First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v SOMERSET Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, August 23, 25, 26, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Somerset 0) SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett b Matthews 12 2 G.G.Tordoff b Matthews 65 3 H.E.Watts b Matthews 93 4 M.F.Tremlett c Meads b Jepson 18 5 M.M.Walford b Butler 21 6 H.F.T.Buse c Matthews b Stocks 102 7 †H.W.Stephenson c sub b Harvey 42 8 *S.S.Rogers b Butler 36 9 J.Lawrence not out 31 10 R.Smith not out 3 11 E.P.Robinson Extras b 6, lb 8 14 —— (8 wickets, declared) 437 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-110, 3-152, 4-205, 5-239, 6-337, 7-383, 8-420 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 *R.T.Simpson b Robinson 109 2 R.J.Giles b Tordoff 2 3 F.W.Stocks c Robinson b Buse 22 4 J.Hardstaff c Walford b Buse 52 5 C.J.Poole b Buse 87 6 J.D.Clay c Walford b Smith 50 7 P.F.Harvey c Walford b Smith 43 8 A.Jepson not out 28 9 H.J.Butler c Stephenson b Robinson 26 10 C.S.Matthews not out 2 11 †E.A.Meads Extras b 11, lb 5, w 1 17 —— (8 wickets) 438 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-49, 3-152, 4-235, 5-301, 6-377, 7-382, 8-425 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W Butler 42 9 103 2 Jepson 42 13 79 1 Stocks 30 14 61 1 Matthews 27 4 83 3 Harvey 29 7 74 1 Simpson 6 0 23 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W Buse 35 10 67 3 Tordoff 17 3 49 1 Lawrence 46.3 3 111 0 Robinson 71 27 132 2 Smith 32 10 62 2 Umpires: J.S.Buller and H.Elliott. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 275-5 (Buse 41*, Stephenson 14*); 2nd day: Nottinghamshire (1) 134-2 (Simpson 71*, Hardstaff 36*). H.F.T.Buse’s 102 took 225 minutes and included 13 fours. R.T.Simpson’s 109 took 285 minutes. 409