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University Match, 1955Cambridge University v Sussex
 F.P.Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
 14,16,17 May 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Match drawn 
Toss:Umpires: FS Lee and H Palmer
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Cambridge University 1st innings
*DRW Silk             lbw                b Thomson              9
R O'Brien             run out                                  49
ABD Parsons           c Mantell          b Marlar              21
S Singh               c Oakman           b Thomson              9
W Knightley-Smith     c James            b Marlar              39
PD Croft              c Parks            b Thomson             24
G Goonesena           c Smith            b Thomson              0
CS Smith                             c & b Thomson             11
RW Barber             lbw                b Thomson             11
+MEL Melluish         not out                                   6
DJ Smith              not out                                   2
Extras                (b 16, lb 1)                             17
Total                 (9 wickets declared, 108 overs)         198
FoW: 1-16, 2-67, 3-93, 4-100, 5-157, 6-161, 7-166, 8-184, 9-187.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Thomson                     39      5     81      6
James                       27      9     48      0
Marlar                      32     17     42      2
Oakman                      10      5     10      0
Sussex 1st innings
JG Langridge          lbw                b Goonesena           28
DV Smith              c Parsons          b DJ Smith            18
ASM Oakman            c Melluish         b Singh               17
JM Parks                                 b Singh               30
KG Suttle             lbw                b Singh               21
G Cox                                    b Singh               44
G Potter              c Melluish         b Singh                9
+DN Mantell           c Croft            b Goonesena           11
*RG Marlar            not out                                  14
NI Thomson            not out                                   0
Extras                (b 5, w 1, nb 1)                          7
Total                 (8 wickets declared, 72.3 overs)        199
DNB: AE James.
FoW: 1-50, 2-54, 3-86, 4-111, 5-132, 6-158, 7-177, 8-193.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
CS Smith                    13      3     26      0
DJ Smith                    10      0     39      1
Goonesena                   23.3    6     65      2
Singh                       26      7     62      5
Cambridge University 2nd innings
*DRW Silk             lbw                b Smith                3
R O'Brien             c Oakman           b James                0
ABD Parsons           not out                                   0
DJ Smith              not out                                   0
Extras                                                          0
Total                 (2 wickets, 12 overs)                     3
DNB: S Singh, W Knightley-Smith, PD Croft, G Goonesena, CS Smith,
     RW Barber, +MEL Melluish.
FoW: 1-3, 2-3.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
James                        6      5      3      1
Smith                        6      6      0      1
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