f4401 cc471	Surrey v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1896
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 7th, 8th May 1896 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by an innings and 259 runs
Points	Surrey 1; Leicestershire -1
Umpires	J Lillywhite, VA Titchmarsh
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 9/1 (de Trafford 9*)

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WW Read	b Geeson	15
R Abel	c de Trafford b Woodcock	152
FC Holland	st Whiteside b Pougher	110
GW Ayres	c Whiteside b Pougher	25
LC Braund	c and b Pougher	19
WH Lockwood	b Coe	17
AE Street	b Geeson	0
*KJ Key	not out	62
+H Wood	c de Trafford b Coe	0
FE Smith	b Coe	5
T Richardson	lbw b Pougher	21
Extras	(11 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	17
Total	(all out, 136.2 overs)	443
Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-276, 3-280, 4-324, 5-327, 6-340, 7-371, 8-371, 9-387, 10-443 (136.2 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pougher	48.2	15	156	4	-	-
Woodcock	29	3	102	1	-	-
Geeson	30	9	67	2	-	-
Coe	21	4	76	3	-	-
Wood	8	0	25	0	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CE de Trafford	b Richardson	12
J Holland	b Richardson	0
W Tomlin	b Lockwood	1
AE Knight	b Lockwood	3
AD Pougher	b Lockwood	2
CJB Wood	b Richardson	1
L Brown	not out	15
F Geeson	b Richardson	19
S Coe	c Wood b Richardson	0
A Woodcock	b Richardson	1
+JP Whiteside	b Richardson	0
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 40.1 overs)	55
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-12, 3-15, 4-16, 5-20, 6-22, 7-53, 8-53, 9-55, 10-55 (40.1 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	20.1	11	31	7	-	-
Lockwood	14	7	21	3	-	-
Abel	6	5	2	0	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CE de Trafford	c Wood b Richardson	72
L Brown	c Holland b Richardson	3
J Holland	b Richardson	3
W Tomlin	b Smith	1
AE Knight	b Smith	15
AD Pougher	b Richardson	6
CJB Wood	b Richardson	14
F Geeson	b Richardson	0
S Coe	b Richardson	0
A Woodcock	b Richardson	4
+JP Whiteside	not out	7
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 56.3 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-23, 3-28, 4-96, 5-104, 6-104, 7-104, 8-104, 9-120, 10-129 (56.3 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	28.3	8	82	8	-	-
Smith	28	12	43	2	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Surrey (1) ?/? (Abel 101*, [unknown] ?*)
--> CJB Wood made his debut in County Championship matches
--> CJB Wood made his debut in First-Class matches
--> L Brown made his debut in County Championship matches
--> L Brown made his debut in First-Class matches
--> S Coe made his debut in First-Class matches
--> S Coe made his debut in County Championship matches
--> R Abel (1) passed 15000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 146
--> FC Holland (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 92
--> LC Braund (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in County Championship matches
--> LC Braund (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> F Geeson (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 18
--> T Richardson reached 500 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Leicestershire second innings
--> T Richardson completed a hat-trick in the Leicestershire second innings (Pougher, Geeson, Coe)

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