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County Championship, 1956
Essex v Leicestershire
Valentine's Park, Ilford
12,14,15 May 1956 (3-day match)

Result: Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
Points:

Toss:
Umpires: Harold Elliott and WF Shipston

Close of play:

  • Day 1:
  • Day 2:
    Essex 1st innings
    TC Dodds              c Jackson          b Munden              28
    G Barker              c van Geloven      b Goodwin            157
    PA Gibb               c Hallam           b Jackson              6
    *DJ Insole                               b Jackson             18
    TE Bailey             c Firth            b Spencer             55
    LA Savill                                b Palmer              36
    +B Taylor             c Hallam           b van Geloven         35
    R Smith                                  b Palmer              10
    WT Greensmith         not out                                  18
    LHR Ralph             not out                                   3
    Extras                (b 13, lb 8, w 1, nb 2)                  24
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 101 overs)         390
    
    DNB: KC Preston.
    
    FoW: 1-103, 2-127, 3-171, 4-252, 5-287, 6-343, 7-356, 8-375.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                     24      6     92      1
    Goodwin                     15      1     71      1
    van Geloven                 18      4     72      1
    Palmer                       7      2     36      2
    Jackson                     14      2     50      2
    Munden                      15      8     26      1
    Lester                       8      2     19      0
    
    Leicestershire 1st innings
    MR Hallam                                b Ralph               72
    G Lester              c Insole           b Bailey              63
    M Tompkin             c Bailey           b Greensmith          25
    *CH Palmer                               b Greensmith          10
    VE Jackson            c Bailey           b Preston              2
    GA Smithson           st Gibb            b Greensmith          22
    VS Munden             c Insole           b Greensmith           4
    J van Geloven         not out                                  42
    +J Firth                                 b Preston              9
    CT Spencer            c Gibb             b Bailey               4
    TJ Goodwin            c Smith            b Bailey               0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2)                               4
    Total                 (all out, 82.4 overs)                   257
    
    FoW: 1-110, 2-140, 3-173, 4-174, 5-186,
         6-200, 7-215, 8-225, 9-249, 10-257.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bailey                      20.4    2     65      3
    Smith                       11      3     43      0
    Ralph                       11      2     26      1
    Preston                     17      6     38      2
    Greensmith                  23      1     81      4
    
    Essex 2nd innings
    TC Dodds              c Smithson         b Spencer             17
    G Barker                                 b Goodwin             14
    PA Gibb                                  b Spencer             39
    *DJ Insole                               b Munden              20
    TE Bailey                                b Spencer              9
    LA Savill                                b Spencer              0
    +B Taylor             not out                                  58
    WT Greensmith         c Lester           b Spencer             19
    R Smith               not out                                   8
    Extras                (b 12, nb 5)                             17
    Total                 (7 wickets declared, 53 overs)          201
    
    DNB: LHR Ralph, KC Preston.
    
    FoW: 1-21, 2-35, 3-86, 4-87, 5-103, 6-114, 7-166.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Spencer                     26      5    102      5
    Goodwin                      7      1     39      1
    Munden                      19      0     43      1
    Lester                       1      1      0      0
    
    Leicestershire 2nd innings (target: 335 runs)
    MR Hallam                            c & b Greensmith          33
    G Lester              st Taylor          b Dodds               71
    M Tompkin             lbw                b Greensmith           8
    *CH Palmer            c Taylor           b Bailey             120
    VE Jackson            c Preston          b Insole              11
    GA Smithson           not out                                  50
    VS Munden             c Smith            b Bailey              19
    J van Geloven         not out                                  17
    Extras                (b 3, lb 3, nb 2)                         8
    Total                 (6 wickets, 85.4 overs)                 337
    
    DNB: +J Firth, CT Spencer, TJ Goodwin.
    
    FoW: 1-62, 2-72, 3-187, 4-210, 5-253, 6-295.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bailey                      21      2     87      2
    Smith                       10      1     45      0
    Ralph                        8      1     34      0
    Preston                      6      0     26      0
    Greensmith                  28.4    0    104      2
    Insole                       8      2     24      1
    Dodds                        4      1      9      1
    


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