f17151 cc8335	Worcestershire v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1946
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 15th, 17th, 18th June 1946 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Leicestershire won by an innings and 43 runs
Points	Worcestershire 0; Leicestershire 12
Umpires	JJ Hills, CN Woolley
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 257/5 (Jackson 38*, Riddington 12*)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 111/6 (Perks 18*, Bird 8*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GL Berry	lbw b Wyatt	29
J Howard	c Bird b Wyatt	2
FT Prentice	b Jackson	94
M Tompkin	run out	32
GS Watson	c and b Perks	38
VE Jackson	c Buller b Wyatt	69
A Riddington	c Howorth b Perks	22
TA Chapman	b Perks	34
JE Walsh	b Wyatt	22
+P Corrall	not out	0
J Sperry	did not bat
Extras	(17 b, 6 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	28
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 122.1 overs)	370
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-41, 3-142, 4-171, 5-221, 6-283, 7-319, 8-370, 9-370 (122.1 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	36.1	7	100	3	-	-
Wyatt	25	7	68	4	-	-
Jackson	30	10	82	1	-	-
Howorth	18	7	33	0	-	-
Jenkins	13	1	59	0	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AP Singleton	b Jackson	7
E Cooper	b Sperry	3
RES Wyatt	b Jackson	10
AFT White	b Sperry	5
CH Palmer	c Corrall b Jackson	6
RE Bird	b Riddington	13
R Howorth	b Walsh	34
RTD Perks	lbw b Walsh	0
RO Jenkins	st Corrall b Walsh	15
+JS Buller	not out	8
PF Jackson	b Walsh	0
Extras	(5 b, 5 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 44.5 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-18, 3-29, 4-33, 5-40, 6-79, 7-79, 8-95, 9-111, 10-111 (44.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	11	2	21	2	-	-
Jackson	11	2	33	3	-	-
Walsh	11.5	3	30	4	-	-
Prentice	6	0	14	0	-	-
Riddington	5	2	3	1	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AP Singleton	c Corrall b Sperry	1
E Cooper	st Corrall b Walsh	26
RES Wyatt	lbw b Walsh	43
AFT White	b Walsh	0
CH Palmer	b Riddington	2
+JS Buller	lbw b Jackson	1
RE Bird	not out	72
RTD Perks	lbw b Walsh	21
R Howorth	c Berry b Jackson	6
RO Jenkins	lbw b Riddington	20
PF Jackson	c Corrall b Walsh	5
Extras	(13 b, 6 lb)	19
Total	(all out, 84.2 overs)	216
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-56, 3-56, 4-59, 5-81, 6-84, 7-115, 8-140, 9-201, 10-216 (84.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	13	1	44	1	-	-
Jackson	21	4	59	2	-	-
Walsh	29.2	4	75	5	-	-
Riddington	21	11	19	2	-	-

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Notes
--> VE Jackson (1) passed his previous highest score of 46 in County Championship matches
--> TA Chapman (1) passed his previous highest score of 23 in first-class matches
--> TA Chapman (1) passed his previous highest score of 23 in County Championship matches
--> E Cooper (1) passed 5000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 3
--> RE Bird (2) passed his previous highest score of 68 in first-class matches
--> RE Bird (2) passed his previous highest score of 68 in County Championship matches

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