f20605 cc10280	Kent v Middlesex
	County Championship 1954
Venue	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 4th, 5th, 6th August 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Kent 4; Middlesex 0
Umpires	AJB Fowler, JJ Hills
Close of play day 1	Kent (1) 7/1 (Allan 0*, Wilson 3*)
Close of play day 2	Kent (1) 325/7 (Hearn 37*, Ridgway 5*)

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Wright b Ridgway	18
JG Dewes	c Phebey b Wright	93
*WJ Edrich	b Ridgway	13
AW Thompson	b Wright	91
GPS Delisle	not out	42
D Bennett	b Smith	21
FJ Titmus	c Phebey b Allan	12
+LH Compton	c Smith b Allan	3
JJ Warr	not out	12
JA Young	did not bat
AE Moss	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	13
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 96 overs)	318
Fall of wickets:
1-33, 2-54, 3-216, 4-235, 5-273, 6-293, 7-297

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	21	3	49	2	-	-
Smith	21	3	60	1	-	-
Wright	14	2	46	2	-	-
Dovey	21	3	53	0	-	-
Allan	9	0	47	2	-	-
Pettiford	10	0	50	0	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AH Phebey	c Compton b Moss	0
JM Allan	c Dewes b Young	27
RC Wilson	lbw b Edrich	131
MC Cowdrey	c Moss b Young	95
J Pettiford	run out	1
P Hearn	not out	37
+TG Evans	c Titmus b Edrich	8
G Smith	c Thompson b Young	6
F Ridgway	not out	5
RR Dovey	did not bat
*DVP Wright	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 10 lb, 1 nb)	15
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 145 overs)	325
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-66, 3-262, 4-265, 5-267, 6-281, 7-315

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	14	4	37	1	-	-
Warr	12	5	24	0	-	-
Young	53	17	102	3	-	-
Titmus	22	9	57	0	-	-
Edrich	29	12	62	2	-	-
Bennett	5	1	12	0	-	-
Robertson	10	6	16	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> JDB Robertson (1) passed 24000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> JG Dewes (1) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> GPS Delisle (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> RC Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 74 in County Championship matches
--> RC Wilson (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> RC Wilson (1) passed his previous highest score of 101 in First-Class matches
--> RC Wilson (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 24
--> MC Cowdrey (1) equalled his previous highest score of 95 in County Championship matches
--> P Hearn (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 27
--> JM Allan reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings

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