f20595 cc10271	Lancashire v Yorkshire
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 31st July, 2nd, 3rd August 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Yorkshire won by an innings and 38 runs
Points	Lancashire 0; Yorkshire 12
Umpires	H Elliott, TW Spencer
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 30/2 (Wharton 19*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (2) 17/0 (Place 11, Wharton 6)

Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c Hilton b CS Smith	6
W Watson	c Wilson b Statham	4
JV Wilson	not out	130
EI Lester	b Statham	15
DB Close	c Ikin b Statham	3
*NWD Yardley	c Edrich b Statham	67
R Illingworth	c Wilson b Statham	0
JH Wardle	c Ikin b Tattersall	7
+R Booth	c Edrich b Tattersall	2
FS Trueman	c Statham b Tattersall	8
R Appleyard	b Statham	0
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 98.3 overs)	248
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-10, 3-26, 4-34, 5-204, 6-204, 7-226, 8-236, 9-248, 10-248 (98.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	29.3	11	76	6	-	-
CS Smith	16	2	35	1	-	-
Tattersall	28	8	56	3	-	-
Hilton	19	6	59	0	-	-
Grieves	6	0	16	0	-	-

Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*W Place	c Lowson b Wardle	2
A Wharton	c Booth b Wardle	41
+A Wilson	c Wilson b Wardle	7
GA Edrich	c Lowson b Wardle	5
KJ Grieves	c Trueman b Wardle	4
JT Ikin	c Wilson b Appleyard	0
S Smith	c Wilson b Wardle	0
CS Smith	c Lowson b Wardle	4
MJ Hilton	c Illingworth b Wardle	2
JB Statham	c Appleyard b Wardle	6
R Tattersall	not out	0
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 47.2 overs)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-30, 3-48, 4-60, 5-61, 6-61, 7-65, 8-66, 9-73, 10-73 (47.2 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	10	2	19	0	-	-
Appleyard	16	7	27	1	-	-
Wardle	21.2	12	25	9	-	-

Lancashire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*W Place	c Wilson b Wardle	6
A Wharton	c Booth b Appleyard	16
GA Edrich	c Yardley b Appleyard	17
KJ Grieves	c Trueman b Appleyard	4
JT Ikin	c Booth b Appleyard	0
S Smith	c Wilson b Appleyard	21
CS Smith	c Close b Wardle	27
MJ Hilton	b Appleyard	11
+A Wilson	b Appleyard	6
JB Statham	c Yardley b Wardle	10
R Tattersall	not out	0
Extras	(14 b, 5 lb)	19
Total	(all out, 67.2 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-26, 3-34, 4-34, 5-59, 6-106, 7-106, 8-122, 9-135, 10-137 (67.2 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	5	3	5	0	-	-
Appleyard	23	8	33	7	-	-
Wardle	33.2	11	60	3	-	-
Close	6	0	20	0	-	-

Notes
--> R Tattersall reached 600 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Yorkshire first innings
--> JH Wardle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 9-48)
--> JH Wardle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Lancashire first innings (previous best was 9-48)
--> JH Wardle reached 1100 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Lancashire second innings