f21954 cc11020	Leicestershire v Essex
	County Championship 1957
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 21st, 22nd, 23rd August 1957 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 2; Essex 0
Umpires	HG Baldwin, JF Crapp
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), CV Jenkinson (Essex)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 258 all out
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 96/3 (Hallam 46*, Gardner 4*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c and b Greensmith	26
MR Hallam	c Bailey b Greensmith	42
RA Diment	st Taylor b Greensmith	40
*CH Palmer	c Preston b Bailey	103
LR Gardner	b Insole	4
EF Phillips	lbw b Bailey	1
+J Firth	b Bailey	10
JS Savage	b Ralph	4
CT Spencer	b Bailey	10
RL Pratt	c Durley b Bailey	4
RC Smith	not out	0
Extras	(10 b, 4 lb)	14
Total	(all out, 122 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-68, 2-80, 3-139, 4-171, 5-179, 6-211, 7-236, 8-248, 9-252, 10-258 (122 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	21	5	45	0	-	-
Ralph	21	3	70	1	-	-
Bailey	32	8	68	5	-	-
Greensmith	26	13	36	3	-	-
King	19	12	24	0	-	-
Insole	3	2	1	1	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Spencer b Pratt	11
G Barker	c Hallam b Savage	44
+B Taylor	c Spencer b Pratt	0
*DJ Insole	b Smith	8
LA Savill	c Hallam b Savage	40
WT Greensmith	c Spencer b Savage	61
AW Durley	b Savage	0
LHR Ralph	b Savage	0
KC Preston	lbw b Savage	6
JA Bailey	c and b Smith	15
IM King	not out	1
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 83 overs)	200
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-23, 3-69, 4-75, 5-166, 6-166, 7-173, 8-174, 9-189, 10-200 (83 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	18	5	35	0	-	-
Pratt	8	0	28	2	-	-
Smith	20	9	43	2	-	-
Savage	28	11	69	6	-	-
Palmer	9	5	11	0	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	run out	19
MR Hallam	c Preston b King	74
RA Diment	b King	20
*CH Palmer	c Dodds b King	7
LR Gardner	b Preston	19
CT Spencer	c Savill b Preston	1
EF Phillips	not out	27
RL Pratt	c Bailey b Preston	0
+J Firth	not out	14
JS Savage	did not bat
RC Smith	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 70 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-26, 2-66, 3-82, 4-127, 5-139, 6-146, 7-147

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	16	1	55	3	-	-
Ralph	5	0	15	0	-	-
Bailey	7	2	12	0	-	-
Greensmith	16	2	49	0	-	-
King	26	10	50	3	-	-

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Notes
--> EF Phillips made his debut in First-Class matches
--> EF Phillips made his debut in County Championship matches
--> AW Durley made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AW Durley made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> G Lester (1) passed 12500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> G Barker (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 11
--> MR Hallam (2) passed 6000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 64
--> DJ Insole reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings

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