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England Domestic Season, 1955Gentlemen v Players
 North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
 3,5,6 September 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Players won by 2 wickets 
Toss:Umpires: HG Baldwin and A Skelding
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Gentlemen 1st innings
RT Simpson            c Graveney         b AV Bedser            3
PE Richardson                            b Munden              46
WJ Edrich             c Trueman          b AV Bedser          133
WHH Sutcliffe                            b Wardle              55
DJ Insole             c Close            b Wardle               3
TE Bailey             c Trueman          b Illingworth         54
NWD Yardley           c Wilson           b Trueman              7
G Goonesena           c Wilson           b Wardle              13
JJ Warr               not out                                   6
WS Surridge           lbw                b Wardle               1
EB Lewis                                 b Illingworth          3
Extras                (b 5, lb 2)                               7
Total                 (all out, 104.5 overs)                  331
FoW: 1-5, 2-92, 3-198, 4-212, 5-273,
     6-287, 7-315, 8-323, 9-324, 10-331.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trueman                     17      1     60      1
AV Bedser                   16      4     39      2
Shepherd                    14      3     34      0
Wardle                      24      5     81      4
Close                       11      3     48      0
Munden                      12      3     32      1
Illingworth                 10.5    3     30      2
Players 1st innings
DB Close                                 b Warr                 8
TW Graveney           c Bailey           b Goonesena           96
JV Wilson             c Goonesena        b Bailey              31
R Illingworth         c Yardley          b Goonesena            1
EA Bedser             c Edrich           b Goonesena            2
VS Munden                                b Bailey              61
JH Wardle                                b Goonesena           20
GO Dawkes             lbw                b Bailey               1
FS Trueman            c Surridge         b Bailey               7
AV Bedser             not out                                  43
DJ Shepherd           c Simpson          b Goonesena            1
Extras                (lb 5)                                    5
Total                 (all out, 72 overs)                     276
FoW: 1-23, 2-85, 3-88, 4-94, 5-177,
     6-201, 7-204, 8-216, 9-265, 10-276.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Warr                        20      1     83      1
Surridge                     7      0     22      0
Goonesena                   24      3    100      5
Bailey                      21      5     66      4
Gentlemen 2nd innings
RT Simpson                               b Illingworth         33
PE Richardson                            b Shepherd            23
WJ Edrich             c Munden           b Wardle              18
WHH Sutcliffe         c AV Bedser        b Wardle               2
DJ Insole             run out                                  48
TE Bailey             not out                                  25
NWD Yardley           c Illingworth      b EA Bedser            6
Extras                (lb 3, nb 1)                              4
Total                 (6 wickets declared, 40.5 overs)        159
DNB: G Goonesena, JJ Warr, WS Surridge, EB Lewis.
FoW: 1-41, 2-65, 3-75, 4-85, 5-152, 6-159.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Trueman                      4      0     13      0
AV Bedser                    6      1     17      0
Shepherd                     5      1     24      1
Wardle                      13      6     43      2
Illingworth                 10      1     39      1
EA Bedser                    2.5    0     19      1
Players 2nd innings (target: 215 runs)
DB Close              c Richardson       b Bailey              53
TW Graveney           c Lewis            b Goonesena           27
JV Wilson             c Lewis            b Bailey              13
R Illingworth         run out                                  20
EA Bedser             st Lewis           b Goonesena           12
VS Munden                                b Goonesena            3
JH Wardle             lbw                b Goonesena           24
GO Dawkes             c sub              b Goonesena            3
FS Trueman            not out                                  29
AV Bedser             not out                                  19
Extras                (lb 9, w 4, nb 1)                        14
Total                 (8 wickets, 36.5 overs)                 217
DNB: DJ Shepherd.
FoW: 1-71, 2-95, 3-108, 4-144, 5-150, 6-156, 7-168, 8-168.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Warr                         8.5    1     53      0
Surridge                     4      0     28      0
Goonesena                   15      1     77      5
Bailey                       9      0     45      2
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