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| Venue | Sherborne School, Sherborne on 19th, 20th August 1955 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Dorset won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Somerset Second XI won by 10 wickets |
| Points | Dorset 0; Somerset Second XI 10 |
| Umpires | WE Brown, AAJ Larby |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Dorset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | c Walker b Fussell | 15 | |||||
| DJF Hardwicke | b Biddulph | 10 | |||||
| CF Deacon | c sub b Biddulph | 1 | |||||
| GW Thompson | b Fussell | 2 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | b Baker | 26 | |||||
| HW Joynt | run out | 20 | |||||
| CAH White | c Currie b Biddulph | 1 | |||||
| JJM Barron | b Baker | 5 | |||||
| JSW Lush | c Norman b Biddulph | 0 | |||||
| RR Dovey | c Fussell b Biddulph | 0 | |||||
| SP Tindall | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (11 b, 1 lb) | 12 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 33.2 overs) | 92 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-21, 2-33, 3-35, 4-35, 5-68, 6-75, 7-91, 8-92, 9-92, 10-92 (33.2 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset Second XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Biddulph | 17 | 4 | 42 | 5 | - | - | |
| Fussell | 11 | 2 | 28 | 2 | - | - | |
| Baker | 5.2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - | |
| Somerset Second XI first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| G Atkinson | lbw b Dovey | 61 | |||||
| M Walker | lbw b Lush | 65 | |||||
| JD Currie | lbw b Lush | 13 | |||||
| J Baker | b Bridge | 36 | |||||
| BA Langford | run out | 7 | |||||
| R Smith | c Hardwicke b Dovey | 7 | |||||
| E Hill | c Walford b Joynt | 24 | |||||
| PH Fussell | not out | 23 | |||||
| JC Norman | did not bat | ||||||
| KD Biddulph | did not bat | ||||||
| GL Williams | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (2 b, 5 nb, 1 w) | 8 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 68 overs) | 244 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-121, 2-137, 3-145, 4-159, 5-191, 6-199, 7-244 (68 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Joynt | 12 | 0 | 61 | 1 | - | - | |
| Barron | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dovey | 25 | 7 | 48 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lush | 12 | 1 | 50 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dorset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | c Smith b Biddulph | 7 | |||||
| DJF Hardwicke | c Currie b Biddulph | 29 | |||||
| CF Deacon | b Fussell | 0 | |||||
| GW Thompson | c sub b Baker | 8 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | b Baker | 9 | |||||
| HW Joynt | b Fussell | 53 | |||||
| CAH White | c Atkinson b Fussell | 0 | |||||
| JJM Barron | c Baker b Fussell | 20 | |||||
| JSW Lush | c Walker b Fussell | 0 | |||||
| RR Dovey | not out | 10 | |||||
| SP Tindall | b Fussell | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 8 lb, 3 nb) | 20 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 62.1 overs) | 157 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-26, 2-27, 3-61, 4-65, 5-83, 6-86, 7-141, 8-146, 9-147, 10-157 (62.1 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset Second XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Biddulph | 26 | 5 | 74 | 2 | - | - | |
| Fussell | 19.1 | 9 | 28 | 6 | - | 3 | |
| Baker | 16 | 6 | 29 | 2 | - | - | |
| Hill | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| Somerset Second XI second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| G Atkinson | not out | 8 | |||||
| M Walker | not out | 0 | |||||
| JD Currie | did not bat | ||||||
| J Baker | did not bat | ||||||
| BA Langford | did not bat | ||||||
| R Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| E Hill | did not bat | ||||||
| PH Fussell | did not bat | ||||||
| JC Norman | did not bat | ||||||
| KD Biddulph | did not bat | ||||||
| GL Williams | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||
| Total | (no wicket, 0.2 overs) | 8 | |||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bridge | 0.2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> DJF Hardwicke made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CAH White made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JC Norman made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JSW Lush made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SP Tindall made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PH Fussell (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PH Fussell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset second innings (previous best was 2-28)
--> PH Fussell achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset second innings
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