f20656 cc10324	Surrey v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 25th, 26th August 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to field
Result	Surrey won by an innings and 27 runs
Points	Surrey 12; Worcestershire 0
Umpires	E Cooke, FS Lee
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (2) 13/2 (Richardson 9*, Broadbent 1*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Kenyon	c Surridge b Bedser	8
PE Richardson	c May b Bedser	0
LF Outschoorn	b Laker	9
RG Broadbent	c Laker b Lock	3
NK Hughes	run out	0
LN Devereux	not out	2
RO Jenkins	c Stewart b Lock	1
+H Yarnold	c Barrington b Lock	1
*RTD Perks	c Barrington b Laker	0
JA Flavell	c Constable b Lock	0
JR Ashman	c and b Lock	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 28.3 overs)	25
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-16, 3-20, 4-20, 5-21, 6-23, 7-25, 8-25, 9-25, 10-25 (28.3 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	9	4	12	2	-	-
Loader	6	3	5	0	-	-
Laker	8	3	5	2	-	-
Lock	5.3	4	2	5	-	-

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TH Clark	c Richardson b Perks	10
MJ Stewart	c Flavell b Perks	11
PBH May	not out	31
B Constable	c and b Ashman	29
KF Barrington	not out	10
+AJW McIntyre	did not bat
JC Laker	did not bat
*WS Surridge	did not bat
AV Bedser	did not bat
GAR Lock	did not bat
PJ Loader	did not bat
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 24 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-31, 3-77

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	12	1	43	2	-	-
Flavell	3	1	17	0	-	-
Ashman	8	3	29	1	-	-
Devereux	1	0	2	0	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Kenyon	c Stewart b Lock	0
PE Richardson	c McIntyre b Laker	9
LF Outschoorn	c Lock b Laker	3
RG Broadbent	c McIntyre b Laker	1
NK Hughes	hit wkt b Bedser	2
LN Devereux	retired hurt	1
RO Jenkins	c Laker b Bedser	1
+H Yarnold	not out	14
*RTD Perks	b Bedser	2
JA Flavell	c Clark b Laker	3
JR Ashman	c Bedser b Loader	2
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 35.4 overs)	40
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-5, 3-13, 4-16, 5-16, 6-18, 7-23, 8-26, 9-40 (35.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	6	3	7	3	-	-
Loader	2.4	1	3	1	-	-
Laker	17	9	25	4	-	-
Lock	10	7	3	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> NK Hughes made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> NK Hughes made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JR Ashman made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JR Ashman made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RG Broadbent (1) passed 4000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 2
--> B Constable (1) passed 7000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 23
--> AV Bedser reached 1300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> RTD Perks reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Surrey first innings
--> PJ Loader reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire second innings
--> JC Laker reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Worcestershire second innings
--> LN Devereux retired hurt in the Worcestershire second innings having scored 1 (team score 21/6)

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