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University Matches, 1938 
Cambridge University v Essex 
Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 
25,26,27 May 1938 (3-day match) 
Result: Essex won by 9 wickets 
Toss: Cambridge University 
Umpires: W Wainwright and JJ Hills 
First-class Debut: GL Willatt.
 
Close of Play:
   Day 1: Cambridge University 218, Essex 142/4 (Wilcox 75*, Nichols 2*).
  Day 2: Essex 385, Cambridge University 181/3 (Yardley 89*, Willatt 16*).
Cambridge University 1st innings
+PA Gibb              lbw                b TPB Smith           41
JR Thompson           c Wilcox           b TPB Smith           82
JDA Langley                              b TPB Smith            0
*NWD Yardley                             b Nichols              6
GL Willatt            c Wade             b Nichols              3
FG Mann                                  b Nichols             35
PM Studd              c O'Connor         b Taylor              34
JV Wild                                  b Nichols             10
DC Wilson             not out                                   0
J Webster                                b Nichols              0
HG Jameson                               b R Smith              1
Extras                (b 5, lb 1)                               6
Total                 (all out, 78 overs)                     218
FoW: 1-97, 2-109, 3-116, 4-122, 5-140, 6-196, 7-216, 8-217, 9-217,
     10-218.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     26      8     40      5
R Smith                     11      2     35      1
TPB Smith                   24      5     56      3
Eastman                      6      0     20      0
Taylor                       7      0     46      1
Lavers                       4      0     15      0
Essex 1st innings
*DR Wilcox            c Langley          b Webster             95
LC Eastman            c Studd            b Wild                44
RM Taylor             st Gibb            b Wild                 1
J O'Connor            c Yardley          b Wild                 1
NF Borrett                               b Yardley              9
MS Nichols            lbw                b Wilson              66
JH Pawle              c Wilson           b Wild                41
AB Lavers             c Gibb             b Jameson             32
TPB Smith             not out                                  50
+TH Wade              lbw                b Jameson              2
R Smith               st Gibb            b Wild                23
Extras                (b 15, lb 5, w 1)                        21
Total                 (all out, 113.3 overs)                  385
FoW: 1-106, 2-112, 3-114, 4-133, 5-179, 6-265, 7-277, 8-342, 9-344,
     10-385.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Jameson                     17      4     68      2
Webster                     19      1     73      1
Yardley                     15      1     57      1
Wild                        36.3    8     96      5
Wilson                      16      4     33      1
Mann                        10      0     37      0
Cambridge University 2nd innings
+PA Gibb                             c & b TPB Smith           72
JR Thompson           c R Smith          b TPB Smith            0
JDA Langley                              b Nichols              0
*NWD Yardley          c Taylor           b R Smith             95
GL Willatt            c Pawle            b Nichols             29
FG Mann                                  b Nichols              0
PM Studd              lbw                b Eastman             17
JV Wild               c Wilcox           b Nichols              0
DC Wilson                                b Nichols              1
J Webster             lbw                b TPB Smith           14
HG Jameson            not out                                   2
Extras                (b 2, lb 3, w 1)                          6
Total                 (all out, 91 overs)                     236
FoW: 1-4, 2-5, 3-134, 4-188, 5-192, 6-201, 7-201, 8-211, 9-232,
     10-236.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     23     11     37      5
R Smith                     17      3     61      1
TPB Smith                   32      6     84      3
Eastman                     17      3     38      1
Lavers                       2      0     10      0
Essex 2nd innings (target: 70 runs)
*DR Wilcox            c Willatt          b Yardley              3
LC Eastman            not out                                  55
NF Borrett            not out                                  15
Extras                                                          0
Total                 (1 wicket, 15.4 overs)                   73
DNB: RM Taylor, J O'Connor, MS Nichols, JH Pawle, AB Lavers,
     TPB Smith, +TH Wade, R Smith.
FoW:  1-10.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Jameson                      4      1      9      0
Yardley                      4      0     24      1
Wilson                       7.4    0     40      0
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