f20423 cc10137	Essex v Kent
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Valentine's Park, Ilford on 26th, 27th, 28th May 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 4; Kent 0
Umpires	JS Buller, FS Lee
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 408/8 (Greensmith 14*)
Close of play day 2	Kent (2) 103/3 (Pettiford 9*, Hearn 11*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	st Catt b Pettiford	121
AV Avery	b Dovey	50
TE Bailey	b Ridgway	41
R Horsfall	st Catt b Pettiford	66
*DJ Insole	b Pettiford	16
FH Vigar	b Pettiford	60
R Smith	st Catt b Pettiford	16
+B Taylor	c Wilson b Pettiford	10
WT Greensmith	not out	14
JA Bailey	did not bat
KC Preston	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 9 lb)	14
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 111.4 overs)	408
Fall of wickets:
1-143, 2-199, 3-223, 4-250, 5-343, 6-365, 7-375, 8-408 (111.4 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	21	0	86	1	-	-
Dovey	33	8	82	1	-	-
Wright	18	2	68	0	-	-
Pettiford	34.4	1	134	6	-	-
Witherden	2	0	7	0	-	-
Lucas	3	0	17	0	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AF Woollett	b JA Bailey	10
AH Phebey	c Taylor b Smith	24
RC Wilson	lbw b Smith	7
J Pettiford	b TE Bailey	46
P Hearn	c Insole b Smith	2
F Ridgway	c JA Bailey b TE Bailey	9
FC Lucas	b Preston	38
EG Witherden	b JA Bailey	6
+AW Catt	c Insole b Greensmith	0
RR Dovey	c Avery b Preston	6
*DVP Wright	not out	2
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb, 4 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 75.4 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-34, 3-46, 4-58, 5-90, 6-105, 7-127, 8-136, 9-151, 10-158 (75.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	16	5	33	2	-	-
Preston	10.4	1	28	2	-	-
Smith	25	11	51	3	-	-
JA Bailey	16	5	19	2	-	-
Greensmith	8	1	19	1	-	-

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Kent second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AF Woollett	c TE Bailey b Smith	26
AH Phebey	c Vigar b Smith	48
RC Wilson	c Taylor b Greensmith	9
J Pettiford	run out	25
P Hearn	c Taylor b TE Bailey	18
F Ridgway	not out	60
FC Lucas	b TE Bailey	3
EG Witherden	c TE Bailey b Vigar	16
+AW Catt	not out	13
RR Dovey	did not bat
*DVP Wright	did not bat
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(7 wickets, 80 overs)	219
Fall of wickets:
1-62, 2-81, 3-83, 4-120, 5-126, 6-134, 7-181

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	19	7	29	2	-	-
Preston	7	0	42	0	-	-
Smith	24	2	76	2	-	-
JA Bailey	11	3	29	0	-	-
Greensmith	12	4	21	1	-	-
Insole	3	1	8	0	-	-
Vigar	4	1	13	1	-	-

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Notes
--> FC Lucas made his debut in First-Class matches
--> FC Lucas made his debut in County Championship matches
--> RC Wilson (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> J Pettiford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 5-49)
--> J Pettiford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 5-102)

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