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University Match, 1955Oxford University v Free Foresters
 The University Parks, Oxford
 28,30,31 May 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Free Foresters won by 5 wickets 
Toss: Oxford UniversityUmpires: D Hendren and K McCanlis
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Oxford University 1st innings
MJK Smith             c Kimmins          b Brown               35
JM Allan              c Kimmins          b Branston            19
SG Metcalfe           run out                                   1
AC Walton                                b Whitcombe            9
JJ McInerney          run out                                   2
GPS Delisle           c I-Mackenzie      b Whitcombe            1
I Gibson                                 b Brown               23
J Baker               not out                                  91
+AP Walshe                               b Branston             5
R Bowman              c Dowding          b Whitcombe            9
JBM Phillips                             b Kimmins             20
Extras                (b 1, lb 10, nb 2)                       13
Total                 (all out, 96.1 overs)                   228
FoW: 1-48, 2-50, 3-61, 4-70, 5-71,
     6-73, 7-131, 8-146, 9-165, 10-228.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Whitcombe                   23      8     39      3
Kimmins                     25.1    8     52      1
Brown                       24      7     77      2
Branston                    18      3     41      2
Dowding                      6      3      6      0
Free Foresters 1st innings
DE Blake                             c & b Allan               81
MD Corke              c Gibson           b Phillips             3
ACD I-Mackenzie       c Allan            b Bowman               9
RES Wyatt             c Baker            b Allan               18
AL Dowding            c Phillips         b Allan               34
MR Barton                                b Phillips            13
FR Brown              c McInerney        b Baker               70
PA Whitcombe                         c & b Allan               21
SEA Kimmins                              b Baker                9
AG Powell             c Bowman           b Allan                8
JRM Branston          not out                                   2
Extras                (b 11, lb 3, nb 1)                       15
Total                 (all out, 70.3 overs)                   283
FoW: 1-7, 2-16, 3-65, 4-152, 5-156,
     6-196, 7-262, 8-263, 9-277, 10-283.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Phillips                    21      2     86      2
Bowman                      14      2     50      1
Baker                       10      2     26      2
Allan                       18.3    4     74      5
Gibson                       7      0     32      0
Oxford University 2nd innings
MJK Smith                            c & b Brown               24
JM Allan              c Barton           b Kimmins             19
SG Metcalfe           run out                                  73
AC Walton             c Wyatt            b Brown               21
JJ McInerney                             b Brown                1
GPS Delisle           c Kimmins          b Branston            22
I Gibson              not out                                  51
J Baker               retired hurt                              8
+AP Walshe            not out                                  17
Extras                (lb 5)                                    5
Total                 (6 wickets declared, 66 overs)          241
DNB: R Bowman, JBM Phillips.
FoW: 1-31, 2-55, 3-87, 4-95, 5-140, 6-171.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Whitcombe                   15      1     68      0
Kimmins                     17      6     64      1
Brown                       16      2     43      3
Branston                    12      0     29      1
Dowding                      6      0     32      0
Free Foresters 2nd innings (target: 187 runs)
DE Blake              c Gibson           b Baker               60
MD Corke              c Walshe           b Phillips             4
ACD I-Mackenzie                          b Metcalfe            68
AL Dowding            c Smith            b Allan               15
FR Brown              lbw                b Allan               23
SEA Kimmins           not out                                  15
AG Powell             not out                                   0
Extras                (b 1, nb 1)                               2
Total                 (5 wickets, 30 overs)                   187
DNB: RES Wyatt, MR Barton, PA Whitcombe, JRM Branston.
FoW: 1-13, 2-101, 3-134, 4-155, 5-181.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Phillips                     9      0     53      1
Bowman                       4      0     31      0
Baker                        5      0     52      1
Allan                        8      1     34      2
Metcalfe                     4      0     15      1
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