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County Championship, 1955Essex v Surrey
 Valentine's Park, Ilford
 18,19,20 May 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Surrey won by 5 wicketsPoints:
 
Toss:Umpires: AJB Fowler and LH Gray
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Essex 1st innings
TC Dodds              c Surridge         b Bedser               0
+PA Gibb              c May              b Bedser               0
G Barker              c Lock             b Loader               3
R Horsfall            lbw                b Loader               3
*DJ Insole                               b Loader              17
TE Bailey             lbw                b Laker               21
B Taylor                                 b Lock                75
R Smith                              c & b Laker                0
WT Greensmith         not out                                   0
KC Preston            lbw                b Lock                 0
P Cousens                                b Lock                 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 5)                               7
Total                 (all out, 33 overs)                     126
FoW: 1-0, 2-3, 3-3, 4-14, 5-27,
     6-120, 7-120, 8-126, 9-126, 10-126.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bedser                       8      0     40      2
Loader                       8      3     23      3
Lock                         9      2     28      3
Laker                        8      2     28      2
Surrey 1st innings
TH Clark              c Horsfall         b Greensmith          26
DGW Fletcher          c Barker           b Bailey              13
PBH May                              c & b Greensmith          25
B Constable           run out                                   4
KF Barrington                            b Insole              39
+AJW McIntyre         st Gibb            b Cousens             24
JC Laker                                 b Insole              11
*WS Surridge                         c & b Insole               9
GAR Lock                                 b Insole              16
PJ Loader             not out                                   3
AV Bedser             lbw                b Insole               2
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, nb 1)                         7
Total                 (all out, 70 overs)                     179
FoW: 1-38, 2-53, 3-73, 4-73, 5-116,
     6-144, 7-153, 8-158, 9-177, 10-179.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bailey                      22      8     46      1
Smith                        2      0      8      0
Preston                     18      9     33      0
Cousens                      9      3     33      1
Greensmith                  12      5     30      2
Insole                       7      2     22      5
Essex 2nd innings
TC Dodds              c Lock             b Bedser               6
+PA Gibb              c McIntyre         b Lock                19
G Barker              st McIntyre        b Laker               22
R Horsfall            c Surridge         b Lock                69
*DJ Insole            c Lock             b Laker                1
TE Bailey             not out                                  48
B Taylor                             c & b Lock                 0
R Smith               lbw                b Lock                 0
WT Greensmith         c May              b Lock                 0
KC Preston                               b Laker                5
P Cousens                                b Lock                 5
Extras                (b 17, lb 9, nb 1)                       27
Total                 (all out, 81.5 overs)                   202
FoW: 1-18, 2-61, 3-63, 4-77, 5-172,
     6-172, 7-174, 8-174, 9-183, 10-202.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bedser                       6      2     14      1
Loader                       5      1     16      0
Lock                        28.5   13     48      6
Laker                       31     11     67      3
Clark                       11      1     30      0
Surrey 2nd innings (target: 150 runs)
TH Clark                                 b Preston             20
DGW Fletcher                             b Bailey               0
PBH May                                  b Bailey              59
B Constable           lbw                b Preston              0
KF Barrington         lbw                b Greensmith          23
+AJW McIntyre         not out                                  41
JC Laker              not out                                   2
Extras                (b 2, lb 1, nb 2)                         5
Total                 (5 wickets, 45.4 overs)                 150
DNB: *WS Surridge, GAR Lock, PJ Loader, AV Bedser.
FoW: 1-7, 2-25, 3-25, 4-87, 5-112.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bailey                      15      6     34      2
Preston                     15      2     62      2
Cousens                      6      2     23      0
Greensmith                   4      1      6      1
Insole                       5.4    2     20      0
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