f18451 cc9087	Leicestershire v Yorkshire
	County Championship 1949
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 3rd, 4th, 5th August 1949 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Yorkshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Points	Leicestershire 0; Yorkshire 12
Umpires	FS Lee, CN Woolley
Close of play day 1	Yorkshire (1) 54/0 (Hutton 30*, Lowson 23*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 5/0 (Lester 2*, Riddington 3*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Coxon b Leadbeater	16
A Riddington	b Wardle	38
FT Prentice	c Hutton b Wardle	57
M Tompkin	b Leadbeater	16
VE Jackson	lbw b Wardle	4
TA Chapman	c Leadbeater b Whitehead	29
*SJ Symington	c Brennan b Whitehead	29
VS Munden	c Watson b Whitehead	2
JE Walsh	lbw b Leadbeater	42
+P Corrall	c Yardley b Wardle	30
J Sperry	not out	7
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 93.5 overs)	279
Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-78, 3-105, 4-120, 5-137, 6-180, 7-190, 8-201, 9-259, 10-279 (93.5 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitehead	21	3	57	3	-	-
Coxon	15	4	30	0	-	-
Wardle	30.5	4	86	4	-	-
Leadbeater	27	5	97	3	-	-

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Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Hutton	b Walsh	70
FA Lowson	b Walsh	55
JV Wilson	c Jackson b Walsh	0
EI Lester	c Chapman b Walsh	18
W Watson	lbw b Jackson	119
*NWD Yardley	lbw b Walsh	12
E Leadbeater	c Tompkin b Jackson	12
A Coxon	b Sperry	14
JH Wardle	c Corrall b Sperry	65
JP Whitehead	not out	23
+DV Brennan	b Jackson	0
Extras	(11 b, 5 lb)	16
Total	(all out, 153.4 overs)	404
Fall of wickets:
1-110, 2-110, 3-141, 4-146, 5-162, 6-195, 7-224, 8-356, 9-404, 10-404 (153.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	32	5	82	2	-	-
Symington	18	3	49	0	-	-
Jackson	41.4	15	92	3	-	-
Walsh	42	7	115	5	-	-
Lester	12	1	34	0	-	-
Prentice	8	1	16	0	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Yardley b Coxon	4
A Riddington	b Coxon	25
FT Prentice	c Hutton b Wardle	58
M Tompkin	c Hutton b Yardley	71
VE Jackson	c Coxon b Hutton	33
TA Chapman	c Brennan b Wardle	25
*SJ Symington	lbw b Coxon	0
VS Munden	c Lowson b Wardle	12
JE Walsh	c Brennan b Leadbeater	23
+P Corrall	c Yardley b Leadbeater	12
J Sperry	not out	3
Extras	(9 b, 5 lb, 2 w)	16
Total	(all out, 97 overs)	282
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-79, 3-93, 4-188, 5-216, 6-217, 7-242, 8-249, 9-267, 10-282 (97 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitehead	2	0	5	0	-	-
Coxon	21	3	53	3	-	-
Yardley	9	3	13	1	-	-
Wardle	34	10	94	3	-	-
Leadbeater	20	4	61	2	-	-
Hutton	11	1	40	1	-	-

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Yorkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
L Hutton	b Sperry	0
*NWD Yardley	lbw b Jackson	36
EI Lester	st Corrall b Walsh	28
FA Lowson	not out	43
JH Wardle	c Riddington b Walsh	2
W Watson	c Corrall b Walsh	6
JV Wilson	not out	45
E Leadbeater	did not bat
A Coxon	did not bat
JP Whitehead	did not bat
+DV Brennan	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(5 wickets, 31.1 overs)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-60, 3-64, 4-66, 5-84

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	4	0	30	1	-	-
Symington	3	0	25	0	-	-
Jackson	12.1	0	48	1	-	-
Walsh	7	0	43	3	-	-
Riddington	5	0	14	0	-	-

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Notes
--> A Riddington (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 11
--> W Watson (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 42
--> A Coxon (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> JH Wardle (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 26
--> JP Whitehead (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in County Championship matches
--> M Tompkin (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 68
--> FA Lowson (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 42
--> FA Lowson (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 42
--> NWD Yardley (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 9
--> E Leadbeater achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 1-59)
--> E Leadbeater achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 1-59)
--> VE Jackson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Yorkshire first innings
--> JE Walsh reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Yorkshire first innings
--> VE Jackson reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Yorkshire first innings
--> JH Wardle reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire second innings

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