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f16351 Essex v Somerset

County Championship 1939

Venue Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea on 5th, 6th July 1939 (3-day match)

Balls per over 8

Toss Somerset won the toss and decided to bat

Result Essex won by an innings and 40 runs

Points Essex 12; Somerset 0

Umpires HW Lee, E Robinson

Close of play day 1 Essex (1) 207/6 (Cock 70*, Unwin 20*)

Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Lee	c Taylor b Nichols	19
HFT Buse	c O'Connor b Nichols	0
FM McRae	c Cock b Nichols	21
J Priddy	c Cock b TPB Smith	27
AJP Ling	c TPB Smith b Taylor	1
CJP Barnwell	b R Smith	27
+WT Luckes	c Vigar b R Smith	3
*GM Bennett	c Cock b R Smith	6
AW Wellard	c Vigar b TPB Smith	19
S Weaver	not out	0
HL Hazell	b TPB Smith	0
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 41.4 overs)	127
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-24, 3-53, 4-61, 5-73, 6-80, 7-98, 8-121, 9-127, 10-127 (41.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	12	2	25	3	-	-
R Smith	14	2	42	3	-	-
TPB Smith	13.4	1	50	3	-	-
Taylor	2	1	6	1	-	-

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LC Eastman	c and b Buse	4
SJ Cray	c Buse b Wellard	11
RM Taylor	b Wellard	22
J O'Connor	c Buse b Wellard	8
MS Nichols	lbw b Wellard	0
R Smith	c Hazell b Priddy	66
+DF Cock	c Lee b Wellard	98
*FS Unwin	c Weaver b Hazell	42
FH Vigar	not out	44
FH Rist	c Ling b Hazell	32
TPB Smith	c Bennett b Hazell	3
Extras	(16 b, 8 lb)	24
Total	(all out, 83.3 overs)	354
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-36, 3-44, 4-44, 5-66, 6-132, 7-252, 8-278, 9-348, 10-354 (83.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wellard	31	6	119	5	-	-
Buse	27	4	82	1	-	-
Weaver	4	0	34	0	-	-
Priddy	10	2	49	1	-	-
Hazell	11.3	1	46	3	-	-

Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Lee	c O'Connor b R Smith	36
CJP Barnwell	c TPB Smith b R Smith	25
HFT Buse	c Eastman b R Smith	30
FM McRae	c O'Connor b TPB Smith	27
J Priddy	b R Smith	7
AW Wellard	lbw b TPB Smith	4
AJP Ling	c Nichols b TPB Smith	30
*GM Bennett	c Cock b TPB Smith	13
S Weaver	b TPB Smith	3
HL Hazell	not out	4
+WT Luckes	absent hurt
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 51.2 overs)	187
Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-91, 3-98, 4-106, 5-109, 6-154, 7-174, 8-180, 9-187 (51.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Nichols	14	3	35	0	-	-
R Smith	13	1	67	4	-	-
TPB Smith	21.2	1	67	5	-	-
Taylor	3	1	10	0	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> J Priddy (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 20
--> S Weaver made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> R Smith (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 65
--> DF Cock (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 78
--> FH Vigar (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 24
--> FM McRae (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 24
--> R Smith reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset first innings

f16351	Essex v Somerset
	County Championship 1939
Venue	Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea on 5th, 6th July 1939 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 40 runs
Points	Essex 12; Somerset 0
Umpires	HW Lee, E Robinson
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 207/6 (Cock 70, Unwin 20)