First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

WARWICKSHIRE v YORKSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, August 23, 25, 26, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Warwickshire 0, Yorkshire 4) WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner lbw b Foord 1 lbw b Wardle 33 2 J.R.Thompson c and b Yardley 69 c Watson b Wardle 31 3 J.S.Ord lbw b Foord 6 lbw b Foord 2 4 A.Townsend hit wkt b Wardle 27 c Wilson b Close 4 5 *H.E.Dollery b Foord 159 c and b Wardle 69 6 D.D.Taylor c Holdsworth b Close 47 lbw b Wardle 12 7 A.V.G.Wolton c and b Close 0 b Wardle 17 8 †R.T.Spooner b Foord 13 not out 19 9 C.W.C.Grove b Close 3 (10) b Wardle 0 10 T.L.Pritchard b Close 5 (9) c Yardley b Foord 13 11 W.E.Hollies not out 0 not out 6 Extras b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 1 7 b 14, lb 2 16 —— —— 337 (9 wickets, declared) 222 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-10, 3-55, 4-159, 5-249, 6-269, 7-320, 8-325, 9-337, 10-337 FoW (2): 1-57, 2-68, 3-80, 4-85, 5-116, 6-175, 7-190, 8-209, 9-210 YORKSHIRE 1 L.Hutton c and b Pritchard 43 c and b Grove 5 2 W.H.H.Sutcliffe b Hollies 20 (7) st Spooner b Hollies 0 3 J.V.Wilson b Hollies 67 b Grove 3 4 E.I.Lester c Spooner b Grove 63 b Townsend 49 5 W.Watson lbw b Grove 26 (6) c Gardner b Townsend 36 6 D.B.Close c Spooner b Townsend 16 (8) b Hollies 21 7 *N.W.D.Yardley c and b Hollies 39 (2) b Hollies 18 8 J.H.Wardle b Pritchard 32 (5) b Hollies 4 9 †D.V.Brennan not out 27 not out 3 10 C.W.Foord c Spooner b Townsend 5 b Townsend 0 11 W.E.N.Holdsworth lbw b Townsend 4 not out 5 Extras b 4, lb 14, nb 4 22 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 364 (9 wickets) 150 FoW (1): 1-62, 2-69, 3-175, 4-218, 5-241, 6-280, 7-299, 8-337, 9-360, 10-364 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-27, 3-27, 4-31, 5-119, 6-120, 7-120, 8-143, 9-144 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Foord 29 4 87 4 25 5 77 2 Holdsworth 15 3 51 0 4 0 23 0 Wardle 36 20 73 1 37 17 69 6 Close 28.3 6 92 4 23 8 37 1 Yardley 8 1 27 1 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 32 7 83 2 3 0 21 0 Grove 34 5 71 2 11 0 56 2 Hollies 34 15 68 3 17 9 42 4 Townsend 28 6 92 3 9 2 25 3 Wolton 3 1 18 0 Taylor 1 0 10 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and H.Elliott. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 43-0 (Hutton 32*, Sutcliffe 6*); 2nd day: Warwickshire (2) 42-0 (Gardner 30*, Thompson 8*). H.E.Dollery’s 159 took 245 minutes. 410