f17521	Oxford University v Leicestershire
	University Match 1947
Venue	The University Parks, Oxford on 4th, 5th, 6th June 1947 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Oxford University won by 5 wickets
Umpires	HG Baldwin, CV Tarbox
Scorers	S Coe (Leicestershire), H Parker (Oxford University)
Close of play day 1	Oxford University (1) 78/3 (Gracey 29*, Bloy 5*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 76/2 (Howard 23*, Tompkin 10*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TA Chapman	c and b Mallett	0
J Howard	c Gracey b Mallett	0
GS Watson	c Pawson b Mallett	0
M Tompkin	c Hare b Whitcombe	120			18	1
VE Jackson	c Kardar b Mallett	5
G Lester	c Sutton b Whitcombe	77
A Riddington	c Sutton b Robinson	21
*GL Berry	c Pawson b Kardar	33
JE Walsh	c Bloy b Mallett	14
+P Corrall	c Kardar b Mallett	7
J Sperry	not out	0
Extras	(34 b, 2 lb)	36
Total	(all out, 90.3 overs)	313
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-3, 4-31, 5-226, 6-229, 7-292, 8-292, 9-307, 10-313 (90.3 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mallett	26.3	6	76	6	-	-
Whitcombe	16	4	64	2	-	-
Donnelly	3	0	7	0	-	-
Sutton	12	4	23	0	-	-
Robinson	18	3	63	1	-	-
Kardar	15	4	44	1	-	-

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Keighley	c Jackson b Sperry	16
PBK Gracey	b Jackson	31
HA Pawson	c Berry b Sperry	0
*MP Donnelly	lbw b Lester	24
NCF Bloy	b Lester	17
AH Kardar	lbw b Jackson	19
PA Whitcombe	c Jackson b Walsh	52
HBO Robinson	b Jackson	0
AWH Mallett	b Riddington	33
+PMC Hare	c Jackson b Walsh	39
MA Sutton	not out	3
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 85 overs)	243
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-26, 3-63, 4-82, 5-106, 6-118, 7-118, 8-159, 9-236, 10-243 (85 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	18	1	68	2	-	-
Riddington	11	4	25	1	-	-
Jackson	31	8	66	3	-	-
Lester	19	1	57	2	-	-
Walsh	6	0	18	2	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TA Chapman	run out	21
J Howard	c Gracey b Robinson	23
GS Watson	c Kardar b Mallett	11
M Tompkin	c Donnelly b Whitcombe	36
VE Jackson	b Whitcombe	21
G Lester	c Hare b Whitcombe	0
A Riddington	c Mallett b Whitcombe	13
*GL Berry	c Sutton b Whitcombe	13
+P Corrall	lbw b Whitcombe	0
J Sperry	b Mallett	5
JE Walsh	not out	8
Extras	(8 b, 8 lb, 1 nb)	17
Total	(all out, 64.1 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-43, 2-57, 3-92, 4-108, 5-119, 6-138, 7-142, 8-145, 9-158, 10-168 (64.1 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mallett	25.1	8	53	2	-	-
Whitcombe	16	3	50	6	-	-
Sutton	12	1	34	0	-	-
Robinson	9	4	14	1	-	-
Kardar	2	2	0	0	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WG Keighley	c Walsh b Sperry	45
PBK Gracey	c Chapman b Sperry	20
HA Pawson	st Corrall b Jackson	12
*MP Donnelly	not out	95
AWH Mallett	c Chapman b Riddington	33
AH Kardar	lbw b Lester	10
NCF Bloy	not out	13
PA Whitcombe	did not bat
HBO Robinson	did not bat
+PMC Hare	did not bat
MA Sutton	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 9 lb)	14
Total	(5 wickets, 61.5 overs)	242
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-73, 3-113, 4-167, 5-207

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	19	5	53	2	-	-
Riddington	12	0	45	1	-	-
Jackson	18.5	2	81	1	-	-
Lester	12	1	49	1	-	-

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Notes
--> PMC Hare made his debut in First-Class matches
--> PMC Hare made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> G Lester (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 22
--> PA Whitcombe (1) passed his previous highest score of 16 in First-Class matches
--> AWH Mallett achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 6-111)
--> JE Walsh reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Oxford University first innings
--> PA Whitcombe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 3-45)
--> PA Whitcombe achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire second innings

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