County Championship, 1953
Essex v Middlesex
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
16,18,19 May 1953 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Points:
Toss: Essex
Umpires: HG Baldwin and JS Buller
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds c Edrich b Warr 19
AV Avery b Titmus 22
+PA Gibb c Brown b Young 138
R Horsfall c Compton b Titmus 56
*DJ Insole c Thompson b Warr 53
FH Vigar b Bennett 5
R Smith c Titmus b Bennett 30
C Griffiths b Young 14
WT Greensmith lbw b Warr 11
D Watkins not out 2
KC Preston b Young 1
Extras (b 4, lb 2) 6
Total (all out, 111.2 overs) 357
FoW: 1-30, 2-48, 3-161, 4-255, 5-268,
6-318, 7-332, 8-348, 9-356, 10-357.
Bowling O M R W
Warr 21 4 57 3
Bennett 23 3 96 2
Young 27.2 5 73 3
Titmus 34 6 106 2
Edrich 6 1 19 0
Middlesex 1st innings
JDB Robertson c Gibb b Preston 41
SM Brown c Insole b Watkins 100
*WJ Edrich c Vigar b Insole 166
AW Thompson c Preston b Vigar 41
HPH Sharp lbw b Greensmith 1
DO Baldry c Vigar b Insole 9
D Bennett c & b Greensmith 6
FJ Titmus c Gibb b Greensmith 16
+LH Compton c Watkins b Preston 4
JJ Warr not out 2
JA Young c Dodds b Greensmith 0
Extras (b 1, lb 7, nb 1) 9
Total (all out, 117.4 overs) 395
FoW: 1-84, 2-192, 3-284, 4-291, 5-332,
6-345, 7-377, 8-392, 9-394, 10-395.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 25 1 93 2
Smith 24 5 78 0
Watkins 19 3 76 1
Greensmith 31.4 9 73 4
Vigar 5 0 25 1
Insole 13 3 41 2
Essex 2nd innings
TC Dodds b Bennett 15
AV Avery c Compton b Bennett 58
+PA Gibb b Bennett 31
R Horsfall c Compton b Bennett 74
*DJ Insole b Young 1
FH Vigar b Warr 47
R Smith c Edrich b Bennett 7
C Griffiths b Warr 6
WT Greensmith not out 0
Extras (lb 4) 4
Total (8 wickets declared, 72.1 overs) 243
DNB: D Watkins, KC Preston.
FoW: 1-25, 2-107, 3-107, 4-108, 5-219, 6-236, 7-243, 8-243.
Bowling O M R W
Warr 21.1 1 86 2
Bennett 22 4 69 5
Young 22 6 69 1
Titmus 7 1 15 0
Middlesex 2nd innings (target: 206 runs)
JDB Robertson st Gibb b Greensmith 43
SM Brown lbw b Smith 1
*WJ Edrich b Smith 62
AW Thompson c Greensmith b Smith 32
HPH Sharp st Gibb b Greensmith 2
DO Baldry b Smith 5
D Bennett st Gibb b Greensmith 14
FJ Titmus not out 3
+LH Compton st Gibb b Greensmith 18
JJ Warr c Gibb b Smith 3
JA Young not out 6
Extras (b 2, lb 2) 4
Total (9 wickets, 48 overs) 193
FoW: 1-2, 2-77, 3-136, 4-139, 5-141, 6-149, 7-175, 8-184, 9-184.
Bowling O M R W
Preston 6 0 37 0
Smith 22 2 70 5
Watkins 3 0 28 0
Greensmith 17 0 54 4
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