West Indians vs LEICS, Tour Match at Leicester, Jun 17 1939 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Tour Match, Leicester, June 17 - 20, 1939, West Indies tour of England

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West Indians

182 & 314/8

Leicestershire

216

Match drawn

Summary

Scorecard

West Indians 1st Innings

LEICS 1st Innings

West Indians 2nd Innings

Info

West Indians 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Bayley	lbw b Sperry	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jeffrey Stollmeyer	c Sperry b Smith	59	-	-	-	-	-
Leslie Hylton	c Armstrong b Sperry	0	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Sealy	c †Dawkes b Smith	4	-	-	-	-	-
Bam Bam Weekes	b Sperry	0	-	-	-	-	-
Gerry Gomez	lbw b Smith	58	-	-	-	-	-
John Cameron	c †Dawkes b Sperry	5	-	-	-	-	-
Ivan Barrow †	c Tompkin b Prentice	7	-	-	-	-	-
Rolph Grant (c)	c Knew b Smith	19	-	-	-	-	-
Manny Martindale	not out	10	-	-	-	-	-
Bertie Clarke	c Armstrong b Smith	2	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 11, lb 4, w 3)	18
Total	64.3 Ov (RR: 2.82)	182
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-1, 3-8, 4-9, 5-113, 6-130, 7-145, 8-153, 9-172, 10-182

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
James Sperry	19	3	42	4	1.65	-	-	-
Haydon Smith	21.3	5	53	5	1.85	-	-	-
George Knew	6	1	19	0	2.37	-	-	-
Francis Prentice	18	1	50	1	2.08	-	-	-

Leicestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Les Berry	c Grant b Martindale	51	-	-	-	-	-
George Watson	c Sealy b Clarke	33	-	-	-	-	-
Norman Armstrong	c Stollmeyer b Hylton	7	-	-	-	-	-
Francis Prentice	b Martindale	5	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Tompkin	not out	48	-	-	-	-	-
Stewie Dempster	c Hylton b Clarke	9	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Packe (c)	c †Barrow b Martindale	9	-	-	-	-	-
George Knew	b Hylton	5	-	-	-	-	-
George Dawkes †	c Hylton b Martindale	38	-	-	-	-	-
Haydon Smith	run out	2	-	-	-	-	-
James Sperry	b Martindale	3	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 4)	6
Total	66.2 Ov (RR: 3.26)	216
Fall of wickets: 1-84, 2-92, 3-96, 4-100, 5-115, 6-126, 7-138, 8-207, 9-209, 10-216

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Manny Martindale	19.2	4	57	5	2.22	-	-	-
Leslie Hylton	22	3	73	2	2.48	-	-	-
Rolph Grant	5	1	19	0	2.85	-	-	-
Bertie Clarke	13	1	46	2	2.65	-	-	-
John Cameron	7	1	15	0	1.60	-	-	-

West Indians 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Peter Bayley	c Smith b Sperry	16	-	-	-	-	-
Jeffrey Stollmeyer	c †Dawkes b Sperry	50	-	-	-	-	-
Gerry Gomez	lbw b Smith	37	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Sealy	c Tompkin b Smith	4	-	-	-	-	-
Bam Bam Weekes	b Sperry	62	-	-	-	-	-
Ivan Barrow †	run out	14	-	-	-	-	-
John Cameron	lbw b Smith	5	-	-	-	-	-
Manny Martindale	c Tompkin b Sperry	35	-	-	-	-	-
Rolph Grant (c)	not out	45	-	-	-	-	-
Leslie Hylton	not out	17	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 15, lb 8, nb 1, w 5)	29
Total	69 Ov (RR: 4.55)	314/8
Did not bat: Bertie Clarke
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-90, 3-111, 4-120, 5-157, 6-184, 7-224, 8-282

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
James Sperry	27	4	111	4	3.08	-	-	-
Haydon Smith	27	1	121	3	3.36	-	-	-
George Knew	3	0	11	0	2.75	-	-	-
Francis Prentice	11	1	32	0	2.18	-	-	-
Norman Armstrong	1	0	10	0	7.50	-	-	-

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Close of Play

Sat, 17 Jun - day 1 - LEICS 1st innings 90/1 (Les Berry 51*, Norman Armstrong 4*)

Sun, 18 Jun - rest day

Mon, 19 Jun - day 2 - West Indies 2nd innings 193/6 (Bam Bam Weekes 44*, Rolph Grant 4*)

Tue, 20 Jun - day 3 - West Indies 2nd innings 314/8 (69 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Aylestone Road, Leicester
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to field first
Series	West Indies tour of England
Season	1939
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Bill Reeves Garnet Lee

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West Indians Innings

Player Name		R
HP Bayley	caught	16
JB Stollmeyer	caught	50
GE Gomez	lbw	37
JED Sealy	caught	4
KH Weekes	bowled	62
IM Barrow	run out	14
JH Cameron	lbw	5
EA Martindale	caught	35
RS Grant	not out	45
LG Hylton	not out	17
Extras	(b 15, lb 8, nb 1, w 5)
Total	314(8 wkts; 69 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Sperry	27	4	111	4	3.08
HA Smith	27	1	121	3	3.36
GF Knew	3	0	11	0	2.75
FT Prentice	11	1	32	0	2.18
NF Armstrong	1	0	10	0	7.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	Rolph Grant	Leslie Hylton

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