f24896 cc12426	Leicestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1963
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 27th, 29th July 1963 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by an innings and 48 runs
Points	Leicestershire 10; Essex 0
Umpires	JF Crapp, F Jakeman
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), CV Jenkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (2) 38/2 (Smith 11*, Phelan 0*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MR Hallam	c and b Laker	30
S Greensword	lbw b Preston	22
GF Cross	c Fletcher b Laker	0
S Jayasinghe	c Taylor b Laker	0
CC Inman	b Hobbs	76
A Wharton	c Fletcher b Laker	18
J van Geloven	not out	37
CT Spencer	b Laker	29
+R Julian	b Laker	13
JS Savage	c Fletcher b Laker	0
RC Smith	c sub b Phelan	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 67.5 overs)	225
Fall of wickets:
1-46, 2-46, 3-46, 4-82, 5-131, 6-149, 7-190, 8-216, 9-220, 10-225 (67.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Knight	3	0	13	0	-	-
Bailey	3	0	8	0	-	-
Laker	31	7	89	7	-	-
Phelan	10.5	1	55	1	-	-
Preston	10	2	23	1	-	-
Hobbs	10	2	37	1	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Bear	c Cross b Smith	12
G Barker	c Julian b Spencer	2
GJ Smith	c van Geloven b Smith	12
BR Knight	c Jayasinghe b Savage	3
*TE Bailey	c Jayasinghe b Savage	5
KWR Fletcher	c Inman b Savage	4
+B Taylor	c Inman b Savage	8
PJ Phelan	c Cross b Savage	21
RNS Hobbs	c Jayasinghe b Savage	2
KC Preston	c Spencer b Smith	1
JC Laker	not out	0
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 28.2 overs)	75
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-25, 3-29, 4-30, 5-38, 6-38, 7-71, 8-73, 9-75, 10-75 (28.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
van Geloven	5	1	17	0	-	-
Spencer	5	2	8	1	-	-
Savage	9.2	5	11	6	-	-
Smith	9	3	34	3	-	-

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Essex second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Bear	c van Geloven b Smith	20
G Barker	c Wharton b Spencer	1
GJ Smith	not out	32
PJ Phelan	c Hallam b Smith	0
BR Knight	b Smith	0
*TE Bailey	c Julian b Smith	0
KWR Fletcher	b Savage	6
+B Taylor	c Greensword b Savage	9
RNS Hobbs	b Smith	0
KC Preston	c Greensword b Savage	18
JC Laker	c Hallam b Smith	9
Extras	(6 b, 1 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 49.1 overs)	102
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-36, 3-41, 4-43, 5-45, 6-55, 7-65, 8-65, 9-88, 10-102 (49.1 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
van Geloven	3	0	15	0	-	-
Spencer	4	2	5	1	-	-
Savage	21	8	34	3	-	-
Smith	21.1	9	41	6	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> CC Inman (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 31
--> JC Laker reached 1900 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 6th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings

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