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Cambridge University v Leicestershire Men's First-Class Records

Number of Matches 42 From: 18 June 1924 To: 17 April 1998
Cambridge University won 6
Leicestershire won 16
Draws 20
Ties 0
1 match between these teams was abandoned

Cambridge University

Highest Team Total 531 FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1939
Lowest All-Out Team Total 65 FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1984
Most Runs in innings 190 ET Smith FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1997
Best Bowling in innings 10-78 AJG Pearson Brush Ground, Loughborough 1961
Best Bowling in match 13-65 RJO Meyer FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1925
1st Wkt 262 FG Mann (128) JR Thompson (130) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1939
2nd Wkt† 133 CEM Ponniah (76) RDV Knight (66) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1967
3rd Wkt† 175 Majid Khan (112) DR Owen-Thomas (108*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1971
4th Wkt† 116* PWG Parker (91*) MK Fosh (40*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1977
5th Wkt 75 JM Brearley (100) MH Rose (44) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1963
6th Wkt 214 JT Morgan (111) TC Longfield (120) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1928
7th Wkt 87 ET Smith (190) DRH Churton (30*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1997
8th Wkt† 80 CEM Ponniah (98*) DL Acfield (42) Grace Road, Leicester 1967
80 HJC Taylor (50) AB Palfreman (60) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1968
9th Wkt 75 RJO Meyer (52) AU Payne (22) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1925
10th Wkt 38 JH Minney (46) S Douglas-Pennant (4*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1961
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
EJ Craig 3 6 1 304 101 60.80
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
RJO Meyer 2 382 24 147 16 9.18 7/24
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
JM Brearley 4 9
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
SP Coverdale 3 3

Leicestershire

Highest Team Total 457 for 5 declared FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1987
Lowest All-Out Team Total 101 Aylestone Road, Leicester 1924
Most Runs in innings 221* MEJC Norman FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1967
Best Bowling in innings 8-47 JP Agnew FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1984
Best Bowling in match 11-77 JE Walsh FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1948
1st Wkt 167 B Dudleston (121) JF Steele (62) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1973
2nd Wkt 169 MEJC Norman (116) BJ Booth (125) Grace Road, Leicester 1967
3rd Wkt 169 MR Hallam (113) CC Inman (92) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1968
4th Wkt 242 NF Armstrong (131) FT Prentice (163*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1939
5th Wkt 147 S Jayasinghe (91) CC Inman (120*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1963
6th Wkt 114 MEJC Norman (221*) RW Tolchard (47) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1967
7th Wkt 116* P Willey (141*) GJ Parsons (36*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1984
8th Wkt 84* CC Inman (120*) CT Spencer (54*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1963
9th Wkt 112 G Geary (99) P Corrall (4) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1930
10th Wkt 40* RW Tolchard (126*) JDD Pember (18*) FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 1970
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
MR Hallam 11 18 2 720 115 45.00
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
J Birkenshaw 12 2338 130 872 45 19.37 7/28
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
RW Tolchard 12 24
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
RW Tolchard 12 5

† The partnership record for the marked wickets may have been exceeded in other matches for which we don't have fall of wickets data.

Kevin Jones, Denis Moore

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