f20869	Cambridge University v Middlesex
	University Match 1955
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 1st, 2nd, 3rd June 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Middlesex won by 3 wickets
Umpires	FS Lee, HL Palmer
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 92/2 (Edrich 19*, Bennett 5*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (2) 81/2 (Parsons 23*, Knightley-Smith 15*)

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AD Buckingham	c Edrich b Robins	18
RW Barber	c Compton b Bennett	4
R O'Brien	c Brown b Warr	4
*G Goonesena	b Robins	16
ABD Parsons	b Robins	13
W Knightley-Smith	c Titmus b Robins	29
JF Pretlove	c Compton b Bennett	44
PD Croft	b Titmus	9
DJ Smith	c Bick b Titmus	11
RB Blatcher	b Bennett	15
+JCW Riley	not out	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 79.1 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-17, 3-36, 4-53, 5-64, 6-94, 7-103, 8-125, 9-157, 10-164 (79.1 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Warr	12	3	33	1	-	-
Bennett	7.1	0	21	3	-	-
Robins	20	8	39	4	-	-
Hurst	14	7	30	0	-	-
Bick	7	2	21	0	-	-
Titmus	19	11	19	2	-	-

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c and b Pretlove	49
SM Brown	c Parsons b Goonesena	17
*WJ Edrich	b Blatcher	88
D Bennett	c Riley b Smith	37
DO Baldry	b Pretlove	24
DA Bick	b Smith	1
RVC Robins	c Croft b Blatcher	17
FJ Titmus	not out	27
JJ Warr	b Pretlove	1
+LH Compton	b Goonesena	1
RJ Hurst	b Pretlove	7
Extras	(12 b, 3 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 125.1 overs)	284
Fall of wickets:
1-63, 2-81, 3-194, 4-204, 5-205, 6-226, 7-250, 8-252, 9-253, 10-284 (125.1 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blatcher	13	2	51	2	-	-
Smith	34	9	79	2	-	-
Pretlove	33.1	8	66	4	-	-
Goonesena	39	18	45	2	-	-
Barber	6	0	28	0	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AD Buckingham	lbw b Bennett	5
RW Barber	retired hurt	21
PD Croft	b Titmus	14
ABD Parsons	b Warr	24
W Knightley-Smith	b Bennett	20
JF Pretlove	st Compton b Titmus	110
*G Goonesena	c Compton b Bick	45
DJ Smith	c Robins b Hurst	17
R O'Brien	not out	11
RB Blatcher	c and b Hurst	1
+JCW Riley	b Hurst	0
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 136.5 overs)	276
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-57, 3-89, 4-89, 5-200, 6-257, 7-271, 8-276, 9-276 (136.5 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Warr	26	6	60	1	-	-
Bennett	21	3	41	2	-	-
Robins	6	3	13	0	-	-
Hurst	40.5	21	56	3	-	-
Bick	4	0	13	1	-	-
Titmus	32	13	66	2	-	-
Edrich	2	0	9	0	-	-
Baldry	5	2	10	0	-	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Parsons b Smith	25
SM Brown	c Parsons b Pretlove	70
RVC Robins	b Pretlove	3
D Bennett	b Pretlove	0
DO Baldry	st Riley b Pretlove	6
FJ Titmus	not out	35
*WJ Edrich	c Pretlove b Smith	10
JJ Warr	b Pretlove	8
+LH Compton	not out	1
DA Bick	did not bat
RJ Hurst	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(7 wickets, 41.1 overs)	159
Fall of wickets:
1-45, 2-64, 3-64, 4-92, 5-107, 6-137, 7-146

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blatcher	3	0	8	0	-	-
Smith	21	3	65	2	-	-
Pretlove	11.1	0	55	5	-	-
Goonesena	6	0	30	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RB Blatcher made his debut in first-class matches
--> JCW Riley made his debut in first-class matches
--> DO Baldry (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in first-class matches
--> W Knightley-Smith (2) passed 1500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 9
--> JF Pretlove achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 2-32)
--> JF Pretlove achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Middlesex second innings (previous best was 4-66)

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