f22935 cc11501	Lancashire v Kent
	County Championship 1959
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 26th, 27th August 1959 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Points	Lancashire 14 (Batting 2); Kent 0
Umpires	JB Bowes, WH Copson
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 203 all out

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AH Phebey	b Higgs	1
RC Wilson	b Statham	0
PH Jones	b Statham	18
*MC Cowdrey	c Clayton b Statham	1
J Pettiford	lbw b Statham	4
AL Dixon	c and b Greenhough	17
+AW Catt	c Pullar b Statham	10
DJ Halfyard	b Hilton	4
F Ridgway	c Marner b Higgs	21
A Brown	not out	6
JCT Page	b Higgs	0
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 31.3 overs)	83
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-1, 3-10, 4-14, 5-35, 6-51, 7-51, 8-55, 9-83, 10-83 (31.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	13	3	31	5	-	-
Higgs	10.3	3	23	3	-	-
Greenhough	5	2	10	1	-	-
Hilton	3	0	18	1	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	b Ridgway	9
G Pullar	c Catt b Halfyard	15
BJ Booth	c Catt b Ridgway	49
KJ Grieves	c Catt b Halfyard	1
*C Washbrook	c Phebey b Pettiford	50
PT Marner	lbw b Ridgway	0
+G Clayton	b Page	23
JB Statham	c Dixon b Page	44
C Hilton	b Halfyard	0
T Greenhough	b Page	0
K Higgs	not out	1
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	11
Total	(all out, 63.4 overs)	203
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-32, 3-41, 4-127, 5-129, 6-140, 7-190, 8-200, 9-201, 10-203 (63.4 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	14	3	50	3	-	-
Halfyard	21	7	61	3	-	-
Brown	16	3	36	0	-	-
Pettiford	10	2	35	1	-	-
Page	2.4	0	10	3	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AH Phebey	c Clayton b Hilton	45
RC Wilson	c Booth b Statham	18
PH Jones	b Booth	50
*MC Cowdrey	c Clayton b Higgs	16
J Pettiford	c Clayton b Higgs	1
AL Dixon	c and b Booth	31
+AW Catt	b Statham	13
DJ Halfyard	not out	27
F Ridgway	c Clayton b Booth	3
A Brown	b Higgs	15
JCT Page	b Higgs	1
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 73.3 overs)	229
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-80, 3-99, 4-103, 5-165, 6-182, 7-186, 8-189, 9-227, 10-229 (73.3 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	17	2	44	2	-	-
Higgs	14.3	2	62	4	-	-
Greenhough	21	9	63	0	-	-
Hilton	11	2	20	1	-	-
Booth	10	3	31	3	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Wharton	c and b Page	59
G Pullar	lbw b Pettiford	19
BJ Booth	not out	12
KJ Grieves	c Cowdrey b Pettiford	1
PT Marner	not out	20
*C Washbrook	did not bat
+G Clayton	did not bat
JB Statham	did not bat
C Hilton	did not bat
T Greenhough	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(3 wickets, 38 overs)	112
Fall of wickets:
1-71, 2-79, 3-88

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	4	1	11	0	-	-
Halfyard	6	1	12	0	-	-
Brown	5	1	25	0	-	-
Pettiford	8	4	14	2	-	-
Page	15	5	49	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> C Washbrook (1) passed 24000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 22
--> PH Jones (2) passed his previous highest score of 49 in County Championship matches
--> PH Jones (2) passed his previous highest score of 49 in First-Class matches
--> A Wharton (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 7
--> K Higgs reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent first innings
--> JCT Page reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Lancashire first innings

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