f20865	Oxford University v Free Foresters
	University Match 1955
Venue	The University Parks, Oxford on 28th, 30th, 31st May 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Oxford University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Free Foresters won by 5 wickets
Umpires	D Hendren, K McCanlis
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	Free Foresters (1) 157/5 (Barton 2*, Brown 1*)

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MJK Smith	c Kimmins b Brown	35
JM Allan	c Kimmins b Branston	19
SG Metcalfe	run out	1
AC Walton	b Whitcombe	9
JJ McInerny	run out	2
GPS Delisle	c Ingleby-Mackenzie b Whitcombe	1
I Gibson	b Brown	23
J Baker	not out	91
+AP Walshe	b Branston	5
R Bowman	c Dowding b Whitcombe	9
JB Phillips	b Kimmins	20
Extras	(1 b, 10 lb, 2 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 96.1 overs)	228
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-50, 3-61, 4-70, 5-71, 6-73, 7-131, 8-146, 9-165, 10-228 (96.1 ov)

Free Foresters bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitcombe	23	8	39	3	-	-
Kimmins	25.1	8	52	1	-	-
Brown	24	7	77	2	-	-
Branston	18	3	41	2	-	-
Dowding	6	3	6	0	-	-

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Free Foresters first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DE Blake	c and b Allan	81
MD Corke	c Gibson b Phillips	3
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	c Allan b Bowman	9
RES Wyatt	c Baker b Allan	18
AL Dowding	c Phillips b Allan	34
MR Barton	b Phillips	13
FR Brown	c McInerny b Baker	70
*PA Whitcombe	c and b Allan	21
SEA Kimmins	b Baker	9
+AG Powell	c Bowman b Allan	8
JRM Branston	not out	2
Extras	(11 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 70.3 overs)	283
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-16, 3-65, 4-152, 5-156, 6-196, 7-262, 8-263, 9-277, 10-283 (70.3 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Phillips	21	2	86	2	-	-
Bowman	14	2	50	1	-	-
Baker	10	2	26	2	-	-
Allan	18.3	4	74	5	-	-
Gibson	7	0	32	0	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MJK Smith	c and b Brown	24
JM Allan	c Barton b Kimmins	19
SG Metcalfe	run out	73
AC Walton	c Wyatt b Brown	21
JJ McInerny	b Brown	1
GPS Delisle	c Kimmins b Branston	22
I Gibson	not out	51
J Baker	retired hurt	8
+AP Walshe	not out	17
R Bowman	did not bat
JB Phillips	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 66 overs)	241
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-55, 3-87, 4-95, 5-140, 6-171

Free Foresters bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Whitcombe	15	1	68	0	-	-
Kimmins	17	6	64	1	-	-
Brown	16	2	43	3	-	-
Branston	12	0	29	1	-	-
Dowding	6	0	32	0	-	-

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Free Foresters second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DE Blake	c Gibson b Baker	60
MD Corke	c Walshe b Phillips	4
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	b Metcalfe	68
AL Dowding	c Smith b Allan	15
FR Brown	lbw b Allan	23
SEA Kimmins	not out	15
+AG Powell	not out	0
RES Wyatt	did not bat
MR Barton	did not bat
*PA Whitcombe	did not bat
JRM Branston	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 nb)	2
Total	(5 wickets, 30 overs)	187
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-101, 3-134, 4-155, 5-181

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Phillips	9	0	53	1	-	-
Bowman	4	0	31	0	-	-
Baker	5	0	52	1	-	-
Allan	8	1	34	2	-	-
Metcalfe	4	0	15	1	-	-

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Notes
--> JM Allan (1) passed 1500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 1
--> JJ McInerny made his debut in first-class matches
--> J Baker (1) passed his previous highest score of 26 in first-class matches
--> JRM Branston made his debut in first-class matches
--> SG Metcalfe (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in first-class matches
--> I Gibson (2) passed his previous highest score of 43 in first-class matches
--> FR Brown (2) passed 13000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 12
--> PA Whitcombe reached 100 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Oxford University first innings
--> J Baker retired hurt in the Oxford University second innings having scored 8 (team had lost 6 wickets)

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