f20495 cc10190	Essex v Yorkshire
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford on 23rd, 24th, 25th June 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Yorkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Yorkshire won by 8 wickets
Points	Essex 0; Yorkshire 12
Umpires	HG Baldwin, LH Gray
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 22/1 (Gibb 12*, Watkins 5*)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 249/8 (Smith 38*, JA Bailey 2*)

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Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c TE Bailey b Cousens	98
R Illingworth	b JA Bailey	5
JV Wilson	b TE Bailey	6
EI Lester	b JA Bailey	163
W Watson	b Cousens	42
DB Close	b Cousens	30
*NWD Yardley	c Insole b TE Bailey	7
JH Wardle	b Cousens	16
+R Booth	not out	2
R Appleyard	b TE Bailey	7
P Hodgson	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 4 lb)	10
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 103.2 overs)	386
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-36, 3-223, 4-288, 5-350, 6-355, 7-377, 8-377, 9-386 (103.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	21.2	3	75	3	-	-
JA Bailey	27	5	73	2	-	-
Smith	19	2	72	0	-	-
Greensmith	10	1	49	0	-	-
Cousens	15	4	63	4	-	-
Watkins	11	1	44	0	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Booth b Hodgson	4
+PA Gibb	c Wardle b Hodgson	34
D Watkins	b Close	21
R Horsfall	c Watson b Appleyard	12
*DJ Insole	c Lester b Close	48
TE Bailey	c Wardle b Appleyard	4
B Taylor	run out	9
R Smith	c Lester b Appleyard	2
WT Greensmith	lbw b Hodgson	13
JA Bailey	st Booth b Wardle	0
P Cousens	not out	0
Extras	(8 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 50 overs)	157
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-61, 3-61, 4-76, 5-88, 6-106, 7-109, 8-150, 9-157, 10-157 (50 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hodgson	13	2	43	3	-	-
Appleyard	17	1	58	3	-	-
Close	10	3	28	2	-	-
Wardle	10	2	18	1	-	-

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Essex second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c and b Hodgson	11
+PA Gibb	c Lester b Appleyard	72
D Watkins	c Lowson b Appleyard	13
R Horsfall	b Appleyard	0
*DJ Insole	c Lester b Appleyard	64
TE Bailey	run out	9
B Taylor	b Close	25
R Smith	c Booth b Wardle	51
WT Greensmith	b Wardle	0
JA Bailey	lbw b Appleyard	3
P Cousens	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 8 lb, 1 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 95.1 overs)	263
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-55, 3-59, 4-124, 5-151, 6-192, 7-221, 8-230, 9-251, 10-263 (95.1 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hodgson	8	2	20	1	-	-
Appleyard	25	11	51	5	-	-
Close	19	2	71	1	-	-
Wardle	43.1	10	106	2	-	-

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Yorkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	not out	25
R Illingworth	c TE Bailey b JA Bailey	1
+R Booth	c TE Bailey b Greensmith	3
JV Wilson	not out	6
EI Lester	did not bat
W Watson	did not bat
DB Close	did not bat
*NWD Yardley	did not bat
JH Wardle	did not bat
R Appleyard	did not bat
P Hodgson	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(2 wickets, 14.4 overs)	35
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-21

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
JA Bailey	4	1	12	1	-	-
Greensmith	6.4	1	17	1	-	-
Cousens	4	1	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> P Hodgson made his debut in County Championship matches
--> P Hodgson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> FA Lowson (1) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 16
--> EI Lester (1) passed 8000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 120
--> PA Gibb (2) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 18
--> P Cousens achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Yorkshire first innings (previous best was 3-60)
--> JA Bailey reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Yorkshire first innings
--> P Cousens achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Yorkshire first innings (previous best was 2-31)
--> DB Close reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings
--> JH Wardle reached 1050 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings

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