f22807 cc11393	Surrey v Essex
	County Championship 1959
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 4th, 6th, 7th July 1959 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by 136 runs
Points	Surrey 14 (Batting 2); Essex 0
Umpires	JG Langridge, JH Parks
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 14/0 (Barker 6*, Savill 6*)
Close of play day 2	Surrey (2) 170/1 (Edrich 87*, Fletcher 32*)

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JH Edrich	lbw b Bailey	0
MJ Stewart	c Clarke b Ralph	140
DGW Fletcher	lbw b Ralph	89
TH Clark	lbw b Clarke	13
B Constable	c Taylor b Clarke	8
D Gibson	c and b Bailey	11
GAR Lock	c Bear b Knight	23
+AJW McIntyre	c Savill b Clarke	13
JC Laker	not out	10
PJ Loader	c Insole b Clarke	1
*AV Bedser	b Insole	1
Extras	(3 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 103.3 overs)	312
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-171, 3-210, 4-224, 5-249, 6-269, 7-300, 8-300, 9-302, 10-312 (103.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	23	2	74	2	-	-
Ralph	25	3	62	2	-	-
Knight	16	1	51	1	-	-
Clarke	19	4	56	4	-	-
Insole	10.3	1	24	1	-	-
Greensmith	10	1	42	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	b Gibson	10
LA Savill	c McIntyre b Gibson	21
+B Taylor	c Stewart b Bedser	0
*DJ Insole	c McIntyre b Bedser	62
TE Bailey	c McIntyre b Lock	53
MJ Bear	c Lock b Bedser	8
GJ Smith	lbw b Lock	0
BR Knight	c Bedser b Gibson	0
WT Greensmith	c Bedser b Lock	0
LHR Ralph	c Laker b Lock	9
CB Clarke	not out	0
Extras	(2 lb, 1 w)	3
Total	(all out, 69.1 overs)	166
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-21, 3-47, 4-137, 5-155, 6-157, 7-157, 8-157, 9-166, 10-166 (69.1 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Loader	13	3	22	0	-	-
Bedser	17	5	42	3	-	-
Gibson	13.1	2	27	3	-	-
Laker	9	0	23	0	-	-
Lock	17	5	49	4	-	-

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Surrey second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JH Edrich	not out	103
MJ Stewart	c Smith b Clarke	36
DGW Fletcher	not out	40
TH Clark	did not bat
B Constable	did not bat
D Gibson	did not bat
GAR Lock	did not bat
+AJW McIntyre	did not bat
JC Laker	did not bat
PJ Loader	did not bat
*AV Bedser	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 8 lb)	16
Total	(1 wicket, declared, 56 overs)	195
Fall of wickets:
1-59 (Stewart)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	12	3	31	0	-	-
Ralph	12	1	33	0	-	-
Knight	11	2	32	0	-	-
Clarke	13	1	49	1	-	-
Insole	2	0	12	0	-	-
Greensmith	6	0	22	0	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	b Lock	23
LA Savill	c Lock b Laker	26
+B Taylor	c Loader b Laker	23
*DJ Insole	c McIntyre b Loader	65
TE Bailey	c Stewart b Laker	7
MJ Bear	c McIntyre b Lock	8
GJ Smith	c and b Bedser	33
BR Knight	b Loader	13
WT Greensmith	b Loader	0
LHR Ralph	c Bedser b Lock	0
CB Clarke	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 2 nb)	7
Total	(all out, 88.2 overs)	205
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-66, 3-77, 4-100, 5-112, 6-178, 7-198, 8-198, 9-198, 10-205 (88.2 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Loader	13.2	2	34	3	-	-
Bedser	16	3	38	1	-	-
Gibson	14	4	36	0	-	-
Laker	17	3	33	3	-	-
Lock	28	4	57	3	-	-

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Notes
--> AJW McIntyre (1) passed 11000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 10
--> TE Bailey (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 31
--> TE Bailey (1) passed 18500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 37
--> JH Edrich (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 21
--> JH Edrich (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 45
--> AV Bedser reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> PJ Loader reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex second innings

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