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f20539 cc10225	Essex v Middlesex
	County Championship 1954
Venue	County Ground, Chelmsford on 10th, 12th, 13th July 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by an innings and 67 runs
Points	Essex 12; Middlesex 0
Umpires	K McCanlis, AE Pothecary
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 110/2 (Gibb 42, Horsfall 7)
Close of play day 2	Middlesex (2) 78/4 (Thompson 23, Bennett 1)

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	lbw b JA Bailey	37
SM Brown	b JA Bailey	12
*WJ Edrich	st +Gibb b Insole	25
DCS Compton	c Gibb b TE Bailey	21
AW Thompson	b TE Bailey	0
D Bennett	st +Gibb b Insole	20
FJ Titmus	c Gibb b Insole	0
+LH Compton	b JA Bailey	16
JJ Warr	c Taylor b JA Bailey	0
JA Young	not out	1
AE Moss	c Cousens b Insole	0
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 55.5 overs)	136
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-65, 3-97, 4-97, 5-99, 6-99, 7-130, 8-134, 9-136, 10-136 (55.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	19	6	34	2	-	-
JA Bailey	16	4	35	4	-	-
Smith	9	2	39	0	-	-
Insole	11.5	4	24	4	-	-

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TC Dodds	lbw b Moss	21
PA Gibb	lbw b Moss	46
CCP Williams	b Bennett	32
R Horsfall	b Bennett	31
*DJ Insole	c Edrich b Young	88
TE Bailey	c LH Compton b Moss	24
+B Taylor	b Moss	25
R Smith	b Young	34
WT Greensmith	not out	13
JA Bailey	lbw b Bennett	0
P Cousens	c LH Compton b Moss	0
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 104.1 overs)	323
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-93, 3-128, 4-161, 5-215, 6-255, 7-297, 8-312, 9-313, 10-323 (104.1 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	26.1	4	108	5	-	-
Warr	18	4	76	0	-	-
Young	17	7	34	2	-	-
Bennett	18	4	35	3	-	-
Titmus	12	6	19	0	-	-
DCS Compton	13	0	42	0	-	-

Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Greensmith b Smith	21
FJ Titmus	c Gibb b TE Bailey	0
*WJ Edrich	c Taylor b TE Bailey	4
DCS Compton	c Smith b JA Bailey	27
AW Thompson	c Gibb b Smith	23
D Bennett	b TE Bailey	18
SM Brown	c Insole b Smith	16
+LH Compton	b Smith	6
JJ Warr	run out	0
JA Young	b TE Bailey	0
AE Moss	not out	1
Extras	(2 b, 1 nb, 1 w)	4
Total	(all out, 52.4 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-10, 3-34, 4-69, 5-78, 6-100, 7-110, 8-113, 9-115, 10-120 (52.4 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	21.4	7	37	4	-	-
JA Bailey	11	4	27	1	-	-
Smith	20	3	52	4	-	-

Notes
--> TE Bailey (1) passed 6000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 9
--> D Bennett (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> DJ Insole achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 4-53)
--> AE Moss reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Essex first innings
--> AE Moss reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Essex first innings