f21471 cc10746	Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1956
Venue	County Ground, Northampton on 4th, 6th, 7th August 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Northamptonshire 4; Leicestershire 0
Umpires	HG Baldwin, K McCanlis
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), R Muscott (Northamptonshire)
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (1) 13/3 (Palmer 5*, Jackson 3*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MR Hallam	c Andrew b Tyson	3
PT Smith	b Tyson	0
J van Geloven	b Kelleher	2
*CH Palmer	c Manning b Kelleher	5
VE Jackson	c and b Manning	65
M Tompkin	lbw b Manning	19
GA Smithson	c Reynolds b Allen	4
RA Diment	st Andrew b Tribe	2
VS Munden	b Tribe	1
+J Firth	c Kelleher b Manning	4
CT Spencer	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 3 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 63.3 overs)	114
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-6, 3-10, 4-13, 5-74, 6-85, 7-94, 8-106, 9-113, 10-114 (63.3 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Tyson	13	4	16	2	-	-
Kelleher	13	8	19	2	-	-
Manning	19.3	3	45	3	-	-
Allen	11	4	15	1	-	-
Tribe	7	3	10	2	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*D Brookes	c Diment b Palmer	14
AP Arnold	b Spencer	7
L Livingston	not out	59
DW Barrick	b Spencer	30
GE Tribe	not out	12
BL Reynolds	did not bat
JS Manning	did not bat
MHJ Allen	did not bat
FH Tyson	did not bat
+KV Andrew	did not bat
HRA Kelleher	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 nb, 1 w)	6
Total	(3 wickets, 48 overs)	128
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-26, 3-100

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	12	2	32	2	-	-
van Geloven	3	0	18	0	-	-
Palmer	18	12	22	1	-	-
Jackson	11	3	36	0	-	-
Munden	3	0	10	0	-	-
Diment	1	0	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> GA Smithson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> GA Smithson made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> GE Tribe reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> GE Tribe reached 600 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> CH Palmer reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Northamptonshire first innings

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