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| Venue | Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham on 12th, 13th August 1955 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Dorset won by 5 wickets |
| Points | Wiltshire 0; Dorset 10 |
| Umpires | AAJ Larby, DS Richards |
| Scorers | S Hey (Dorset), EW Minter (Wiltshire) |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Wiltshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JR Thompson | c and b Bridge | 30 | |||||
| AEH Rutter | b Bridge | 20 | |||||
| RJ Knight | run out | 0 | |||||
| AOH Mills | c Courtenay b Bridge | 9 | |||||
| GP Gent | st Hunt b Bridge | 8 | |||||
| *J Hurn | b Bridge | 22 | |||||
| RC Robinson | c Courtenay b Bridge | 0 | |||||
| DS Milford | b Dovey | 20 | |||||
| JH Merryweather | c Walford b Bridge | 5 | |||||
| PA Naylor | not out | 10 | |||||
| AG Marshall | c and b Bridge | 15 | |||||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 62.1 overs) | 139 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-43, 2-43, 3-50, 4-61, 5-70, 6-70, 7-105, 8-109, 9-120, 10-139 (62.1 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Dovey | 24 | 9 | 49 | 1 | - | - | |
| Joynt | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jowett | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 23.1 | 6 | 74 | 8 | - | - | |
| Dorset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | c Knight b Merryweather | 38 | |||||
| GES Woodhouse | lbw b Milford | 39 | |||||
| GWL Courtenay | b Knight | 62 | |||||
| CF Deacon | c Rutter b Milford | 5 | |||||
| GW Thompson | c Marshall b Merryweather | 1 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | c Thompson b Milford | 11 | |||||
| HW Joynt | b Merryweather | 7 | |||||
| +HG Hunt | b Merryweather | 14 | |||||
| RR Dovey | c and b Merryweather | 3 | |||||
| DCPR Jowett | b Knight | 1 | |||||
| SP Tindall | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (6 b, 5 lb) | 11 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 54.4 overs) | 192 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-77, 2-95, 3-106, 4-109, 5-142, 6-165, 7-183, 8-191, 9-192, 10-192 (54.4 ov) | |||||||
| Wiltshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Marshall | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naylor | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | - | - | |
| Merryweather | 23 | 5 | 85 | 5 | - | - | |
| Milford | 15 | 3 | 51 | 3 | - | - | |
| Knight | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wiltshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JR Thompson | lbw b Dovey | 8 | |||||
| AEH Rutter | b Bridge | 20 | |||||
| AOH Mills | c Walford b Tindall | 4 | |||||
| JH Merryweather | lbw b Bridge | 9 | |||||
| GP Gent | c Hunt b Bridge | 8 | |||||
| *J Hurn | b Joynt | 100 | |||||
| RJ Knight | b Jowett | 37 | |||||
| DS Milford | b Jowett | 13 | |||||
| PA Naylor | c Walford b Joynt | 41 | |||||
| RC Robinson | st Hunt b Joynt | 8 | |||||
| AG Marshall | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 4 lb, 1 w) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 83.2 overs) | 262 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-10, 2-19, 3-40, 4-48, 5-63, 6-123, 7-149, 8-238, 9-261, 10-262 (83.2 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Dovey | 34 | 14 | 56 | 1 | - | - | |
| Joynt | 13.2 | 2 | 40 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jowett | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tindall | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Bridge | 15 | 2 | 64 | 3 | - | - | |
| Dorset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | lbw b Marshall | 29 | |||||
| GES Woodhouse | c Knight b Naylor | 10 | |||||
| GWL Courtenay | b Naylor | 5 | |||||
| CF Deacon | lbw b Marshall | 11 | |||||
| GW Thompson | not out | 61 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | c Thompson b Milford | 70 | |||||
| HW Joynt | not out | 20 | |||||
| +HG Hunt | did not bat | ||||||
| RR Dovey | did not bat | ||||||
| DCPR Jowett | did not bat | ||||||
| SP Tindall | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 2 w) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets, 60 overs) | 211 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-14, 2-26, 3-58, 4-63, 5-170 | |||||||
| Wiltshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Marshall | 19 | 5 | 59 | 2 | - | - | |
| Naylor | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | - | - | |
| Merryweather | 19 | 6 | 61 | 0 | - | - | |
| Milford | 11 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Knight | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hurn | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> RC Robinson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DS Milford made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GES Woodhouse (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 4
--> AEH Rutter (2) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 14
--> J Hurn (2) passed his previous highest score of 94 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Hurn (2) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PA Naylor (2) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DJW Bridge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 4-29)
--> DJW Bridge achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings
--> RR Dovey reached 100 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Wiltshire second innings
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