f18395 cc9039	Essex v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1949
Venue	Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester on 9th, 11th July 1949 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 6 wickets
Points	Essex 12; Leicestershire 0
Umpires	JJ Hills, WFF Price
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (2) 14/1 (Lester 12*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Cray b R Smith	13
TA Chapman	c Vigar b R Smith	13
FT Prentice	lbw b R Smith	0
M Tompkin	b Bailey	1
VE Jackson	c TPB Smith b R Smith	12
GS Watson	c Insole b Bailey	8
JE Walsh	b Bailey	2
*G Evans	b R Smith	1
VS Munden	b Bailey	4
+P Corrall	c Insole b Bailey	2
J Sperry	not out	16
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 5 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 32.2 overs)	83
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-29, 3-30, 4-30, 5-46, 6-53, 7-56, 8-62, 9-64, 10-83 (32.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	16.2	5	39	5	-	-
R Smith	16	5	33	5	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	lbw b Evans	34
SJ Cray	b Evans	21
FH Vigar	c Walsh b Sperry	41
SC Eve	lbw b Jackson	11
TE Bailey	lbw b Jackson	0
*TN Pearce	c Chapman b Evans	51
DJ Insole	st Corrall b Jackson	1
R Smith	lbw b Lester	9
TPB Smith	c Corrall b Jackson	3
+TH Wade	b Evans	7
EJ Price	not out	1
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 71.5 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-53, 2-68, 3-98, 4-104, 5-128, 6-129, 7-152, 8-155, 9-171, 10-184 (71.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	25	4	64	1	-	-
Evans	15.5	4	49	4	-	-
Jackson	20	8	38	4	-	-
Walsh	6	1	19	0	-	-
Lester	5	2	9	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	b Bailey	36
TA Chapman	c TPB Smith b R Smith	1
FT Prentice	b R Smith	2
M Tompkin	lbw b R Smith	12
VE Jackson	lbw b Bailey	28
GS Watson	lbw b TPB Smith	3
JE Walsh	c Wade b Price	26
*G Evans	c Wade b Bailey	8
VS Munden	not out	56
+P Corrall	b TPB Smith	33
J Sperry	b TPB Smith	26
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 82.3 overs)	240
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-16, 3-40, 4-58, 5-68, 6-105, 7-115, 8-124, 9-212, 10-240 (82.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	25	9	68	3	-	-
R Smith	17	3	49	3	-	-
TPB Smith	18.3	4	51	3	-	-
Price	22	8	63	1	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	b Sperry	0
SJ Cray	hit wkt b Walsh	30
FH Vigar	b Lester	36
SC Eve	b Evans	27
TE Bailey	not out	29
*TN Pearce	not out	8
DJ Insole	did not bat
R Smith	did not bat
TPB Smith	did not bat
+TH Wade	did not bat
EJ Price	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(4 wickets, 49.3 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-68, 3-96, 4-126

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	12	3	19	1	-	-
Evans	10.3	2	30	1	-	-
Walsh	9	1	48	1	-	-
Jackson	13	7	15	0	-	-
Lester	5	1	18	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> TC Dodds (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 19
--> G Lester (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 5
--> VS Munden (2) passed his previous highest score of 34 in County Championship matches
--> R Smith reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> R Smith reached 550 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> G Evans achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 1-41)
--> R Smith reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Leicestershire second innings
--> JE Walsh reached 550 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings

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