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f20218 cc10080	Surrey v Middlesex
	County Championship 1953
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 22nd, 24th, 25th August 1953 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by 135 runs
Points	Surrey 12; Middlesex 0
Umpires	E Cooke, D Davies
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 112/5 (Routledge 5, Bennett 4)
Close of play day 2	Middlesex (2) 38/5 (Routledge 2, Bennett 0)

Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DGW Fletcher	c Edrich b Bennett	0
TH Clark	c LH Compton b Bennett	9
PBH May	c Edrich b Young	59
B Constable	b Titmus	52
AF Brazier	b Titmus	3
REC Pratt	lbw b Bennett	35
+AJW McIntyre	not out	44
JC Laker	c Edrich b Bennett	11
*WS Surridge	c Sharp b Moss	7
AV Bedser	c LH Compton b Moss	0
GAR Lock	c Titmus b Young	15
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 87 overs)	236
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-11, 3-102, 4-109, 5-144, 6-176, 7-200, 8-209, 9-212, 10-236 (87 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	16	4	52	2	-	-
Bennett	18	5	43	4	-	-
Young	24	11	47	2	-	-
Titmus	26	4	78	2	-	-
DCS Compton	3	0	15	0	-	-

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c May b Surridge	1
HPH Sharp	lbw b Surridge	10
*WJ Edrich	b Lock	17
DCS Compton	b Lock	63
JG Dewes	c Surridge b Laker	6
R Routledge	b Lock	6
D Bennett	c May b Lock	25
FJ Titmus	c Constable b Lock	15
+LH Compton	not out	5
JA Young	c Laker b Lock	0
AE Moss	st McIntyre b Bedser	0
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 56.3 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-12, 3-89, 4-96, 5-102, 6-119, 7-149, 8-154, 9-154, 10-155 (56.3 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	16.3	3	46	1	-	-
Surridge	6	1	26	2	-	-
Laker	15	5	48	1	-	-
Lock	19	7	28	6	-	-

Surrey second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TH Clark	c LH Compton b Moss	25
DGW Fletcher	c Moss b Titmus	46
PBH May	c Moss b Titmus	7
B Constable	c LH Compton b Young	31
AF Brazier	lbw b Young	1
REC Pratt	not out	22
+AJW McIntyre	b Young	18
JC Laker	lbw b Titmus	0
*WS Surridge	b Titmus	0
AV Bedser	b Titmus	0
GAR Lock	b Young	9
Extras	(9 b, 6 lb)	15
Total	(all out, 70 overs)	174
Fall of wickets:
1-76, 2-76, 3-90, 4-91, 5-136, 6-162, 7-163, 8-165, 9-165, 10-174 (70 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	7	2	14	1	-	-
Bennett	1	0	3	0	-	-
Young	28	13	49	4	-	-
Titmus	33	10	90	5	-	-
DCS Compton	1	0	3	0	-	-

Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Clark b Bedser	0
HPH Sharp	c May b Lock	19
*WJ Edrich	lbw b Laker	1
DCS Compton	lbw b Lock	15
JG Dewes	c Surridge b Laker	1
R Routledge	b Lock	16
D Bennett	lbw b Clark	36
FJ Titmus	c Bedser b Laker	13
+LH Compton	c Surridge b Clark	4
JA Young	b Laker	7
AE Moss	not out	1
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 64 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-8, 3-31, 4-36, 5-38, 6-75, 7-90, 8-110, 9-112, 10-120 (64 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bedser	6	0	14	1	-	-
Laker	31	6	65	4	-	-
Lock	24	12	29	3	-	-
Clark	3	2	5	2	-	-

Notes
--> TH Clark (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 7
--> PBH May (1) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 34
--> D Bennett (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 5
--> FJ Titmus reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Surrey second innings