f21402 cc10687	Lancashire v Sussex
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 7th, 9th, 10th July 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by 134 runs
Points	Lancashire 12; Sussex 0
Umpires	TJ Bartley, D Davies
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 105/2 (Wharton 64*, Grieves 1*)
Close of play day 2	Lancashire (2) 16/0 (Wharton 12*, Dyson 4*)

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	c Potter b James	100
J Dyson	c Oakman b Thomson	0
GA Edrich	c Marlar b Thomson	26
KJ Grieves	b Oakman	30
*C Washbrook	c Suttle b James	30
G Pullar	c Suttle b James	12
MJ Hilton	b Thomson	22
+J Jordan	b James	0
JB Statham	c Webb b Thomson	0
T Greenhough	b Thomson	4
R Tattersall	not out	6
Extras	(14 b, 4 lb)	18
Total	(all out, 95.4 overs)	248
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-85, 3-160, 4-165, 5-196, 6-217, 7-235, 8-236, 9-239, 10-248 (95.4 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thomson	21.4	6	60	5	-	-
James	29	10	70	4	-	-
Smith	15	4	34	0	-	-
Oakman	23	7	47	1	-	-
Marlar	7	1	19	0	-	-

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Sussex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DV Smith	b Statham	0
ASM Oakman	b Wharton	4
DJ Semmence	b Statham	0
JM Parks	c Washbrook b Hilton	46
G Potter	b Greenhough	7
KG Suttle	c Pullar b Hilton	27
AAK Lawrence	c and b Hilton	2
NI Thomson	c Pullar b Hilton	11
AE James	c Wharton b Hilton	3
*RG Marlar	b Greenhough	0
+RT Webb	not out	6
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 37.5 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-4, 4-21, 5-72, 6-87, 7-100, 8-101, 9-102, 10-110 (37.5 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	12	3	24	2	-	-
Wharton	6	4	7	1	-	-
Hilton	12.5	3	48	5	-	-
Greenhough	7	0	27	2	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	c Oakman b James	20
J Dyson	not out	75
*C Washbrook	c and b Marlar	9
KJ Grieves	c Semmence b Marlar	2
MJ Hilton	b Marlar	1
GA Edrich	c Webb b Thomson	0
G Pullar	c Potter b Thomson	5
JB Statham	c Semmence b Thomson	1
+J Jordan	c Semmence b Thomson	15
T Greenhough	did not bat
R Tattersall	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 42.4 overs)	128
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-64, 3-67, 4-73, 5-74, 6-90, 7-92, 8-128 (42.4 ov)

Sussex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thomson	21.4	5	62	4	-	-
James	12	3	29	1	-	-
Marlar	9	1	37	3	-	-

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Sussex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DV Smith	b Hilton	9
ASM Oakman	b Statham	3
JM Parks	lbw b Statham	8
G Potter	c Edrich b Greenhough	17
KG Suttle	lbw b Statham	0
DJ Semmence	b Statham	0
AAK Lawrence	c Grieves b Greenhough	16
NI Thomson	c Edrich b Hilton	42
AE James	b Statham	9
*RG Marlar	c Grieves b Hilton	10
+RT Webb	not out	3
Extras	(4 b, 11 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 49.3 overs)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-19, 3-29, 4-29, 5-29, 6-64, 7-83, 8-113, 9-124, 10-132 (49.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	14	4	22	5	-	-
Wharton	3	0	9	0	-	-
Hilton	15.3	7	52	3	-	-
Greenhough	11	2	24	2	-	-
Tattersall	6	3	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> A Wharton (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 6
--> A Wharton (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 97
--> NI Thomson reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire first innings
--> MJ Hilton reached 600 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Sussex first innings
--> MJ Hilton reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Sussex first innings
--> RG Marlar reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> JB Statham reached 500 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Sussex second innings
--> JB Statham completed a hat-trick in the Sussex second innings (Parks, Suttle, Semmence)

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