f20634 cc10305	Yorkshire v Middlesex
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Headingley, Leeds on 14th, 16th August 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Middlesex won by 96 runs
Points	Yorkshire 0; Middlesex 12
Umpires	E Cooke, H Elliott
Close of play day 1	Yorkshire (1) 108/9 (Appleyard 13*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Lowson b Appleyard	32
JG Dewes	c Wilson b Appleyard	45
*WJ Edrich	c Trueman b Appleyard	7
SM Brown	lbw b Appleyard	16
GPS Delisle	c Trueman b Appleyard	10
D Bennett	c and b Wood	34
FJ Titmus	c Watson b Appleyard	7
JJ Warr	not out	13
+LH Compton	c Lowson b Trueman	9
JA Young	b Trueman	1
AE Moss	b Trueman	0
Extras	(14 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	23
Total	(all out, 86.4 overs)	197
Fall of wickets:
1-67, 2-82, 3-117, 4-120, 5-143, 6-155, 7-179, 8-191, 9-197, 10-197 (86.4 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	9.4	1	25	3	-	-
Appleyard	37	13	62	6	-	-
Wood	21	9	52	1	-	-
Close	5	1	14	0	-	-
Illingworth	14	5	21	0	-	-

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Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c Robertson b Titmus	19
W Watson	c Brown b Moss	2
JV Wilson	b Moss	0
EI Lester	b Moss	0
DB Close	c Bennett b Young	52
*NWD Yardley	lbw b Young	4
R Illingworth	lbw b Titmus	4
+R Booth	lbw b Young	6
FS Trueman	c and b Young	0
R Appleyard	not out	18
R Wood	c Compton b Moss	0
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 48.1 overs)	113
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-43, 5-80, 6-87, 7-91, 8-108, 9-108, 10-113 (48.1 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	10.1	4	19	4	-	-
Warr	5	3	6	0	-	-
Titmus	17	6	43	2	-	-
Young	10	4	26	4	-	-
Robertson	6	3	11	0	-	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Booth b Trueman	23
JG Dewes	c Wilson b Trueman	0
*WJ Edrich	c Illingworth b Appleyard	43
SM Brown	lbw b Wood	15
GPS Delisle	c Wilson b Appleyard	14
D Bennett	c Lowson b Illingworth	3
FJ Titmus	c Trueman b Illingworth	5
JJ Warr	c and b Illingworth	2
+LH Compton	c Lowson b Appleyard	10
JA Young	st Booth b Appleyard	10
AE Moss	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 49 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-28, 3-53, 4-88, 5-99, 6-99, 7-106, 8-111, 9-131, 10-131 (49 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	14	3	44	2	-	-
Appleyard	16	5	41	4	-	-
Wood	12	5	27	1	-	-
Illingworth	7	5	13	3	-	-

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Yorkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c Robertson b Titmus	16
W Watson	c Edrich b Titmus	22
JV Wilson	b Titmus	1
EI Lester	c Warr b Young	12
DB Close	c Delisle b Titmus	0
*NWD Yardley	c Edrich b Titmus	9
R Illingworth	c Edrich b Young	10
+R Booth	not out	13
FS Trueman	c Compton b Titmus	19
R Appleyard	c Edrich b Young	12
R Wood	c Robertson b Young	0
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 57.3 overs)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-38, 3-51, 4-51, 5-53, 6-71, 7-73, 8-106, 9-119, 10-119 (57.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	5	3	7	0	-	-
Warr	3	1	4	0	-	-
Titmus	24	8	50	6	-	-
Young	25.3	9	53	4	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> FA Lowson (1) passed 8000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 13
--> R Wood reached 50 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> FS Trueman reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Middlesex first innings

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