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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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