| misc31751 | |
| Venue | County Ground, Taunton on 17th, 18th, 19th June 1953 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Somerset won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Royal Air Force won by 7 wickets |
| Umpires | CFD Buttle, RH Powell |
| Close of play day 1 | Royal Air Force (1) 169/5 |
| Close of play day 2 | Somerset (2) 253/6 |
| Somerset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| H Gimblett | run out | 15 | |||||
| J Lawrence | c Trueman b Wilson | 20 | |||||
| R Smith | lbw b Wilson | 25 | |||||
| GHD Evans | c Fenner b Trueman | 34 | |||||
| +HW Stephenson | c Pressdee b Trueman | 25 | |||||
| *BG Brocklehurst | b Trueman | 0 | |||||
| JD Currie | b Smith | 1 | |||||
| N Langfield | b Wilson | 22 | |||||
| PAO Graham | c Pressdee b Trueman | 0 | |||||
| BA Langford | c Shirreff b Trueman | 0 | |||||
| CG Mitchell | not out | 20 | |||||
| Extras | (4 b, 5 lb, 1 nb, 1 w) | 11 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 53.3 overs) | 173 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-35, 2-44, 3-75, 4-120, 5-120, 6-121, 7-139, 8-139, 9-139, 10-173 (53.3 ov) | |||||||
| Royal Air Force bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Trueman | 20 | 3 | 60 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| Smith | 15 | 3 | 37 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 9.3 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| Shirreff | 8 | 1 | 20 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hurst | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
| Royal Air Force first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MJ Horton | b Mitchell | 1 | |||||
| WEG Payton | c Gimblett b Langford | 10 | |||||
| *AC Shirreff | c Stephenson b Mitchell | 0 | |||||
| RG Wilson | b Graham | 21 | |||||
| JS Pressdee | c Lawrence b Mitchell | 85 | |||||
| +MD Fenner | b Graham | 61 | |||||
| MJ Bear | st Stephenson b Lawrence | 12 | |||||
| MD Willett | lbw b Langford | 26 | |||||
| DJ Smith | not out | 29 | |||||
| RJ Hurst | c Stephenson b Mitchell | 21 | |||||
| FS Trueman | b Lawrence | 17 | |||||
| Extras | (14 b, 10 lb) | 24 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 108.3 overs) | 307 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-6, 2-10, 3-41, 4-45, 5-167, 6-204, 7-212, 8-246, 9-281, 10-307 (108.3 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Mitchell | 30 | 11 | 53 | 4 | - | - | |
| Graham | 20 | 6 | 56 | 2 | - | - | |
| Langfield | 13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | - | - | |
| Langford | 26 | 5 | 83 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lawrence | 19.3 | 2 | 73 | 2 | - | - | |
| Somerset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| H Gimblett | st Fenner b Horton | 111 | |||||
| R Smith | b Shirreff | 15 | |||||
| GHD Evans | c Fenner b Shirreff | 56 | |||||
| +HW Stephenson | c Wilson b Horton | 10 | |||||
| *BG Brocklehurst | b Trueman | 4 | |||||
| JD Currie | c Bear b Trueman | 39 | |||||
| N Langfield | lbw b Smith | 8 | |||||
| J Lawrence | c Bear b Shirreff | 23 | |||||
| PAO Graham | lbw b Shirreff | 6 | |||||
| BA Langford | not out | 2 | |||||
| CG Mitchell | b Shirreff | 5 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b, 4 lb, 2 nb) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 81.2 overs) | 288 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-54, 2-159, 3-193, 4-206, 5-206, 6-222, 7-275, 8-275, 9-282, 10-288 (81.2 ov) | |||||||
| Royal Air Force bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Trueman | 21 | 1 | 60 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Smith | 16 | 2 | 45 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Shirreff | 27.2 | 9 | 93 | 5 | - | - | |
| Hurst | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | - | - | |
| Horton | 9 | 2 | 25 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bear | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
| Royal Air Force second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MJ Horton | c Brocklehurst b Langford | 53 | |||||
| WEG Payton | st Stephenson b Lawrence | 37 | |||||
| +MD Fenner | c Gimblett b Mitchell | 42 | |||||
| MD Willett | not out | 19 | |||||
| RG Wilson | not out | 3 | |||||
| *AC Shirreff | did not bat | ||||||
| JS Pressdee | did not bat | ||||||
| MJ Bear | did not bat | ||||||
| DJ Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| RJ Hurst | did not bat | ||||||
| FS Trueman | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 lb) | 1 | |||||
| Total | (3 wickets, 49.3 overs) | 155 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-61, 2-97, 3-? | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Mitchell | 9 | 2 | 28 | 1 | - | - | |
| Graham | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | - | - | |
| Langford | 19.3 | 3 | 53 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lawrence | 16 | 3 | 50 | 1 | - | - | |
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