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University Match, 1955Sussex v Cambridge University
 Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
 11,13,14 June 1955 (3-day match)
 
Result: Cambridge University won by 4 wickets 
Toss:Umpires: F Chester and TW Spencer
 
Close of play:
Day 1:
 Day 2: 
Sussex 1st innings
G Potter              c Melluish         b CS Smith             2
DV Smith              c Goonesena        b CS Smith            10
KG Suttle                                b Goonesena           45
JM Parks              not out                                 175
DS Sheppard                              b DJ Smith            12
DJ Foreman                               b Lumsden             38
G Cox                                    b Goonesena           48
+DN Mantell           c Melluish         b Goonesena            2
Extras                (b 21, lb 6, nb 2)                       29
Total                 (7 wickets declared, 99 overs)          361
DNB: *RG Marlar, DL Bates, DJ Wood.
FoW: 1-2, 2-35, 3-87, 4-114, 5-244, 6-359, 7-361.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
CS Smith                    29      3    106      2
DJ Smith                    27      6     84      1
Singh                       14      5     37      0
Goonesena                   21      4     68      3
Lumsden                      8      0     37      1
Cambridge University 1st innings
R O'Brien             c Sheppard         b Wood                 1
ABD Parsons           c Foreman          b Marlar              46
G Goonesena                              b Bates               14
VR Lumsden                               b Marlar              47
*DRW Silk                                b Parks               26
S Singh                              c & b Parks               39
PD Croft                                 b Marlar               6
W Knightley-Smith     not out                                  13
CS Smith                                 b Marlar               4
+MEL Melluish         lbw                b Marlar              16
DJ Smith              lbw                b Parks                0
Extras                (b 8, lb 11, w 1)                        20
Total                 (all out, 126.5 overs)                  232
FoW: 1-2, 2-14, 3-115, 4-122, 5-184,
     6-195, 7-195, 8-201, 9-227, 10-232.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wood                        16      8     13      1
Bates                       15      3     32      1
Marlar                      48     20     89      5
Smith                       15      4     27      0
Potter                      16      5     28      0
Parks                       16.5    6     23      3
Sussex 2nd innings
G Potter                                 b Lumsden             32
DV Smith                                 b DJ Smith            11
KG Suttle             not out                                  20
DS Sheppard           c Melluish         b Lumsden             24
DJ Foreman            st Melluish        b Goonesena            1
G Cox                                    b DJ Smith            17
*RG Marlar            not out                                   5
Extras                (b 15, lb 10)                            25
Total                 (5 wickets declared, 57 overs)          135
DNB: JM Parks, +DN Mantell, DL Bates, DJ Wood.
FoW: 1-23, 2-67, 3-68, 4-90, 5-124.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
CS Smith                    10      4     20      0
DJ Smith                    17      0     32      2
Goonesena                   19      5     41      1
Lumsden                     11      6     17      2
Cambridge University 2nd innings (target: 265 runs)
R O'Brien                                b Wood                 1
ABD Parsons           not out                                  14
G Goonesena           c Marlar           b Bates               61
VR Lumsden            c Cox              b Wood                90
*DRW Silk                                b Parks               25
S Singh               lbw                b Bates               26
PD Croft              c Parks            b Wood                26
CS Smith              not out                                   7
Extras                (b 6, lb 10, nb 1)                       17
Total                 (6 wickets, 81.1 overs)                 267
DNB: W Knightley-Smith, +MEL Melluish, DJ Smith.
FoW: 1-4, 2-55, 3-149, 4-210, 5-233, 6-249.
Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wood                        16      4     33      3
Bates                       22      7     58      2
Marlar                      26.1    5     98      0
Smith                        6      1     25      0
Parks                       11      4     36      1
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