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County Championship, 1955Essex v Leicestershire
 Old County Ground, Brentwood
 23,25 July 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Leicestershire won by 18 runsPoints:
 
Toss:Umpires: E Cooke and JJ Hills
 
Close of play:
Day 1: 
Leicestershire 1st innings
G Lester              c Ralph            b Bailey              26
MR Hallam             c Ralph            b Smith                0
M Tompkin             c Barker           b Bailey              52
MJK Smith             c Gibb             b Preston             60
*CH Palmer            c Ralph            b Bailey               0
VE Jackson            c Ralph            b Bailey              18
GA Smithson           c Barker           b Bailey               0
VS Munden             c Barker           b Bailey               2
+J Firth              st Taylor          b Dodds               27
CT Spencer                               b Preston             15
TJ Goodwin            not out                                   0
Extras                (b 5, lb 1)                               6
Total                 (all out, 70.5 overs)                   206
FoW: 1-0, 2-74, 3-93, 4-97, 5-129,
     6-129, 7-137, 8-182, 9-202, 10-206.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Preston                     14.5    4     44      2
Smith                        6      1     14      1
Bailey                      24      5     53      6
Ralph                        8      2     20      0
Dodds                        5      0     33      1
Greensmith                  13      3     36      0
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds              c Firth            b Spencer              0
G Barker                                 b Jackson             51
PA Gibb                                  b Goodwin             27
CCP Williams                             b Palmer              19
R Horsfall            c Munden           b Jackson              4
+B Taylor             lbw                b Spencer             34
R Smith                                  b Jackson              4
WT Greensmith         c Spencer          b Jackson             32
LHR Ralph             c Firth            b Palmer               4
KC Preston                               b Palmer               4
JA Bailey             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 4)                                     4
Total                 (all out, 68.3 overs)                   183
FoW: 1-0, 2-27, 3-93, 4-97, 5-108,
     6-126, 7-152, 8-179, 9-183, 10-183.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Spencer                     21      4     76      2
Goodwin                      9      0     34      1
Palmer                      15.3    5     36      3
Jackson                     23     14     33      4
Leicestershire 2nd innings
G Lester              c Bailey           b Greensmith          32
MR Hallam             c Dodds            b Smith                7
M Tompkin                                b Ralph               27
MJK Smith             lbw                b Bailey              63
*CH Palmer            c Bailey           b Greensmith           6
VE Jackson            c Williams         b Greensmith           5
GA Smithson           c Taylor           b Greensmith           0
VS Munden             c Preston          b Greensmith           0
+J Firth              not out                                  12
CT Spencer            c Taylor           b Bailey               5
TJ Goodwin            c Dodds            b Preston              0
Extras                (b 6, lb 5)                              11
Total                 (all out, 51.5 overs)                   168
FoW: 1-18, 2-62, 3-79, 4-91, 5-111,
     6-111, 7-111, 8-155, 9-167, 10-168.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Preston                      6.5    1     24      1
Smith                        9      0     38      1
Bailey                      17      8     26      2
Ralph                        9      3     19      1
Greensmith                  10      1     50      5
Essex 2nd innings (target: 192 runs)
TC Dodds                                 b Jackson             39
G Barker              c Palmer           b Munden              46
PA Gibb               c Spencer          b Lester              40
CCP Williams                             b Palmer              22
R Horsfall            c Hallam           b Lester               8
+B Taylor             c Hallam           b Munden               1
R Smith               c Spencer          b Lester               5
WT Greensmith         c Spencer          b Munden               3
LHR Ralph             c sub              b Munden               0
KC Preston                               b Munden               4
JA Bailey             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 4, w 1)                                5
Total                 (all out, 46.4 overs)                   173
FoW: 1-70, 2-127, 3-130, 4-138, 5-139,
     6-144, 7-155, 8-155, 9-169, 10-173.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Spencer                      5      0     41      0
Palmer                       6.4    1     20      1
Jackson                     10      2     36      1
Munden                      16      7     29      5
Lester                       9      1     42      3
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