f20063 cc9949	Leicestershire v Lancashire
	County Championship 1953
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 20th, 22nd, 23rd June 1953 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 0; Lancashire 4
Umpires	HG Baldwin, H Elliott
Scorers	W Goodenough (Leicestershire), GM Taylor (Lancashire)
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 98/4 (Grieves 24*, Howard 18*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 165/7 (Hallam 4*, Firth 1*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	lbw b Grieves	50
GA Smithson	c Edrich b Statham	0
M Tompkin	c Parr b Statham	2
*CH Palmer	st Parr b Berry	48
VE Jackson	b Wharton	38
VS Munden	b Statham	5
MR Hallam	c Parr b Tattersall	3
JE Walsh	b Berry	16
+J Firth	not out	1
CT Spencer	b Statham	0
TJ Goodwin	b Statham	0
Extras	(1 lb, 1 w)	2
Total	(all out, 86.5 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-16, 3-102, 4-102, 5-123, 6-128, 7-162, 8-164, 9-165, 10-165 (86.5 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	20.5	5	57	5	-	-
Wharton	16	2	33	1	-	-
Tattersall	21	12	29	1	-	-
Berry	22	8	32	2	-	-
Grieves	7	3	12	1	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
C Washbrook	c Palmer b Goodwin	9
JT Ikin	b Spencer	34
W Place	b Goodwin	7
GA Edrich	b Goodwin	4
KJ Grieves	c Firth b Palmer	67
*ND Howard	not out	87
A Wharton	b Spencer	20
+FD Parr	c Spencer b Goodwin	1
R Tattersall	c Palmer b Goodwin	7
JB Statham	b Goodwin	2
R Berry	b Goodwin	1
Extras	(3 lb, 2 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 77.1 overs)	244
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-30, 3-52, 4-64, 5-177, 6-217, 7-220, 8-234, 9-242, 10-244 (77.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	22	2	71	2	-	-
Goodwin	20.1	0	73	7	-	-
Jackson	10	4	21	0	-	-
Walsh	13	1	46	0	-	-
Munden	8	3	24	0	-	-
Palmer	4	3	4	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	b Grieves	17
GA Smithson	b Statham	0
M Tompkin	lbw b Berry	18
*CH Palmer	c and b Berry	29
VE Jackson	c Parr b Statham	87
VS Munden	b Statham	3
MR Hallam	not out	4
JE Walsh	c Ikin b Statham	0
+J Firth	not out	1
CT Spencer	did not bat
TJ Goodwin	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 1 nb)	6
Total	(7 wickets, 79 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-35, 3-35, 4-133, 5-153, 6-164, 7-164

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	17	4	43	4	-	-
Wharton	11	4	23	0	-	-
Tattersall	7	1	24	0	-	-
Berry	22	12	27	2	-	-
Grieves	15	6	28	1	-	-
Ikin	7	3	14	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> ND Howard (1) passed 5500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 67
--> JB Statham reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> TJ Goodwin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 6-126)
--> TJ Goodwin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 6-126)

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