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County Championship, 1955Essex v Yorkshire
 Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
 24,25,26 August 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Yorkshire won by 9 wicketsPoints:
 
Toss:Umpires: D Davies and TW Spencer
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Yorkshire 1st innings
FA Lowson             c Greensmith       b R Smith             56
DB Close                                 b Bailey              11
JV Wilson             c Gibb             b Bailey              10
DEV Padgett                              b R Smith             26
W Watson              c Gibb             b Bailey              13
R Illingworth         c R Smith          b Insole             116
*NWD Yardley                             b Bailey              18
JH Wardle             c Gibb             b Bailey              11
FS Trueman            c Ralph            b Bailey               3
+JG Binks                                b R Smith             26
M Ryan                not out                                   3
Extras                (lb 3)                                    3
Total                 (all out, 101.1 overs)                  296
FoW: 1-12, 2-36, 3-91, 4-104, 5-142,
     6-212, 7-228, 8-232, 9-284, 10-296.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bailey                      31      6     93      6
Preston                     21      3     45      0
R Smith                     23      2     68      3
Ralph                        9      1     33      0
Insole                      13.1    4     38      1
Greensmith                   4      0     16      0
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds              c Wilson           b Trueman              3
G Barker              c Watson           b Trueman             30
+PA Gibb              c Binks            b Trueman             25
*DJ Insole            c Watson           b Trueman              0
TE Bailey             lbw                b Yardley              4
MJ Bear               c Binks            b Trueman              1
WT Greensmith         not out                                  14
GJ Smith                                 b Trueman              0
R Smith               c Ryan             b Wardle              14
LHR Ralph             c Close            b Wardle               1
KC Preston                               b Ryan                 0
Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
Total                 (all out, 47 overs)                      96
FoW: 1-17, 2-36, 3-36, 4-43, 5-58, 6-67, 7-67, 8-92, 9-95, 10-96.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trueman                     19      4     45      6
Ryan                        10      3     23      1
Yardley                     16      8     13      1
Wardle                       2      0     11      2
Essex 2nd innings (following on)
TC Dodds                                 b Trueman             25
G Barker              lbw                b Wardle              14
+PA Gibb              c Close            b Trueman              0
*DJ Insole                               b Ryan               119
TE Bailey                                b Ryan                17
MJ Bear                                  b Trueman             10
WT Greensmith         c Wilson           b Wardle               8
GJ Smith              c Ryan             b Wardle              14
R Smith               c Wardle           b Close                9
LHR Ralph             c Binks            b Ryan                21
KC Preston            not out                                   1
Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
Total                 (all out, 83.2 overs)                   242
FoW: 1-38, 2-38, 3-62, 4-95, 5-128,
     6-149, 7-172, 8-192, 9-233, 10-242.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trueman                     19      0     68      3
Ryan                        20.2    2     78      3
Yardley                      5      3     11      0
Wardle                      31      9     64      3
Close                        8      2     17      1
Yorkshire 2nd innings (target: 43 runs)
FA Lowson             not out                                  17
DB Close              c Ralph            b Bailey               0
JV Wilson             not out                                  26
Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
Total                 (1 wicket, 10.2 overs)                   44
DNB: DEV Padgett, W Watson, R Illingworth, *NWD Yardley,
     JH Wardle, FS Trueman, +JG Binks, M Ryan.
FoW: 1-0.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bailey                       5      2     18      1
Preston                      4      0     21      0
Barker                       1      1      0      0
Bear                         0.2    0      4      0
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