f21457 cc10734	Surrey v Essex
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 28th, 30th, 31st July 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by 109 runs
Points	Surrey 12; Essex 0
Umpires	D Davies, A Skelding
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 123/4 (Insole 46*, Savill 1*)
Close of play day 2	Surrey (2) 212/8 (McIntyre 17*, AV Bedser 4*)

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Stewart	b Preston	57
TH Clark	c Barker b Bailey	29
KF Barrington	b Bailey	0
B Constable	b Preston	15
EA Bedser	c Taylor b Greensmith	1
REC Pratt	c Barker b Preston	3
+AJW McIntyre	b Greensmith	0
DE Pratt	c and b Greensmith	10
*WS Surridge	not out	44
AV Bedser	c Ralph b Greensmith	14
PJ Loader	b Bailey	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 64.2 overs)	174
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-55, 3-102, 4-103, 5-103, 6-103, 7-115, 8-123, 9-173, 10-174 (64.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	26	7	63	3	-	-
Bailey	16.2	5	42	3	-	-
Ralph	9	0	29	0	-	-
Greensmith	13	4	39	4	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	lbw b Loader	0
TC Dodds	c REC Pratt b Loader	68
+B Taylor	lbw b Loader	0
CCP Williams	b Loader	2
*DJ Insole	c Barrington b Loader	60
LA Savill	b Loader	5
GJ Smith	c Barrington b Loader	0
WT Greensmith	b AV Bedser	0
LHR Ralph	lbw b Loader	0
JA Bailey	not out	8
KC Preston	b AV Bedser	1
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 65 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-6, 4-121, 5-130, 6-130, 7-133, 8-134, 9-141, 10-150 (65 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Loader	24	9	50	8	-	-
AV Bedser	17	8	30	2	-	-
Surridge	7	0	35	0	-	-
EA Bedser	14	7	19	0	-	-
DE Pratt	3	0	10	0	-	-

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Surrey second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MJ Stewart	lbw b Preston	2
TH Clark	b Bailey	9
KF Barrington	c and b Greensmith	58
B Constable	c Preston b Smith	35
EA Bedser	c Ralph b Preston	26
REC Pratt	c Taylor b Greensmith	21
+AJW McIntyre	b Bailey	24
DE Pratt	c Ralph b Preston	1
*WS Surridge	c Taylor b Preston	27
AV Bedser	c Ralph b Bailey	4
PJ Loader	not out	12
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 2 w)	12
Total	(all out, 93.1 overs)	231
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-14, 3-109, 4-111, 5-148, 6-162, 7-163, 8-203, 9-212, 10-231 (93.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	28	10	75	4	-	-
Bailey	22.1	6	52	3	-	-
Ralph	3	1	6	0	-	-
Greensmith	24	4	66	2	-	-
Smith	16	7	20	1	-	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Barker	b Loader	9
TC Dodds	b EA Bedser	18
+B Taylor	c McIntyre b AV Bedser	19
CCP Williams	c Surridge b EA Bedser	42
*DJ Insole	c Surridge b AV Bedser	7
LA Savill	lbw b DE Pratt	8
GJ Smith	c AV Bedser b DE Pratt	27
WT Greensmith	c McIntyre b DE Pratt	4
LHR Ralph	b EA Bedser	1
JA Bailey	run out	0
KC Preston	not out	0
Extras	(11 b)	11
Total	(all out, 56.4 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-30, 3-56, 4-80, 5-99, 6-129, 7-145, 8-146, 9-146, 10-146 (56.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Loader	9	0	26	1	-	-
AV Bedser	17	5	28	2	-	-
EA Bedser	21.4	2	47	3	-	-
DE Pratt	9	1	34	3	-	-

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Notes
--> KF Barrington (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 54
--> JA Bailey reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Surrey first innings
--> WT Greensmith reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Surrey first innings
--> WT Greensmith reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Surrey first innings
--> AV Bedser reached 950 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> DE Pratt achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 3-36)

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