firth c Lowson b Wardle 1 not out 6 10 C.T.Spencer c Watson b Wardle 2 b Wardle 0 11 T.J.Goodwin not out 0 b Close 1 Extras b 5, nb 2 7 b 8, lb 4, w 1 13 —— —— 142 88 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-24, 3-67, 4-67, 5-69, 6-131, 7-136, 8-140, 9-140, 10-142 FoW (2): 1-26, 2-34, 3-35, 4-35, 5-49, 6-79, 7-80, 8-82, 9-83, 10-88 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c Spencer b Palmer 17 2 F.A.Lowson c Walsh b Goodwin 59 3 J.V.Wilson lbw b Palmer 0 4 E.I.Lester c Palmer b Jackson 13 5 H.Halliday b Goodwin 67 6 W.Watson c Lester b Spencer 33 7 D.B.Close c Lester b Goodwin 49 8 *N.W.D.Yardley c Jackson b Goodwin 12 9 J.H.Wardle b Goodwin 6 10 †D.V.Brennan not out 1 11 W.E.N.Holdsworth b Spencer 0 Extras b 7, lb 1, nb 2 10 —— 267 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-29, 3-74, 4-120, 5-177, 6-231, 7-249, 8-264, 9-265, 10-267 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Holdsworth 17 8 20 4 5 3 15 0 Yardley 6 2 7 1 2 1 1 0 Wardle 32.3 15 58 3 35 19 31 4 Close 22 5 47 2 33 22 24 5 Halliday 2 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Spencer 29.4 7 82 2 Goodwin 27 9 63 5 Palmer 16 8 25 2 Jackson 16 1 44 1 Walsh 9 1 41 0 Munden 3 2 2 0 Umpires: J.J.Hills and W.F.F.Price. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 110-3 (Lowson 57*, Halliday 15*); 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 10-0 (Lester 3*, Smithson 7*). 365