County Championship, 1948
Leicestershire v Surrey
Grace Road, Leicester
19,20,21 May 1948 (3-day match)
Result: Surrey won by 5 wickets
Points:
Toss: Surrey
Umpires: JT Bell and JA Smart
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Surrey 1st innings
LB Fishlock c Corrall b Sperry 253
DGW Fletcher b Sperry 0
HS Squires c Walsh b Sperry 15
HT Barling b Jackson 55
*MR Barton c & b Jackson 103
+AJW McIntyre b Sperry 11
EA Bedser not out 27
EA Watts not out 17
Extras (b 7, lb 10, w 1) 18
Total (6 wickets declared, 142 overs) 499
DNB: JC Laker, AV Bedser, JWJ McMahon.
FoW: 1-3, 2-30, 3-171, 4-415, 5-448, 6-459.
Bowling O M R W
Sperry 44 14 105 4
Cornock 25 6 82 0
Jackson 26 7 97 2
Walsh 20 3 78 0
Lester 18 3 87 0
Riddington 7 0 25 0
Prentice 2 0 7 0
Leicestershire 1st innings
G Lester b AV Bedser 0
A Riddington c EA Bedser b AV Bedser 1
FT Prentice c Watts b AV Bedser 17
M Tompkin c Fletcher b McMahon 152
VE Jackson lbw b Squires 15
GS Watson c Fishlock b Laker 1
WB Cornock c Laker b McMahon 59
JE Walsh b Laker 10
+P Corrall c Watts b Laker 6
J Sperry not out 15
*GL Berry absent hurt -
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1) 7
Total (all out, 83.2 overs) 283
FoW: 1-0, 2-1, 3-36, 4-89, 5-92, 6-244, 7-259, 8-261, 9-283.
Bowling O M R W
AV Bedser 20 3 52 3
Watts 12 0 57 0
McMahon 12 0 61 2
Laker 24.2 7 69 3
Squires 11 2 34 1
EA Bedser 4 2 3 0
Leicestershire 2nd innings (following on)
G Lester lbw b McMahon 19
A Riddington lbw b Watts 6
FT Prentice c & b Laker 16
M Tompkin b EA Bedser 31
VE Jackson b Watts 139
GS Watson c McMahon b AV Bedser 22
WB Cornock c & b McMahon 24
JE Walsh c Watts b Squires 21
+P Corrall b AV Bedser 22
J Sperry not out 4
*GL Berry absent hurt -
Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 3, nb 1) 11
Total (all out, 125.3 overs) 315
FoW: 1-16, 2-39, 3-47, 4-111, 5-160, 6-203, 7-251, 8-303, 9-315.
Bowling O M R W
AV Bedser 31.3 7 74 2
Watts 18 8 33 2
McMahon 13 1 52 2
Laker 27 4 63 1
Squires 20 1 56 1
EA Bedser 16 3 26 1
Surrey 2nd innings (target: 100 runs)
LB Fishlock c Jackson b Sperry 2
DGW Fletcher b Sperry 0
HS Squires lbw b Sperry 10
HT Barling not out 57
*MR Barton c Watson b Jackson 15
+AJW McIntyre c Jackson b Sperry 2
EA Watts not out 11
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 1) 3
Total (5 wickets, 25.5 overs) 100
DNB: EA Bedser, JC Laker, AV Bedser, JWJ McMahon.
FoW: 1-2, 2-3, 3-26, 4-73, 5-80.
Bowling O M R W
Sperry 13 4 43 4
Cornock 6 0 23 0
Jackson 6.5 0 31 1
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