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| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester on 9th, 11th, 12th June 1956 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Lancashire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Points | Lancashire 4; Essex 0 |
| Umpires | D Davies, JJ Hills |
| Close of play day 1 | Essex (1) 90/3 (Dodds 50*, Savill 2*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Lancashire (2) 30/2 (Edrich 7*, Pullar 12*) |
| Lancashire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| S Smith | lbw b Ralph | 22 | |||||
| J Dyson | c and b Preston | 5 | |||||
| *GA Edrich | c Taylor b Ralph | 19 | |||||
| G Pullar | run out | 70 | |||||
| KJ Grieves | c Barker b Insole | 8 | |||||
| P Barcroft | c Barker b Greensmith | 7 | |||||
| R Collins | b Ralph | 46 | |||||
| MJ Hilton | c Savill b Greensmith | 15 | |||||
| +J Jordan | run out | 29 | |||||
| R Tattersall | b Greensmith | 2 | |||||
| F Moore | not out | 2 | |||||
| Extras | (2 nb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 81.3 overs) | 227 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-16, 2-33, 3-65, 4-83, 5-107, 6-156, 7-179, 8-199, 9-212, 10-227 (81.3 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Preston | 14.3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | - | - | |
| R Smith | 16 | 3 | 39 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ralph | 21 | 5 | 58 | 3 | - | - | |
| GJ Smith | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | - | - | |
| Insole | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - | - | |
| Greensmith | 21 | 3 | 56 | 3 | - | - | |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| TC Dodds | st Jordan b Hilton | 85 | |||||
| G Barker | c Hilton b Tattersall | 17 | |||||
| +B Taylor | c Dyson b Tattersall | 0 | |||||
| *DJ Insole | c Hilton b Tattersall | 17 | |||||
| LA Savill | c Collins b Moore | 32 | |||||
| PA Gibb | c Grieves b Tattersall | 0 | |||||
| GJ Smith | lbw b Moore | 20 | |||||
| WT Greensmith | not out | 23 | |||||
| R Smith | b Moore | 10 | |||||
| LHR Ralph | c Hilton b Tattersall | 2 | |||||
| KC Preston | c Jordan b Hilton | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 2 lb) | 11 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 143.1 overs) | 218 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-46, 2-46, 3-82, 4-151, 5-152, 6-172, 7-183, 8-206, 9-215, 10-218 (143.1 ov) | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Moore | 16 | 6 | 36 | 3 | - | - | |
| Tattersall | 64 | 26 | 104 | 5 | - | - | |
| Hilton | 55.1 | 29 | 56 | 2 | - | - | |
| Collins | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lancashire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| S Smith | c Preston b R Smith | 6 | |||||
| J Dyson | c Ralph b R Smith | 5 | |||||
| *GA Edrich | not out | 73 | |||||
| G Pullar | c and b R Smith | 12 | |||||
| KJ Grieves | b GJ Smith | 14 | |||||
| P Barcroft | c Taylor b Preston | 29 | |||||
| R Collins | not out | 49 | |||||
| MJ Hilton | did not bat | ||||||
| +J Jordan | did not bat | ||||||
| R Tattersall | did not bat | ||||||
| F Moore | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (4 lb, 1 nb) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets, declared, 80 overs) | 193 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-9, 2-12, 3-30, 4-50, 5-106 | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Preston | 40 | 8 | 62 | 1 | - | - | |
| R Smith | 18 | 4 | 74 | 3 | - | - | |
| Ralph | 11 | 3 | 33 | 0 | - | - | |
| GJ Smith | 11 | 3 | 19 | 1 | - | - | |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| TC Dodds | c Moore b Tattersall | 2 | |||||
| G Barker | c Edrich b Hilton | 19 | |||||
| +B Taylor | b Tattersall | 27 | |||||
| *DJ Insole | not out | 39 | |||||
| R Smith | c Dyson b Tattersall | 19 | |||||
| LA Savill | not out | 16 | |||||
| PA Gibb | did not bat | ||||||
| GJ Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| WT Greensmith | did not bat | ||||||
| LHR Ralph | did not bat | ||||||
| KC Preston | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 b, 4 lb) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets, 51 overs) | 127 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-6, 2-48, 3-56, 4-81 | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Moore | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tattersall | 20 | 3 | 42 | 3 | - | - | |
| Hilton | 19 | 12 | 38 | 1 | - | - | |
| Collins | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> P Barcroft made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> P Barcroft made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> PA Gibb made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> GA Edrich (1) passed 14500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> S Smith (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> F Moore achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Essex first innings (previous best was 3-43)
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