ESSEX CRICKET

f21287 cc10603	Essex v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford on 23rd, 24th May 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 96 runs
Points	Essex 12; Gloucestershire 0
Umpires	E Cooke, JG Langridge
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 356/9 (Greensmith 6, Preston 5)

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	c Graveney b Milton	19
G Barker	c Graveney b Lambert	56
+B Taylor	c Milton b McHugh	30
*DJ Insole	c Rochford b Cook	159
TE Bailey	c and b Mortimore	24
MJ Bear	b Mortimore	43
R Smith	c Rochford b Cook	1
GJ Smith	c Milton b Cook	1
WT Greensmith	not out	6
LHR Ralph	c Crapp b Mortimore	2
KC Preston	not out	5
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 105 overs)	356
Fall of wickets:
1-34, 2-100, 3-127, 4-294, 5-340, 6-341, 7-343, 8-344, 9-347

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lambert	28	4	100	1	-	-
McHugh	25	6	78	1	-	-
Milton	14	4	53	1	-	-
Wells	11	6	22	0	-	-
Cook	16	2	49	3	-	-
Mortimore	11	0	44	3	-	-

Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GM Emmett	c Taylor b Ralph	5
CA Milton	run out	32
TW Graveney	c Taylor b Ralph	100
JF Crapp	c Preston b Insole	0
JB Mortimore	b Bailey	0
GEE Lambert	b Bailey	9
+P Rochford	not out	1
C Cook	run out	0
BD Wells	run out	4
FP McHugh	b Ralph	0
DM Young	absent hurt
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 49.2 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-91, 3-101, 4-110, 5-144, 6-148, 7-148, 8-153, 9-153 (49.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	7	2	9	0	-	-
Ralph	13.2	3	34	3	-	-
R Smith	6	0	35	0	-	-
Insole	11	2	42	1	-	-
Bailey	12	4	31	2	-	-

Gloucestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GM Emmett	c Taylor b Ralph	15
CA Milton	lbw b Bailey	0
TW Graveney	c Insole b Ralph	67
JF Crapp	b Ralph	6
JB Mortimore	c Taylor b Ralph	0
GEE Lambert	c Insole b Ralph	2
+P Rochford	b Ralph	7
C Cook	b Ralph	0
BD Wells	c Ralph b Preston	5
FP McHugh	not out	0
DM Young	absent hurt
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 28.5 overs)	107
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-29, 3-35, 4-45, 5-55, 6-102, 7-102, 8-103, 9-107 (28.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preston	4.5	1	11	1	-	-
Ralph	11	1	42	7	-	-
Bailey	13	4	49	1	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> C Cook reached 950 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex first innings
--> LHR Ralph achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Gloucestershire second innings (previous best was 7-77)
--> LHR Ralph achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire second innings (previous best was 7-77)