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| Venue | The Circle, Hull on 9th, 11th, 12th May 1953 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Points | Yorkshire 0; Essex 4 |
| Umpires | E Cooke, P Corrall |
| Close of play day 1 | Yorkshire (1) 366/7 (Illingworth 146*, Brennan 33*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Yorkshire (2) 23/0 (Hutton 11*, Halliday 11*) |
| Yorkshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| L Hutton | b Bailey | 25 | |||||
| H Halliday | b Bailey | 19 | |||||
| JV Wilson | b Greensmith | 13 | |||||
| EI Lester | lbw b Bailey | 8 | |||||
| W Watson | c Gibb b Smith | 26 | |||||
| *NWD Yardley | b Greensmith | 85 | |||||
| R Illingworth | not out | 146 | |||||
| JH Wardle | c Horsfall b Smith | 0 | |||||
| +DV Brennan | not out | 33 | |||||
| WEN Holdsworth | did not bat | ||||||
| MJ Cowan | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (7 b, 1 lb, 3 nb) | 11 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 130 overs) | 366 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-41, 2-47, 3-55, 4-88, 5-104, 6-250, 7-251 | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bailey | 31 | 8 | 96 | 3 | - | - | |
| Preston | 20 | 4 | 69 | 0 | - | - | |
| Smith | 45 | 10 | 102 | 2 | - | - | |
| Greensmith | 18 | 4 | 43 | 2 | - | - | |
| Vigar | 12 | 4 | 31 | 0 | - | - | |
| Insole | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AV Avery | b Wardle | 51 | |||||
| TC Dodds | b Cowan | 16 | |||||
| +PA Gibb | c Halliday b Illingworth | 38 | |||||
| R Horsfall | c Brennan b Wardle | 85 | |||||
| *DJ Insole | st Brennan b Wardle | 84 | |||||
| TE Bailey | not out | 40 | |||||
| R Smith | c Wilson b Halliday | 9 | |||||
| FH Vigar | not out | 37 | |||||
| C Griffiths | did not bat | ||||||
| KC Preston | did not bat | ||||||
| WT Greensmith | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (6 lb, 4 nb) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, declared, 145 overs) | 370 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-32, 2-95, 3-113, 4-279, 5-282, 6-299 | |||||||
| Yorkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Cowan | 26 | 2 | 92 | 1 | - | - | |
| Holdsworth | 11 | 0 | 43 | 0 | - | - | |
| Yardley | 9 | 1 | 34 | 0 | - | - | |
| Halliday | 27 | 12 | 32 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wardle | 58 | 29 | 116 | 3 | - | - | |
| Illingworth | 14 | 2 | 43 | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| L Hutton | c Horsfall b Smith | 39 | |||||
| H Halliday | c Gibb b Bailey | 22 | |||||
| JV Wilson | b Smith | 7 | |||||
| JH Wardle | c Greensmith b Smith | 31 | |||||
| EI Lester | c Griffiths b Greensmith | 17 | |||||
| W Watson | c Bailey b Greensmith | 1 | |||||
| *NWD Yardley | c Horsfall b Smith | 39 | |||||
| R Illingworth | b Smith | 14 | |||||
| +DV Brennan | not out | 9 | |||||
| WEN Holdsworth | not out | 8 | |||||
| MJ Cowan | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 5 lb, 1 nb) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, declared, 63 overs) | 196 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-60, 2-69, 3-80, 4-119, 5-124, 6-124, 7-150, 8-187 | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Bailey | 17 | 4 | 44 | 1 | - | - | |
| Smith | 31 | 7 | 66 | 5 | - | - | |
| Greensmith | 15 | 2 | 77 | 2 | - | - | |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| TC Dodds | c Illingworth b Wardle | 15 | |||||
| *DJ Insole | b Holdsworth | 72 | |||||
| +PA Gibb | st Brennan b Halliday | 19 | |||||
| R Horsfall | c Yardley b Wardle | 32 | |||||
| C Griffiths | c Wardle b Holdsworth | 12 | |||||
| R Smith | c Watson b Holdsworth | 5 | |||||
| TE Bailey | c and b Wardle | 3 | |||||
| AV Avery | lbw b Holdsworth | 0 | |||||
| KC Preston | b Holdsworth | 0 | |||||
| FH Vigar | not out | 12 | |||||
| WT Greensmith | not out | 7 | |||||
| Extras | (2 lb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (9 wickets, 48 overs) | 179 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-29, 2-70, 3-125, 4-149, 5-155, 6-158, 7-158, 8-158, 9-160 | |||||||
| Yorkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Cowan | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | - | - | |
| Holdsworth | 11 | 3 | 21 | 5 | - | - | |
| Halliday | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wardle | 24 | 4 | 93 | 3 | - | - | |
| Illingworth | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> MJ Cowan made his debut in County Championship matches
--> R Illingworth (1) passed his previous highest score of 56 in First-Class matches
--> R Illingworth (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> R Illingworth (1) passed his previous highest score of 56 in County Championship matches
--> R Illingworth (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> AV Avery (1) passed 12500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> DJ Insole (1) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 57
--> TE Bailey (1) passed 8000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> PA Gibb (2) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> FH Vigar (2) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> WEN Holdsworth achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 4-20)
--> WEN Holdsworth achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Essex second innings
--> WEN Holdsworth achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings (previous best was 4-20)
--> WEN Holdsworth achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Essex second innings
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