f21539 cc10804	Warwickshire v Essex
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 29th, 30th, 31st August 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Warwickshire 0; Essex 0
Umpires	JS Buller, FW Shipston
Close of play day 1	Warwickshire (1) 33/2 (Wolton 15*, Townsend 2*)
Close of play day 2	No play

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*TC Dodds	lbw b Thompson	9
G Barker	c Leach b Bridge	18
+B Taylor	c Spooner b Hollies	15
GJ Smith	c Horner b Hollies	24
MJ Bear	c Bannister b Hollies	21
LA Savill	c Cartwright b Hollies	0
WT Greensmith	b Bridge	1
R Smith	c Bridge b Hollies	30
LHR Ralph	b Bridge	43
JA Bailey	c Townsend b Bridge	5
KC Preston	not out	4
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 90 overs)	180
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-43, 3-43, 4-93, 5-93, 6-96, 7-105, 8-143, 9-171, 10-180 (90 ov)

Warwickshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bannister	14	6	27	0	-	-
Thompson	13	5	18	1	-	-
Hollies	28	8	52	5	-	-
Bridge	22	9	42	4	-	-
Leach	2	0	5	0	-	-
Townsend	5	0	12	0	-	-
Hitchcock	6	1	14	0	-	-

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Warwickshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TW Cartwright	b Bailey	1
NF Horner	c Preston b Bailey	14
AVG Wolton	b Preston	31
A Townsend	c Ralph b R Smith	4
+RT Spooner	c Barker b R Smith	5
RE Hitchcock	c and b Preston	0
CW Leach	b Greensmith	40
RG Thompson	c Greensmith b Preston	11
WB Bridge	not out	10
JD Bannister	not out	0
*WE Hollies	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 2 nb, 2 w)	8
Total	(8 wickets, 68 overs)	124
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-18, 3-54, 4-54, 5-60, 6-60, 7-84, 8-123

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	28	9	45	3	-	-
Bailey	7	1	27	2	-	-
R Smith	10	2	24	2	-	-
Greensmith	15	10	9	1	-	-
Ralph	5	2	6	0	-	-
Dodds	3	1	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> R Smith made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> R Smith made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> CW Leach (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in County Championship matches
--> WB Bridge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 1-6)
--> WB Bridge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 1-37)
--> JA Bailey reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Warwickshire first innings
--> R Smith reached 1350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Warwickshire first innings
--> R Smith reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Warwickshire first innings

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