England Domestic Season, 1955
Gentlemen 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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