First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

LEICESTERSHIRE v SURREY Played at Grace Road, Leicester, August 30, September 1, 2, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Leicestershire 0, Surrey 4) SURREY 1 E.A.Bedser c Firth b Spencer 0 2 D.G.W.Fletcher c and b Munden 83 3 P.B.H.May c Munden b Jackson 197 4 B.Constable c Jackson b Goodwin 25 5 J.F.Parker b Goodwin 23 6 T.H.Clark c Spencer b Palmer 18 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre b Munden 38 8 J.C.Laker c Firth b Munden 5 9 *W.S.Surridge c Walsh b Jackson 2 10 A.V.Bedser not out 16 11 G.A.R.Lock c and b Jackson 6 Extras b 4, lb 6, nb 5 15 —— 428 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-165, 3-213, 4-258, 5-305, 6-388, 7-404, 8-406, 9-410, 10-428 LEICESTERSHIRE 1 G.A.Smithson c Clark b Surridge 7 c Parker b A.V.Bedser 31 2 G.Lester lbw b Laker 44 b A.V.Bedser 10 3 M.Tompkin c Surridge b A.V.Bedser 52 c Surridge b Lock 127 4 *C.H.Palmer c E.A.Bedser b Lock 81 c A.V.Bedser b E.A.Bedser 79 5 V.E.Jackson b Lock 7 b E.A.Bedser 34 6 V.S.Munden c E.A.Bedser b Lock 3 not out 25 7 J.E.Walsh lbw b Surridge 19 c May b Lock 38 8 L.A.Spence c Parker b A.V.Bedser 4 not out 1 9 †J.Firth lbw b Surridge 1 10 C.T.Spencer c May b Laker 14 11 T.J.Goodwin not out 1 Extras lb 2, nb 1 3 lb 6 6 —— —— 236 (6 wickets) 351 FoW (1): 1-27, 2-103, 3-114, 4-125, 5-137, 6-181, 7-190, 8-194, 9-235, 10-236 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-47, 3-210, 4-277, 5-291, 6-340 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W Spencer 23 5 79 1 Goodwin 21 3 78 2 Palmer 16 7 37 1 Munden 26 5 105 3 Walsh 8 0 52 0 Jackson 21.3 4 62 3 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W A.V.Bedser 27 4 59 2 24 4 53 2 Surridge 22 3 70 3 14 4 39 0 Laker 22.4 10 33 2 (4) 9 0 19 0 Lock 35 16 59 3 (3) 32 7 121 2 E.A.Bedser 8 3 12 0 30 2 84 2 Constable (6) 7 1 29 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and H.Elliott. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Surrey (1) 428 all out; 2nd day: Leicestershire (2) 6-0 (Smithson 5*, Lester 0*). P.B.H.May’s 197 took 320 minutes and included 25 fours. 423