f20506 cc10199	Middlesex v Kent
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 26th, 28th, 29th June 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Kent won by 42 runs
Points	Middlesex 0; Kent 12
Umpires	HG Baldwin, F Chester
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 119/4 (DCS Compton 29*, Bennett 17*)
Close of play day 2	Kent (2) 221/8 (Evans 24*, Wright 0*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AE Fagg	c LH Compton b Moss	5
AH Phebey	c Thompson b Young	30
RC Wilson	b Bennett	74
J Pettiford	c LH Compton b Titmus	9
P Hearn	c Robertson b Titmus	30
EG Witherden	c Moss b Young	23
+TG Evans	b Young	2
F Ridgway	lbw b DCS Compton	0
RR Dovey	lbw b Young	14
*DVP Wright	not out	12
JCT Page	b Moss	3
Extras	(8 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 74.1 overs)	210
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-56, 3-90, 4-128, 5-158, 6-162, 7-163, 8-184, 9-207, 10-210 (74.1 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	15.1	4	42	2	-	-
Bennett	9	0	26	1	-	-
Titmus	19	9	49	2	-	-
Young	16	6	28	4	-	-
DCS Compton	15	1	57	1	-	-

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Phebey b Ridgway	0
FJ Titmus	b Page	34
*WJ Edrich	c Evans b Page	36
DCS Compton	c Ridgway b Dovey	32
AW Thompson	c Fagg b Wright	0
D Bennett	c Evans b Ridgway	21
SM Brown	not out	18
R Routledge	c Ridgway b Wright	3
+LH Compton	c Ridgway b Wright	3
JA Young	lbw b Dovey	2
AE Moss	b Wright	0
Extras	(2 lb, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 64.1 overs)	152
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-68, 3-71, 4-75, 5-126, 6-126, 7-134, 8-138, 9-143, 10-152 (64.1 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	16	6	19	2	-	-
Page	9	2	28	2	-	-
Dovey	25	6	60	2	-	-
Wright	14.1	3	42	4	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AE Fagg	b Young	7
AH Phebey	b Young	53
RC Wilson	lbw b Young	30
J Pettiford	c Bennett b Titmus	28
P Hearn	c Edrich b Titmus	52
EG Witherden	lbw b Young	1
+TG Evans	c Thompson b Moss	28
F Ridgway	b Titmus	0
RR Dovey	b Moss	10
*DVP Wright	not out	4
JCT Page	b Bennett	2
Extras	(4 b, 15 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	21
Total	(all out, 107.2 overs)	236
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-96, 3-99, 4-175, 5-182, 6-188, 7-191, 8-216, 9-227, 10-236 (107.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	20	7	29	2	-	-
Bennett	16.2	2	36	1	-	-
Titmus	21	6	50	3	-	-
Young	40	16	76	4	-	-
DCS Compton	10	2	24	0	-	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	b Ridgway	14
SM Brown	c Evans b Dovey	12
*WJ Edrich	c Evans b Dovey	87
DCS Compton	c Ridgway b Wright	36
AW Thompson	not out	72
D Bennett	b Dovey	1
R Routledge	b Dovey	0
FJ Titmus	c Evans b Ridgway	14
+LH Compton	c Witherden b Wright	1
JA Young	run out	0
AE Moss	c Wilson b Wright	9
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 84 overs)	252
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-33, 3-109, 4-176, 5-178, 6-188, 7-229, 8-236, 9-237, 10-252 (84 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	17	3	70	2	-	-
Page	16	2	60	0	-	-
Dovey	22	5	43	4	-	-
Wright	20	3	47	3	-	-
Pettiford	9	0	26	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RC Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 67 in County Championship matches
--> P Hearn (1) passed 6500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 19
--> TG Evans (2) passed 10000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 27
--> WJ Edrich (2) passed 30500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 67
--> JA Young reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent first innings
--> AE Moss reached 250 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent first innings
--> JA Young reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent first innings
--> FJ Titmus reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Kent first innings
--> DVP Wright reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Middlesex first innings

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