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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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