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University Match, 1955Cambridge University v Middlesex
 F.P.Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
 1,2,3 June 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Middlesex won by 3 wickets 
Toss:Umpires: FS Lee and H Palmer
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Cambridge University 1st innings
AD Buckingham         c Edrich           b Robins              18
RW Barber             c Compton          b Bennett              4
R O'Brien             c Brown            b Warr                 4
G Goonesena                              b Robins              16
ABD Parsons                              b Robins              13
W Knightley-Smith     c Titmus           b Robins              29
JF Pretlove           c Compton          b Bennett             44
PD Croft                                 b Titmus               9
DJ Smith              c Bick             b Titmus              11
RB Blatcher                              b Bennett             15
+JCW Riley            not out                                   0
Extras                (lb 1)                                    1
Total                 (all out, 79.1 overs)                   164
FoW: 1-10, 2-17, 3-36, 4-53, 5-64,
     6-94, 7-103, 8-125, 9-157, 10-164.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Warr                        12      3     33      1
Bennett                      7.1    0     21      3
Robins                      20      8     39      4
Hurst                       14      7     30      0
Bick                         7      2     21      0
Titmus                      19     11     19      2
Middlesex 1st innings
JDB Robertson                        c & b Pretlove            49
SM Brown              c Parsons          b Goonesena           17
*WJ Edrich                               b Blatcher            88
D Bennett             c Riley            b Smith               37
DO Baldry                                b Pretlove            24
DA Bick                                  b Smith                1
RVC Robins            c Croft            b Blatcher            17
FJ Titmus             not out                                  27
JJ Warr                                  b Pretlove             1
+LH Compton                              b Goonesena            1
RJ Hurst                                 b Pretlove             7
Extras                (b 12, lb 3)                             15
Total                 (all out, 125.1 overs)                  284
FoW: 1-63, 2-81, 3-194, 4-204, 5-205,
     6-226, 7-250, 8-252, 9-253, 10-284.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Blatcher                    13      2     51      2
Smith                       34      9     79      2
Pretlove                    33.1    8     66      4
Goonesena                   39     18     45      2
Barber                       6      0     28      0
Cambridge University 2nd innings
AD Buckingham         lbw                b Bennett              5
RW Barber             retired hurt                             21
R O'Brien             not out                                  11
G Goonesena           c Compton          b Bick                45
ABD Parsons                              b Warr                24
W Knightley-Smith                        b Bennett             20
JF Pretlove           st Compton         b Titmus             110
PD Croft                                 b Titmus              14
DJ Smith              c Robins           b Hurst               17
RB Blatcher                          c & b Hurst                1
+JCW Riley                               b Hurst                0
Extras                (b 4, lb 4)                               8
Total                 (all out, 136.5 overs)                  276
FoW: 1-15, 2-57, 3-89, 4-89, 5-200, 6-257, 7-271, 8-276, 9-276.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Warr                        26      6     60      1
Bennett                     21      3     41      2
Robins                       6      3     13      0
Hurst                       40.5   21     56      3
Bick                         4      0     13      1
Titmus                      32     13     66      2
Edrich                       2      0      9      0
Baldry                       5      2     10      0
Middlesex 2nd innings (target: 157 runs)
JDB Robertson         c Parsons          b Smith               25
SM Brown              c Parsons          b Pretlove            70
*WJ Edrich            c Pretlove         b Smith               10
D Bennett                                b Pretlove             0
DO Baldry             st Riley           b Pretlove             6
RVC Robins                               b Pretlove             3
FJ Titmus             not out                                  35
JJ Warr                                  b Pretlove             8
+LH Compton           not out                                   1
Extras                (b 1)                                     1
Total                 (7 wickets, 41.1 overs)                 159
DNB: DA Bick, RJ Hurst.
FoW: 1-45, 2-64, 3-64, 4-92, 5-107, 6-137, 7-146.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Blatcher                     3      0      8      0
Smith                       21      3     65      2
Pretlove                    11.1    0     55      5
Goonesena                    6      0     30      0
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