f16537	Oxford University v Leicestershire
	University Match 1939
Venue	The University Parks, Oxford on 14th, 15th, 16th June 1939 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Oxford University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	R Richards, E Rushbridge
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 50/1 (Watson 29*, Armstrong 16*)
Close of play day 2	Oxford University (2) 90/4 (Watson 14*, Eagar 8*; 30.2 overs)

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*EJH Dixon	c Dawkes b Jackson	6
R Sale	b Sperry	3
DJF Watson	b Jackson	7
RB Proud	b Smith	30
J Stanning	c Watson b Sperry	32
EDR Eagar	not out	50
DE Young	c Watson b Sperry	0
AJB Marsham	c Dawkes b Smith	2
G Evans	c Dawkes b Smith	0
S Pether	c Dawkes b Sperry	15
+PH Blagg	c Dawkes b Sperry	1
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 46.7 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-14, 3-19, 4-64, 5-88, 6-89, 7-92, 8-92, 9-117, 10-147 (46.7 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	19.7	3	65	5	-	-
Jackson	13	7	19	2	-	-
Smith	14	1	62	3	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GL Berry	c Young b Evans	0
GS Watson	lbw b Young	29
NF Armstrong	not out	105
FT Prentice	b Evans	8
VE Jackson	c Young b Evans	23
*MS Packe	c Stanning b Marsham	2
+GO Dawkes	c Sale b Evans	0
GF Knew	c Blagg b Evans	42
AR West	run out	7
HA Smith	st Blagg b Evans	1
J Sperry	st Blagg b Marsham	2
Extras	(9 b, 7 lb, 2 nb)	18
Total	(all out, 63.4 overs)	237
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-50, 3-75, 4-103, 5-110, 6-113, 7-203, 8-225, 9-234, 10-237 (63.4 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Evans	26	9	80	6	-	-
Pether	15	2	39	0	-	-
Young	11	0	44	1	-	-
Marsham	9.4	0	45	2	-	-
Eagar	2	0	11	0	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*EJH Dixon	c Dawkes b Smith	20
R Sale	b Jackson	9
DE Young	c Dawkes b Sperry	8
RB Proud	c Smith b Sperry	3
J Stanning	retired hurt	26
EDR Eagar	not out	14
DJF Watson	not out	8
AJB Marsham	did not bat
G Evans	did not bat
S Pether	did not bat
+PH Blagg	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(4 wickets, 30.2 overs)	90
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-35, 3-36, 4-50

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sperry	15.2	4	52	2	-	-
Jackson	6	2	11	1	-	-
Smith	9	0	25	1	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> GF Knew made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AR West made his debut in First-Class matches
--> DJF Watson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> EDR Eagar (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> DJF Watson made his debut for Oxford University in First-Class matches
--> G Evans achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 4-71)
--> G Evans achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire first innings
--> J Stanning retired hurt in the Oxford University second innings having scored 26 (team had lost 4 wickets)

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