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University Matches, 1938 
Cambridge University v Northamptonshire 
Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 
14,16,17 May 1938 (3-day match) 
Result: Match drawn 
Toss: Northamptonshire 
Umpires: W Wainwright and JJ Hills 
First-class Debuts: JR Thompson.
 
Close of Play:
   Day 1: Cambridge University 209, Northamptonshire 96/4
         (Grimshaw 12*, PJM Nelson 8*).
  Day 2: Northamptonshire 168, Cambridge University 341/5
         (Mann 22*, Studd 2*).
Cambridge University 1st innings
+PA Gibb              lbw                b Herbert             18
JR Thompson           c RP Nelson        b Buswell             18
P Sherrard                               b Herbert              5
*NWD Yardley          c Snowden          b Herbert             33
M StJ Packe                              b Herbert             33
FG Mann               run out                                  29
PM Studd              st James           b Timms               41
JV Wild               lbw                b O'Brien              0
DW Gillespie                         c & b Partridge           15
WR Rees-Davies                           b O'Brien              2
SMA Banister          not out                                   2
Extras                (b 2, lb 9, w 1, nb 1)                   13
Total                 (all out, 71.4 overs)                   209
FoW: 1-7, 2-39, 3-45, 4-110, 5-110, 6-183, 7-186, 8-190, 9-198,
     10-209.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Buswell                     15      4     37      1
Partridge                   14.4    4     35      1
Herbert                     18      3     57      4
O'Brien                      8      2     17      2
PJM Nelson                   6      2      7      0
Grimshaw                     4      0     25      0
Timms                        6      0     18      1
Northamptonshire 1st innings
*RP Nelson            c Yardley          b Rees-Davies          3
D Brookes             st Gibb            b Gillespie           29
AW Snowden            c Yardley          b Rees-Davies         33
JE Timms              c Thompson         b Gillespie            1
N Grimshaw            st Gibb            b Wild                31
PJM Nelson            c Yardley          b Wild                32
FP O'Brien            c Banister         b Wild                15
+KC James             c Rees-Davies      b Yardley              0
RJ Partridge          not out                                   9
EJ Herbert            st Gibb            b Gillespie            2
JE Buswell            absent hurt                               -
Extras                (b 7, lb 4, nb 2)                        13
Total                 (all out, 54 overs)                     168
FoW: 1-7, 2-59, 3-71, 4-75, 5-134, 6-157, 7-157, 8-161, 9-168.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rees-Davies                 18      5     63      2
Gillespie                   18      2     52      3
Wild                        11      4     27      3
Yardley                      7      2     13      1
Cambridge University 2nd innings
+PA Gibb              run out                                 141
JR Thompson                          c & b Partridge           96
P Sherrard            lbw                b Partridge            2
*NWD Yardley          c Brookes          b Herbert             15
M StJ Packe           c sub              b PJM Nelson          56
FG Mann               c O'Brien          b Herbert             41
PM Studd              not out                                  22
JV Wild               c Partridge        b Herbert              0
Extras                (b 3, lb 3)                               6
Total                 (7 wickets dec, 108.5 overs)            379
DNB: DW Gillespie, WR Rees-Davies, SMA Banister.
FoW: 1-241, 2-241, 3-244, 4-262, 5-338, 6-378, 7-379.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Partridge                   35      6    119      2
Herbert                     34.5    6    110      3
O'Brien                      3      0     20      0
PJM Nelson                  12      3     35      1
Grimshaw                     4      2     20      0
Timms                       11      2     31      0
RP Nelson                    9      2     38      0
Northamptonshire 2nd innings (target: 421 runs)
*RP Nelson                               b Rees-Davies          2
D Brookes             c Yardley          b Rees-Davies          1
AW Snowden            st Gibb            b Banister            37
JE Timms              lbw                b Wild                58
N Grimshaw            not out                                  52
PJM Nelson            not out                                  20
Extras                (w 2)                                     2
Total                 (4 wickets, 37 overs)                   172
DNB: FP O'Brien, +KC James, RJ Partridge, EJ Herbert, JE Buswell.
FoW: 1-4, 2-7, 3-61, 4-129.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rees-Davies                 10      3     18      2
Gillespie                    6      0     37      0
Wild                         9      1     51      1
Banister                     7      0     32      1
Mann                         5      0     32      0
 
-  PA Gibb 141 in 170 minutes, seventeen 4's.
 -  Thompson failed by four runs to make a century on his first-class
    debut.
 -  Buswell was absent on Day 2, owing to a strained thigh and did
    not bowl in the University's second innings.
 -  Rain prevented any play on the third day between 1.00 and 4.30pm.
   
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