f21359 cc10655	Essex v Lancashire
	County Championship 1956
Venue	County Ground, Chelmsford on 20th, 21st June 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Points	Essex 4; Lancashire 12
Umpires	CS Elliott, K McCanlis
Close of play day 1	Essex (2) 36/4 (Bear 3*, Greensmith 4*)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Hilton b Wharton	2
G Barker	b Moore	7
+B Taylor	c and b Moore	11
LA Savill	b Moore	0
GJ Smith	lbw b Moore	0
MJ Bear	b Moore	5
BR Knight	b Greenhough	40
WT Greensmith	c Hilton b Tattersall	0
*R Smith	lbw b Tattersall	0
LHR Ralph	c Edrich b Hilton	29
KC Preston	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 51.2 overs)	100
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-12, 3-12, 4-12, 5-23, 6-34, 7-35, 8-39, 9-97, 10-100 (51.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moore	18	5	36	5	-	-
Wharton	7	2	9	1	-	-
Tattersall	17	6	31	2	-	-
Hilton	6.2	4	15	1	-	-
Greenhough	3	1	3	1	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	c Taylor b Ralph	29
J Dyson	run out	0
*GA Edrich	c Taylor b Preston	2
KJ Grieves	b Preston	4
S Smith	b Preston	16
R Collins	b Preston	7
MJ Hilton	c Preston b Ralph	3
+J Jordan	c R Smith b Preston	28
F Moore	b Ralph	0
T Greenhough	not out	5
R Tattersall	run out	0
Extras	(1 b, 2 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 42.3 overs)	97
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-12, 3-34, 4-36, 5-43, 6-46, 7-86, 8-89, 9-96, 10-97 (42.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	21.3	4	41	5	-	-
R Smith	3	1	9	0	-	-
Ralph	18	1	44	3	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	lbw b Wharton	13
TC Dodds	c Collins b Moore	13
+B Taylor	b Moore	0
LA Savill	c Edrich b Moore	3
WT Greensmith	b Moore	12
MJ Bear	b Wharton	7
BR Knight	b Tattersall	29
GJ Smith	c Greenhough b Tattersall	9
*R Smith	c Collins b Moore	7
LHR Ralph	c Greenhough b Moore	26
KC Preston	not out	6
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 54.5 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-19, 3-29, 4-29, 5-50, 6-50, 7-87, 8-90, 9-113, 10-130 (54.5 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moore	19.5	5	45	6	-	-
Wharton	11	2	26	2	-	-
Tattersall	12	3	24	2	-	-
Hilton	4	1	11	0	-	-
Greenhough	8	1	19	0	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	st Taylor b Greensmith	71
J Dyson	c Taylor b Preston	38
KJ Grieves	not out	13
*GA Edrich	not out	0
S Smith	did not bat
R Collins	did not bat
MJ Hilton	did not bat
+J Jordan	did not bat
F Moore	did not bat
T Greenhough	did not bat
R Tattersall	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 1 nb)	12
Total	(2 wickets, 48.2 overs)	134
Fall of wickets:
1-85, 2-128

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	16.2	4	39	1	-	-
R Smith	9	2	22	0	-	-
Ralph	12	2	37	0	-	-
Greensmith	8	4	14	1	-	-
Knight	3	0	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> S Smith made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> BR Knight (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in First-Class matches
--> BR Knight (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in County Championship matches
--> LHR Ralph (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> F Moore achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 4-54)
--> F Moore achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Essex first innings
--> F Moore achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 3-36)
--> F Moore achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings
--> F Moore completed a hat-trick in the Essex first innings (Barker, Savill, GJ Smith)
--> F Moore achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 5-36)
--> A Wharton reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings
--> F Moore achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 5-36)

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