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County Championship, 1955
Essex v Leicestershire
Old County Ground, Brentwood
23,25 July 1955 (3-day match)

Result: Leicestershire won by 18 runs
Points:

Toss:
Umpires: E Cooke and JJ Hills

Close of play:

  • Day 1:
    Leicestershire 1st innings
    G Lester              c Ralph            b Bailey              26
    MR Hallam             c Ralph            b Smith                0
    M Tompkin             c Barker           b Bailey              52
    MJK Smith             c Gibb             b Preston             60
    *CH Palmer            c Ralph            b Bailey               0
    VE Jackson            c Ralph            b Bailey              18
    GA Smithson           c Barker           b Bailey               0
    VS Munden             c Barker           b Bailey               2
    +J Firth              st Taylor          b Dodds               27
    CT Spencer                               b Preston             15
    TJ Goodwin            not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 1)                               6
    Total                 (all out, 70.5 overs)                   206
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-74, 3-93, 4-97, 5-129,
         6-129, 7-137, 8-182, 9-202, 10-206.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Preston                     14.5    4     44      2
    Smith                        6      1     14      1
    Bailey                      24      5     53      6
    Ralph                        8      2     20      0
    Dodds                        5      0     33      1
    Greensmith                  13      3     36      0
    
    Essex 1st innings
    TC Dodds              c Firth            b Spencer              0
    G Barker                                 b Jackson             51
    PA Gibb                                  b Goodwin             27
    CCP Williams                             b Palmer              19
    R Horsfall            c Munden           b Jackson              4
    +B Taylor             lbw                b Spencer             34
    R Smith                                  b Jackson              4
    WT Greensmith         c Spencer          b Jackson             32
    LHR Ralph             c Firth            b Palmer               4
    KC Preston                               b Palmer               4
    JA Bailey             not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 4)                                     4
    Total                 (all out, 68.3 overs)                   183
    
    FoW: 1-0, 2-27, 3-93, 4-97, 5-108,
         6-126, 7-152, 8-179, 9-183, 10-183.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                     21      4     76      2
    Goodwin                      9      0     34      1
    Palmer                      15.3    5     36      3
    Jackson                     23     14     33      4
    
    Leicestershire 2nd innings
    G Lester              c Bailey           b Greensmith          32
    MR Hallam             c Dodds            b Smith                7
    M Tompkin                                b Ralph               27
    MJK Smith             lbw                b Bailey              63
    *CH Palmer            c Bailey           b Greensmith           6
    VE Jackson            c Williams         b Greensmith           5
    GA Smithson           c Taylor           b Greensmith           0
    VS Munden             c Preston          b Greensmith           0
    +J Firth              not out                                  12
    CT Spencer            c Taylor           b Bailey               5
    TJ Goodwin            c Dodds            b Preston              0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 5)                              11
    Total                 (all out, 51.5 overs)                   168
    
    FoW: 1-18, 2-62, 3-79, 4-91, 5-111,
         6-111, 7-111, 8-155, 9-167, 10-168.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Preston                      6.5    1     24      1
    Smith                        9      0     38      1
    Bailey                      17      8     26      2
    Ralph                        9      3     19      1
    Greensmith                  10      1     50      5
    
    Essex 2nd innings (target: 192 runs)
    TC Dodds                                 b Jackson             39
    G Barker              c Palmer           b Munden              46
    PA Gibb               c Spencer          b Lester              40
    CCP Williams                             b Palmer              22
    R Horsfall            c Hallam           b Lester               8
    +B Taylor             c Hallam           b Munden               1
    R Smith               c Spencer          b Lester               5
    WT Greensmith         c Spencer          b Munden               3
    LHR Ralph             c sub              b Munden               0
    KC Preston                               b Munden               4
    JA Bailey             not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 4, w 1)                                5
    Total                 (all out, 46.4 overs)                   173
    
    FoW: 1-70, 2-127, 3-130, 4-138, 5-139,
         6-144, 7-155, 8-155, 9-169, 10-173.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                      5      0     41      0
    Palmer                       6.4    1     20      1
    Jackson                     10      2     36      1
    Munden                      16      7     29      5
    Lester                       9      1     42      3
    


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