f21005 cc10485	Essex v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1955
Venue	Old County Ground, Brentwood on 23rd, 25th July 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 18 runs
Points	Essex 0; Leicestershire 12
Umpires	E Cooke, JJ Hills
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 138/6 (Taylor 30*, Greensmith 3*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Ralph b Bailey	26
MR Hallam	c Ralph b Smith	0
M Tompkin	c Barker b Bailey	52
MJK Smith	c Gibb b Preston	60
*CH Palmer	c Ralph b Bailey	0
VE Jackson	c Ralph b Bailey	18
GA Smithson	c Barker b Bailey	0
VS Munden	c Barker b Bailey	2
+J Firth	st Taylor b Dodds	27
CT Spencer	b Preston	15
TJ Goodwin	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 70.5 overs)	206
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-74, 3-93, 4-97, 5-129, 6-129, 7-137, 8-182, 9-202, 10-206 (70.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	14.5	4	44	2	-	-
Smith	6	1	14	1	-	-
Bailey	24	5	53	6	-	-
Ralph	8	2	20	0	-	-
Dodds	5	0	33	1	-	-
Greensmith	13	3	36	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Firth b Spencer	0
G Barker	b Jackson	51
PA Gibb	b Goodwin	27
CCP Williams	b Palmer	19
R Horsfall	c Munden b Jackson	4
+B Taylor	lbw b Spencer	34
*R Smith	b Jackson	4
WT Greensmith	c Spencer b Jackson	32
LHR Ralph	c Firth b Palmer	4
KC Preston	b Palmer	4
JA Bailey	not out	0
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 68.3 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-27, 3-93, 4-97, 5-108, 6-126, 7-152, 8-179, 9-183, 10-183 (68.3 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	21	4	76	2	-	-
Goodwin	9	0	34	1	-	-
Palmer	15.3	5	36	3	-	-
Jackson	23	14	33	4	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Bailey b Greensmith	32
MR Hallam	c Dodds b Smith	7
M Tompkin	b Ralph	27
MJK Smith	lbw b Bailey	63
*CH Palmer	c Bailey b Greensmith	6
VE Jackson	c Williams b Greensmith	5
GA Smithson	c Taylor b Greensmith	0
VS Munden	c Preston b Greensmith	0
+J Firth	not out	12
CT Spencer	c Taylor b Bailey	5
TJ Goodwin	c Dodds b Preston	0
Extras	(6 b, 5 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 51.5 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-62, 3-79, 4-91, 5-111, 6-111, 7-111, 8-155, 9-167, 10-168 (51.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	6.5	1	24	1	-	-
Smith	9	0	38	1	-	-
Bailey	17	8	26	2	-	-
Ralph	9	3	19	1	-	-
Greensmith	10	1	50	5	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	b Jackson	39
G Barker	c Palmer b Munden	46
PA Gibb	c Spencer b Lester	40
CCP Williams	b Palmer	22
R Horsfall	c Hallam b Lester	8
+B Taylor	c Hallam b Munden	1
*R Smith	c Spencer b Lester	5
WT Greensmith	c Spencer b Munden	3
LHR Ralph	c sub b Munden	0
KC Preston	b Munden	4
JA Bailey	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 46.4 overs)	173
Fall of wickets:
1-70, 2-127, 3-130, 4-138, 5-139, 6-144, 7-155, 8-155, 9-169, 10-173 (46.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	5	0	41	0	-	-
Palmer	6.4	1	20	1	-	-
Jackson	10	2	36	1	-	-
Munden	16	7	29	5	-	-
Lester	9	1	42	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> G Barker (1) passed 1000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 44
--> PA Gibb (1) passed 12000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 25
--> CH Palmer reached 200 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings
--> WT Greensmith reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Leicestershire second innings
--> R Smith reached 1150 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire second innings
--> G Lester reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings

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