minc5042	Buckinghamshire v Norfolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1956
Venue	Ascott Park, Wing on 24th, 25th August 1956 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Buckinghamshire 3; Norfolk 1
Umpires	WE Brown, J O'Connor
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (1) ?/8

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PG Powell	b Pickett	7
HC Blofeld	c WP Kemp b Smith	8
EG Witherden	c Barnett b Smith	50
NH Moore	c Barnett b Smith	6
WO Thomas	c Barnett b Smith	20
DW Thaxter	c Barnett b Johns	21
GG Fiddler	c Tilbury b Smith	0
CB Grant	lbw b Bishton	3
+BGW Stevens	not out	4
D Phipps	c Tilbury b Bishton	5
PG Walmsley	c WP Kemp b Johns	0
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	14
Total	(all out, 66.4 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-15, 3-32, 4-82, 5-107, 6-109, 7-127, 8-129, 9-138, 10-138 (66.4 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	22	7	49	1	2	-
Smith	30	12	54	5	-	1
Johns	11.4	5	18	2	-	-
Bishton	3	1	3	2	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WP Kemp	b Phipps	34
PF Jackson	c Stevens b Phipps	4
LE Hitchings	c Fiddler b Moore	54
SW Bishton	c Stevens b Witherden	5
*DFV Johns	c and b Witherden	5
+BA Barnett	c Stevens b Moore	16
JMH Tilbury	c and b Moore	11
CA Pickett	c Walmsley b Moore	10
BJ Lucas	run out	62
A Kemp	c Stevens b Witherden	2
CW Smith	not out	19
Extras	(3 b, 2 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 76.4 overs)	227
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-53, 3-58, 4-69, 5-95, 6-121, 7-138, 8-142, 9-156, 10-227 (76.4 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Walmsley	17	7	43	0	-	-
Moore	18	2	48	4	-	-
Phipps	24	4	86	2	-	-
Witherden	17.4	5	45	3	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PG Powell	not out	18
HC Blofeld	c Hitchings b Smith	3
EG Witherden	not out	36
NH Moore	did not bat
WO Thomas	did not bat
DW Thaxter	did not bat
GG Fiddler	did not bat
CB Grant	did not bat
+BGW Stevens	did not bat
D Phipps	did not bat
PG Walmsley	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	7
Total	(1 wicket, 26 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Blofeld)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	8	3	15	0	-	-
Smith	10	2	26	1	-	2
Johns	5	2	8	0	-	-
Bishton	3	0	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> WP Kemp made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Kemp made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LE Hitchings (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CW Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 16 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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Witherden hit 5 x 4 in his 50; Hitchings hit 5 x 4 in his 54, Lucas 1 x 6 and 6 x 4 in his 62.
Sources: Bucks score book, Bucks Yearbook

 

 

 

 

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