f21524 cc10794	Leicestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 25th, 27th, 28th August 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 0; Essex 0
Umpires	FW Shipston, TW Spencer
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), CV Jenkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 132/3 (Taylor 45*, TE Bailey 22*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Lester b Spencer	13
G Barker	lbw b Goodwin	5
+B Taylor	c Gardner b Munden	83
*DJ Insole	c Firth b Munden	45
TE Bailey	c Hallam b Munden	40
MJ Bear	c Gardner b Munden	0
GJ Smith	not out	6
WT Greensmith	b Spencer	3
R Smith	did not bat
JA Bailey	did not bat
KC Preston	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 2 nb)	8
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 73.3 overs)	203
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-25, 3-92, 4-187, 5-194, 6-200, 7-203 (73.3 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	15.3	1	46	2	-	-
Goodwin	11	0	26	1	-	-
Palmer	13	2	30	0	-	-
Jackson	14	2	47	0	-	-
Turner	3	0	23	0	-	-
Munden	17	11	23	4	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	not out	2
MR Hallam	not out	9
M Tompkin	did not bat
*CH Palmer	did not bat
VE Jackson	did not bat
VS Munden	did not bat
LR Gardner	did not bat
+J Firth	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
FM Turner	did not bat
TJ Goodwin	did not bat
Extras	(6 b)	6
Total	(no wicket, 8.1 overs)	17

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	4.1	2	4	0	-	-
Preston	4	0	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CT Spencer reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings
--> VS Munden reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Essex first innings

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