f23726 cc11820	Essex v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1961
Venue	Valentine's Park, Ilford on 31st May, 1st, 2nd June 1961 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 207 runs
Points	Essex 14 (Batting 2); Leicestershire 0
Umpires	J Arnold, FS Lee
Close of play day 1	Essex (2) 0/1 (Smith 0*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 57/3 (van Geloven 0*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	c Julian b van Geloven	36
GJ Smith	c Julian b Spencer	18
+B Taylor	c Spencer b van Geloven	36
J Milner	b Pratt	21
*TE Bailey	c Spencer b van Geloven	2
MJ Bear	c Julian b Pratt	0
BR Knight	lbw b Spencer	1
WT Greensmith	c van Geloven b Spencer	21
LHR Ralph	not out	38
RNS Hobbs	b van Geloven	10
KC Preston	c Hallam b Spencer	16
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 59.5 overs)	201
Fall of wickets:
1-44, 2-66, 3-107, 4-113, 5-113, 6-115, 7-123, 8-136, 9-156, 10-201 (59.5 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	18.5	4	64	4	-	-
Pratt	16	2	74	2	-	-
van Geloven	25	9	61	4	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MR Hallam	c Ralph b Bailey	24
HD Bird	c Knight b Ralph	20
A Wharton	c and b Ralph	20
LR Gardner	lbw b Ralph	7
J van Geloven	b Knight	1
PA Munden	c Ralph b Knight	18
B Cromack	c Knight b Ralph	4
RL Pratt	b Preston	5
+R Julian	c Taylor b Bailey	3
CT Spencer	not out	7
JS Savage	c Milner b Knight	2
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 53.1 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-64, 3-65, 4-72, 5-72, 6-85, 7-98, 8-101, 9-109, 10-111 (53.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	16	4	42	2	-	-
Knight	12.1	3	31	3	-	-
Preston	14	8	14	1	-	-
Ralph	11	2	24	4	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	b Spencer	0
GJ Smith	c and b van Geloven	75
+B Taylor	c Gardner b Spencer	0
J Milner	lbw b Spencer	31
*TE Bailey	b Pratt	19
MJ Bear	c Wharton b van Geloven	31
BR Knight	c Julian b Wharton	4
WT Greensmith	not out	52
LHR Ralph	b Wharton	21
RNS Hobbs	c Julian b Spencer	8
KC Preston	not out	3
Extras	(1 b, 11 lb)	12
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 61 overs)	256
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-44, 4-97, 5-163, 6-168, 7-182, 8-204, 9-237

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	21	3	82	4	-	-
Pratt	16	1	62	1	-	-
van Geloven	12	3	45	2	-	-
Wharton	12	0	55	2	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MR Hallam	c Knight b Preston	45
HD Bird	lbw b Knight	12
J van Geloven	c Milner b Knight	9
A Wharton	c Milner b Knight	0
LR Gardner	b Knight	1
PA Munden	b Bailey	18
B Cromack	c Barker b Preston	18
RL Pratt	lbw b Preston	9
+R Julian	b Preston	15
CT Spencer	b Knight	10
JS Savage	not out	2
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 42.5 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-57, 3-57, 4-61, 5-78, 6-97, 7-107, 8-122, 9-127, 10-139 (42.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	14	2	52	1	-	-
Knight	15.5	2	63	5	-	-
Preston	13	5	24	4	-	-

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Notes
--> RNS Hobbs made his debut in first-class matches
--> RNS Hobbs made his debut in County Championship matches
--> PA Munden (2) passed 500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 8
--> KC Preston reached 850 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> CT Spencer reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Essex second innings
--> CT Spencer reached 650 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Essex second innings
--> BR Knight reached 250 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Leicestershire second innings

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