f21288	Oxford University v Free Foresters
	University Match 1956
Venue	The University Parks, Oxford on 19th, 21st, 22nd May 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Oxford University won by 93 runs
Umpires	D Hendren, AED Smith
Close of play day 1	Free Foresters (1) 117/9 (Whitcombe 23*)
Close of play day 2	Free Foresters (2) 33/0 (Brown 22*, Popplewell 11*)

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
I Gibson	c Popplewell b Brown	74
JEW Kirby	c Wyatt b Brown	28
*AC Walton	c and b Whitcombe	27
JM Kumleben	c Fellows-Smith b Brown	14
MA Eagar	c Ingleby-Mackenzie b Jowett	23
JD Currie	c Jowett b Brown	6
+MD Scott	c Powell b Brown	1
RW Wilson	c Paul b Brown	9
JA Bailey	c and b Brown	10
JB Phillips	not out	10
ESM Kentish	c Fellows-Smith b Brown	1
Extras	(7 b, 10 lb)	17
Total	(all out, 75.2 overs)	220
Fall of wickets:
1-76, 2-139, 3-139, 4-164, 5-180, 6-183, 7-183, 8-199, 9-214, 10-220 (75.2 ov)

Free Foresters bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitcombe	15	3	44	1	-	-
Fellows-Smith	12	2	30	0	-	-
Jowett	17	2	56	1	-	-
Brown	27.2	5	60	8	-	-
Paul	4	2	13	0	-	-

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Free Foresters first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MD Corke	c Eagar b Phillips	0
OB Popplewell	c Scott b Phillips	2
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	b Kentish	5
RES Wyatt	c Eagar b Gibson	34
AL Dowding	c Scott b Bailey	24
NA Paul	c Eagar b Gibson	8
JP Fellows-Smith	b Bailey	1
FR Brown	b Bailey	5
*PA Whitcombe	c Kirby b Phillips	45
+AG Powell	c Currie b Gibson	11
DCPR Jowett	not out	6
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 41.3 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-3, 3-7, 4-62, 5-71, 6-76, 7-82, 8-86, 9-117, 10-146 (41.3 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Phillips	9.3	0	35	3	-	-
Kentish	5	0	18	1	-	-
Gibson	13	2	46	3	-	-
Bailey	14	2	42	3	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
I Gibson	c Whitcombe b Wyatt	28
JEW Kirby	run out	17
*AC Walton	c and b Paul	45
JM Kumleben	lbw b Brown	0
MA Eagar	b Whitcombe	125
JD Currie	lbw b Brown	15
+MD Scott	c Jowett b Wyatt	14
RW Wilson	not out	36
JA Bailey	b Whitcombe	0
JB Phillips	c Wyatt b Brown	18
ESM Kentish	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb)	10
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 91.2 overs)	308
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-48, 3-52, 4-135, 5-186, 6-226, 7-258, 8-258, 9-308 (91.2 ov)

Free Foresters bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitcombe	21	4	67	2	-	-
Fellows-Smith	7	2	36	0	-	-
Jowett	10	3	32	0	-	-
Brown	24.2	6	91	3	-	-
Paul	12	2	42	1	-	-
Wyatt	17	7	30	2	-	-

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Free Foresters second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FR Brown	lbw b Kentish	25
OB Popplewell	b Gibson	33
JP Fellows-Smith	c Kirby b Kentish	12
AL Dowding	c Kirby b Gibson	81
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	c Currie b Wilson	17
RES Wyatt	b Gibson	10
*PA Whitcombe	c Scott b Gibson	10
MD Corke	c Walton b Bailey	53
NA Paul	b Bailey	0
+AG Powell	not out	35
DCPR Jowett	c Scott b Bailey	0
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 98.3 overs)	289
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-55, 3-85, 4-131, 5-186, 6-189, 7-209, 8-220, 9-289, 10-289 (98.3 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Phillips	10	2	28	0	-	-
Kentish	16	2	52	2	-	-
Gibson	33	8	79	4	-	-
Bailey	22.3	5	55	3	-	-
Wilson	17	3	62	1	-	-

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Notes
--> JEW Kirby made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RW Wilson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> I Gibson (1) passed his previous highest score of 52 in First-Class matches
--> AC Walton (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 26
--> MA Eagar (2) passed his previous highest score of 80 in First-Class matches
--> MA Eagar (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> MD Corke (2) passed his previous highest score of 20 in First-Class matches
--> FR Brown reached 1200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Oxford University first innings
--> I Gibson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Free Foresters first innings (previous best was 3-55)
--> RES Wyatt reached 900 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Oxford University second innings
--> I Gibson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Free Foresters second innings (previous best was 3-46)

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