f20807 cc10335	Leicestershire v Kent
	County Championship 1955
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 7th, 9th, 10th May 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 4; Kent 0
Umpires	H Elliott, K McCanlis
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), ERS Hoskin (Kent)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 144/4 (Lester 52*, Jackson 0*)
Close of play day 2	Kent (2) 206/5 (Hearn 45*, Dixon 28*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AE Fagg	c Smithson b Boshier	0
AC Shirreff	c Hallam b Jackson	23
RC Wilson	c Firth b Jackson	16
J Pettiford	run out	1
AF Brazier	not out	51
P Hearn	c Hallam b Munden	1
AL Dixon	b Jackson	24
+AW Catt	lbw b Munden	0
F Ridgway	c Boshier b Jackson	8
*DVP Wright	b Munden	4
JCT Page	run out	3
Extras	(5 b, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 68.1 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-40, 3-41, 4-44, 5-63, 6-94, 7-97, 8-116, 9-129, 10-137 (68.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	8	3	15	0	-	-
Boshier	5	0	16	1	-	-
Jackson	29	9	51	4	-	-
Munden	26.1	11	49	3	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Catt b Page	63
MR Hallam	b Shirreff	0
M Tompkin	b Ridgway	19
*CH Palmer	b Page	58
GA Smithson	lbw b Pettiford	13
VE Jackson	lbw b Page	20
VS Munden	b Page	13
JE Walsh	lbw b Pettiford	4
+J Firth	lbw b Pettiford	11
CT Spencer	not out	10
BS Boshier	b Pettiford	0
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 97.5 overs)	218
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-41, 3-122, 4-142, 5-171, 6-180, 7-191, 8-201, 9-218, 10-218 (97.5 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	19	5	49	1	-	-
Shirreff	13	4	31	1	-	-
Wright	7	0	23	0	-	-
Page	30	7	60	4	-	-
Pettiford	28.5	12	48	4	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AE Fagg	c Spencer b Walsh	26
AC Shirreff	b Lester	77
RC Wilson	b Jackson	0
J Pettiford	lbw b Walsh	3
AF Brazier	c Firth b Spencer	12
P Hearn	c and b Jackson	55
AL Dixon	b Jackson	40
+AW Catt	b Spencer	1
F Ridgway	c Palmer b Jackson	0
*DVP Wright	st Firth b Jackson	0
JCT Page	not out	2
Extras	(5 b, 6 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	15
Total	(all out, 111.1 overs)	231
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-41, 3-56, 4-93, 5-165, 6-227, 7-229, 8-229, 9-229, 10-231 (111.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	17	5	47	2	-	-
Boshier	3	0	12	0	-	-
Jackson	32.1	16	47	5	-	-
Munden	20	9	22	0	-	-
Lester	13	4	31	1	-	-
Walsh	24	8	57	2	-	-
Palmer	2	2	0	0	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	not out	19
MR Hallam	b Page	24
M Tompkin	not out	4
*CH Palmer	did not bat
GA Smithson	did not bat
VE Jackson	did not bat
VS Munden	did not bat
JE Walsh	did not bat
+J Firth	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
BS Boshier	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(1 wicket, 19.3 overs)	48
Fall of wickets:
1-44 (Hallam)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	8	2	21	0	-	-
Shirreff	3	0	16	0	-	-
Page	6.3	3	6	1	-	-
Pettiford	2	0	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> AL Dixon (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> AL Dixon (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in County Championship matches
--> AC Shirreff (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 49
--> P Hearn (2) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 49
--> AL Dixon (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in First-Class matches
--> AL Dixon (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in County Championship matches
--> G Lester (2) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> AF Brazier made his debut for Kent in County Championship matches
--> AF Brazier made his debut for Kent in First-Class matches
--> VE Jackson reached 800 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Kent second innings

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