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County Championship, 1955Essex v Lancashire
 Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
 13,15,16 August 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Match drawnPoints:
 
Toss:Umpires: F Chester and EA Roberts
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Lancashire 1st innings
A Wharton             c Horsfall         b Ralph               80
J Dyson               run out                                  13
GA Edrich             c Bailey           b Ralph                8
*C Washbrook                             b Greensmith          20
G Pullar              st Gibb            b Greensmith          39
RW Barber             st Gibb            b Greensmith          15
R Collins             c Gibb             b Greensmith          18
MJ Hilton             c Bailey           b Greensmith           3
KB Standring          not out                                   0
+A Wilson             c Preston          b Greensmith           0
R Tattersall          c Greensmith       b Smith                1
Extras                (b 1, lb 2, nb 1)                         4
Total                 (all out, 82.3 overs)                   201
FoW: 1-37, 2-55, 3-125, 4-125, 5-162,
     6-188, 7-200, 8-200, 9-200, 10-201.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Preston                     15      4     48      0
Smith                       15.3    3     29      1
Bailey                      15      3     37      0
Ralph                       15      2     25      2
Insole                       6      1     14      0
Greensmith                  16      3     44      6
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds                             c & b Wharton              8
G Barker              lbw                b Collins             92
+PA Gibb              c Dyson            b Collins             24
CCP Williams                             b Barber              27
*DJ Insole            run out                                  14
R Horsfall            c Wilson           b Tattersall           6
WT Greensmith                            b Tattersall           0
R Smith               c Wilson           b Collins             10
LHR Ralph             run out                                  10
KC Preston            not out                                  30
JA Bailey             c Wilson           b Collins              9
Extras                (b 12, lb 1)                             13
Total                 (all out, 104 overs)                    243
FoW: 1-9, 2-92, 3-135, 4-165, 5-178,
     6-180, 7-180, 8-200, 9-200, 10-243.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wharton                     10      4     17      1
Standring                    4      0     12      0
Tattersall                  39     17     67      2
Hilton                      19     11     33      0
Collins                     22      6     56      4
Barber                       7      1     35      1
Dyson                        3      1     10      0
Lancashire 2nd innings
A Wharton             c Gibb             b Greensmith          26
J Dyson               retired hurt                             20
GA Edrich             not out                                  41
G Pullar              c Dodds            b Greensmith           7
RW Barber             not out                                   6
Extras                (b 7)                                     7
Total                 (2 wickets, 43 overs)                   107
DNB: *C Washbrook, R Collins, MJ Hilton, KB Standring, +A Wilson,
     R Tattersall.
FoW: 1-44, 2-75.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Preston                      9      2     16      0
Bailey                      10      2     25      0
Ralph                        7      2     20      0
Greensmith                  17      2     39      2
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