County Championship, 1956
Essex v Gloucestershire
Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford
23,24 May 1956 (3-day match)
Result: Essex won by an innings and 96 runs
Points: Essex 12, Gloucestershire 0
Toss: Essex
Umpires: E Cooke and JG Langridge
Close of play:
Day 1:
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds c Graveney b Milton 19
G Barker c Graveney b Lambert 56
+B Taylor c Milton b McHugh 30
*DJ Insole c Rochford b Cook 159
TE Bailey c & b Mortimore 24
MJ Bear b Mortimore 43
R Smith c Rochford b Cook 1
GJ Smith c Milton b Cook 1
WT Greensmith not out 6
LHR Ralph c Crapp b Mortimore 2
KC Preston not out 5
Extras (b 4, lb 4, nb 2) 10
Total (9 wickets declared, 105 overs) 356
FoW: 1-34, 2-100, 3-127, 4-294, 5-340,
6-341, 7-343, 8-344, 9-347.
Bowling O M R W
Lambert 28 4 100 1
McHugh 25 6 78 1
Milton 14 4 53 1
Wells 11 6 22 0
Cook 16 2 49 3
Mortimore 11 0 44 3
Gloucestershire 1st innings
*GM Emmett c Taylor b Ralph 5
CA Milton run out 32
TW Graveney c Taylor b Ralph 100
JF Crapp c Preston b Insole 0
JB Mortimore b Bailey 0
GEE Lambert b Bailey 9
+P Rochford not out 1
C Cook run out 0
BD Wells run out 4
FP McHugh b Ralph 0
DM Young absent hurt -
Extras (lb 2) 2
Total (all out, 49.2 overs) 153
FoW: 1-7, 2-91, 3-101, 4-110, 5-144, 6-148, 7-148, 8-153, 9-153.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 7 2 9 0
Ralph 13.2 3 34 3
R Smith 6 0 35 0
Insole 11 2 42 1
Bailey 12 4 31 2
Gloucestershire 2nd innings (following on)
*GM Emmett c Taylor b Ralph 15
CA Milton lbw b Bailey 0
TW Graveney c Insole b Ralph 67
JF Crapp b Ralph 6
JB Mortimore c Taylor b Ralph 0
GEE Lambert c Insole b Ralph 2
+P Rochford b Ralph 7
C Cook b Ralph 0
BD Wells c Ralph b Preston 5
FP McHugh not out 0
DM Young absent hurt -
Extras (lb 5) 5
Total (all out, 28.5 overs) 107
FoW: 1-5, 2-29, 3-35, 4-45, 5-55, 6-102, 7-102, 8-103, 9-107.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 4.5 1 11 1
Ralph 11 1 42 7
Bailey 13 4 49 1
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