England Domestic Season, 1953
Essex v Commonwealth XI
Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford
24,25,26 June 1953 (3-day match)
Result: Essex won by 108 runs
Toss:
Umpires: P Corrall and Harry Elliott
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Essex 1st innings
GHS West b Worrell 5
PA Gibb c Weekes b Ramchand 36
KR Rickards c Weekes b Marshall 12
R Horsfall lbw b Marshall 2
RE Evans c Walcott b Pettiford 33
WT Greensmith c Stephenson b Pettiford 81
LA Savill lbw b Valentine 2
R Smith b Pettiford 33
LHR Ralph lbw b Pettiford 12
KC Preston b Valentine 7
P Cousens not out 0
Extras (b 7, lb 5) 12
Total (all out, 124.1 overs) 235
FoW: 1-13, 2-50, 3-52, 4-62, 5-137,
6-144, 7-215, 8-216, 9-235, 10-235.
Bowling O M R W
Alley 31 4 71 0
Worrell 22 8 26 1
Marshall 11 4 10 2
Ramchand 12 4 36 1
Pettiford 28 7 57 4
Valentine 20.1 9 23 2
Commonwealth XI 1st innings
FMM Worrell c Preston b Smith 11
RE Marshall lbw b Smith 7
WE Alley c Gibb b Preston 4
EdeC Weekes c Gibb b Ralph 40
CL Walcott b Smith 3
KJ Grieves b Smith 2
DJ Foreman b Preston 7
GS Ramchand st Gibb b Smith 1
J Pettiford c Horsfall b Preston 0
HW Stephenson b Preston 2
AL Valentine not out 0
Extras (b 2, lb 2, nb 3) 7
Total (all out, 38.2 overs) 84
FoW: 1-21, 2-26, 3-26, 4-32, 5-48, 6-68, 7-71, 8-73, 9-84, 10-84.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 19.2 7 36 4
Smith 18 4 37 5
Ralph 1 0 4 1
Essex 2nd innings
GHS West b Worrell 11
PA Gibb run out 38
KR Rickards c Foreman b Pettiford 13
R Horsfall b Worrell 82
RE Evans lbw b Pettiford 3
WT Greensmith c Walcott b Pettiford 38
LA Savill b Alley 14
R Smith b Worrell 14
LHR Ralph lbw b Worrell 29
KC Preston not out 5
P Cousens not out 0
Extras (b 9, lb 10, nb 1) 20
Total (9 wickets declared, 105 overs) 267
FoW: 1-31, 2-53, 3-61, 4-90, 5-112, 6-172, 7-209, 8-253, 9-262.
Bowling O M R W
Alley 15 2 49 1
Worrell 16 5 26 4
Marshall 3 1 5 0
Ramchand 11 4 26 0
Pettiford 26 6 94 3
Valentine 27 16 31 0
Walcott 4 0 13 0
Grieves 3 1 3 0
Commonwealth XI 2nd innings (target: 419 runs)
FMM Worrell b Ralph 7
RE Marshall b Smith 1
WE Alley c Horsfall b Smith 11
EdeC Weekes b Smith 4
CL Walcott c Gibb b Greensmith 115
KJ Grieves lbw b Ralph 0
DJ Foreman c Evans b Preston 68
GS Ramchand c Gibb b Preston 26
J Pettiford st Gibb b Cousens 19
HW Stephenson not out 45
AL Valentine b Preston 1
Extras (b 8, lb 5) 13
Total (all out, 78.4 overs) 310
FoW: 1-11, 2-60, 3-67, 4-101, 5-118,
6-118, 7-197, 8-242, 9-302, 10-310.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 19.4 2 63 3
Smith 22 6 73 3
Ralph 13 3 62 2
Greensmith 13 1 61 1
Cousens 11 1 38 1
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