First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v WARWICKSHIRE Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, August 30, September 1, 2, 1952. Nottinghamshire won by four wickets. (Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Warwickshire 0) WARWICKSHIRE 1 F.C.Gardner lbw b Butler 13 b Stocks 44 2 †R.T.Spooner c Birtle b Harvey 87 (6) c sub b Matthews 67 3 J.S.Ord st Rowe b Harvey 20 (2) st Rowe b Harvey 22 4 T.W.Cartwright c Rowe b Harvey 82 (7) not out 22 5 A.Townsend b Matthews 23 (3) c Giles b Stocks 35 6 *H.E.Dollery c Clay b Birtle 72 (5) c Giles b Birtle 63 7 D.D.Taylor not out 54 (4) b Butler 0 8 C.W.C.Grove c and b Harvey 0 9 J.D.Bannister 10 R.T.Weeks 11 W.E.Hollies Extras b 5, lb 5 10 b 6, lb 2 8 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 361 (6 wickets, declared) 261 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-84, 3-155, 4-188, 5-296, 6-354, 7-361 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-83, 3-84, 4-147, 5-173, 6-261 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 *R.T.Simpson c Bannister b Weeks 200 b Bannister 48 2 R.J.Giles b Townsend 42 (5) b Bannister 20 3 F.W.Stocks c and b Hollies 32 c Spooner b Hollies 99 4 J.Hardstaff c Cartwright b Weeks 1 (2) c Hollies b Weeks 39 5 C.J.Poole b Hollies 54 (4) c Weeks b Bannister 11 6 J.D.Clay b Hollies 14 c Spooner b Hollies 12 7 P.F.Harvey b Hollies 4 (8) not out 1 8 H.J.Butler not out 5 (7) not out 23 9 C.S.Matthews not out 5 10 †E.J.Rowe 11 T.W.Birtle Extras b 7, lb 2 9 b 2, lb 2 4 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 366 (6 wickets) 257 FoW (1): 1-114, 2-194, 3-201, 4-318, 5-349, 6-350, 7-359 FoW (2): 1-69, 2-137, 3-155, 4-215, 5-230, 6-249 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 22 2 54 1 26 4 76 1 Matthews 22 4 83 1 21.2 3 68 1 Harvey 31.1 8 104 4 (4) 6 1 10 1 Birtle 16 1 49 1 (3) 9 1 28 1 Stocks 21 3 61 0 23 3 71 2 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Grove 16 0 64 0 5 0 25 0 Bannister 14 0 54 0 (5) 8.4 1 46 3 Townsend 18 2 52 1 8 0 40 0 Hollies 26 1 82 4 (2) 18 1 96 2 Weeks 34.5 11 105 2 (4) 8 1 46 1 Umpires: T.W.Spencer and C.H.Welch. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 26-0 (Simpson 14*, Giles 12*); 2nd day: Warwickshire (2) 70-1 (Gardner 40*, Townsend 7*). R.T.Simpson’s 200 took 240 minutes and included 18 fours and 5 sixes. 425