County Championship, 1956
Gloucestershire v Essex
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
25,26,27 July 1956 (3-day match)
Result: Gloucestershire won by 140 runs
Points: Gloucestershire 12, Essex 0
Toss: Gloucestershire
Umpires: E Cooke and CS Elliott
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Gloucestershire 1st innings
CA Milton c Dodds b Preston 23
DM Young b Bailey 0
W Knightley-Smith lbw b Greensmith 35
*GM Emmett st Taylor b Greensmith 13
JF Crapp c Barker b Greensmith 41
RB Nicholls c Dodds b Greensmith 43
GEE Lambert c Dodds b Greensmith 14
JB Mortimore c Savill b Greensmith 18
DA Allen not out 5
+P Rochford c Dodds b Greensmith 0
C Cook b Greensmith 1
Extras (b 17, lb 1, nb 1) 19
Total (all out, 97 overs) 212
FoW: 1-0, 2-51, 3-76, 4-83, 5-163,
6-185, 7-188, 8-209, 9-210, 10-212.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 27 12 45 1
Bailey 22 6 61 1
Greensmith 37 15 59 8
Smith 11 5 28 0
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds b Lambert 3
G Barker c Emmett b Cook 43
+B Taylor lbw b Milton 3
CCP Williams b Lambert 5
*DJ Insole lbw b Allen 24
LA Savill c Knightley-Smith b Cook 18
GJ Smith c Lambert b Cook 3
BR Knight c Lambert b Allen 8
WT Greensmith not out 9
JA Bailey lbw b Allen 0
KC Preston c Rochford b Lambert 8
Extras (b 10, lb 4) 14
Total (all out, 88.2 overs) 138
FoW: 1-4, 2-7, 3-20, 4-67, 5-101,
6-108, 7-113, 8-118, 9-126, 10-138.
Bowling O M R W
Lambert 22.2 11 30 3
Milton 4 2 9 1
Cook 27 16 34 3
Mortimore 18 8 19 0
Allen 16 4 31 3
Nicholls 1 0 1 0
Gloucestershire 2nd innings
DM Young c & b Preston 21
CA Milton hit wicket b Greensmith 21
W Knightley-Smith c Taylor b Smith 19
*GM Emmett b Preston 13
JF Crapp c Barker b Preston 59
RB Nicholls not out 44
GEE Lambert c Insole b Preston 3
JB Mortimore b Preston 2
DA Allen c Insole b Greensmith 4
Extras (b 11, lb 1) 12
Total (8 wickets declared, 82.1 overs) 198
DNB: +P Rochford, C Cook.
FoW: 1-43, 2-45, 3-69, 4-116, 5-167, 6-181, 7-185, 8-198.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 33 8 67 5
Bailey 12 1 24 0
Greensmith 30.1 6 69 2
Smith 7 2 26 1
Essex 2nd innings (target: 273 runs)
TC Dodds b Milton 1
G Barker c Nicholls b Cook 10
+B Taylor c & b Mortimore 42
CCP Williams b Cook 0
*DJ Insole c Crapp b Cook 4
LA Savill b Cook 6
GJ Smith c Mortimore b Allen 19
BR Knight lbw b Cook 2
WT Greensmith c Milton b Allen 13
JA Bailey not out 2
KC Preston b Cook 18
Extras (b 10, lb 5) 15
Total (all out, 63 overs) 132
FoW: 1-6, 2-42, 3-46, 4-54, 5-76,
6-76, 7-86, 8-112, 9-113, 10-132.
Bowling O M R W
Lambert 6 2 15 0
Milton 4 3 3 1
Cook 26 15 46 6
Mortimore 11 6 12 1
Allen 16 4 41 2
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