County Championship, 1947
Surrey v Leicestershire
Kennington Oval, London
27,28,29 August 1947 (3-day match)
Result: Surrey won by an innings and 201 runs
Points:
Toss: Surrey
Umpires: B Flint and JJ Hills
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Surrey 1st innings
LB Fishlock c & b Walsh 26
TH Clark c Corrall b Sperry 51
HS Squires c Corrall b Walsh 78
GJ Whittaker c Sperry b Jackson 105
JF Parker st Corrall b Walsh 134
*ERT Holmes b Sperry 11
EA Bedser not out 92
JC Laker b Walsh 0
AV Bedser c Corrall b Sperry 48
+GA Wheatley b Jackson 4
AR Gover b Walsh 5
Extras (b 11, lb 10, nb 1) 22
Total (all out, 168.4 overs) 576
FoW: 1-40, 2-117, 3-190, 4-345, 5-368,
6-455, 7-455, 8-548, 9-559, 10-576.
Bowling O M R W
Sperry 51 7 154 3
Jackson 51 6 156 2
Walsh 29.4 3 123 5
Lester 17 3 57 0
Prentice 20 2 64 0
Leicestershire 1st innings
*GL Berry b AV Bedser 30
HG Pickering c Wheatley b Gover 6
GS Watson c Parker b AV Bedser 0
M Tompkin lbw b Squires 30
VE Jackson c Parker b Squires 37
FT Prentice c Holmes b Squires 8
G Lester c Parker b Laker 11
TA Chapman b Squires 1
JE Walsh not out 9
+P Corrall lbw b Squires 5
J Sperry c Clark b Laker 0
Extras (b 14, lb 12, nb 4) 30
Total (all out, 57.3 overs) 167
FoW: 1-39, 2-39, 3-40, 4-106, 5-132,
6-139, 7-141, 8-159, 9-164, 10-167.
Bowling O M R W
Gover 10 1 30 1
AV Bedser 13 1 36 2
Parker 1 0 1 0
Laker 18.3 2 36 2
Squires 15 1 34 5
Leicestershire 2nd innings (following on)
*GL Berry lbw b AV Bedser 20
HG Pickering c Holmes b Laker 79
GS Watson c Holmes b Laker 1
M Tompkin c Squires b AV Bedser 36
VE Jackson lbw b AV Bedser 9
FT Prentice not out 30
G Lester b Laker 0
TA Chapman c AV Bedser b EA Bedser 4
JE Walsh c & b EA Bedser 8
+P Corrall c Clark b EA Bedser 0
J Sperry b Laker 1
Extras (b 8, lb 11, nb 1) 20
Total (all out, 68.1 overs) 208
FoW: 1-44, 2-55, 3-116, 4-134, 5-180,
6-180, 7-189, 8-207, 9-208, 10-208.
Bowling O M R W
Gover 14 0 58 0
AV Bedser 20 5 42 3
Laker 20.1 8 50 4
Squires 8 1 25 0
EA Bedser 6 0 13 3
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