f20836 cc10353	Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1955
Venue	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 18th, 19th, 20th May 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Leicestershire won by 2 wickets
Points	Gloucestershire 0; Leicestershire 12
Umpires	D Davies, DE Davies
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), HR Headford (Gloucestershire)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 125/6 (Munden 17*, Walsh 5*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 54/1 (Hallam 23*, Tompkin 23*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DM Young	c Spencer b Jackson	40
TW Graveney	c Hallam b Munden	49
*GM Emmett	c Spencer b Jackson	4
CA Milton	c Smithson b Munden	0
JF Crapp	c Spencer b Jackson	1
GEE Lambert	b Munden	9
JB Mortimore	c Firth b Munden	0
+P Rochford	c Smithson b Munden	1
C Cook	b Jackson	0
BD Wells	c Hallam b Jackson	0
FP McHugh	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 46.3 overs)	107
Fall of wickets:
1-81, 2-88, 3-89, 4-90, 5-103, 6-103, 7-103, 8-106, 9-106, 10-107 (46.3 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	5	2	9	0	-	-
Boshier	5	1	16	0	-	-
Munden	18.3	8	39	5	-	-
Jackson	18	5	40	5	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	b Cook	2
MR Hallam	c Milton b Mortimore	22
M Tompkin	c Emmett b Mortimore	40
*CH Palmer	c Emmett b Mortimore	0
GA Smithson	b Mortimore	7
VE Jackson	c Cook b Wells	25
VS Munden	c Mortimore b Lambert	17
JE Walsh	c Rochford b McHugh	20
+J Firth	b McHugh	5
CT Spencer	b Lambert	4
BS Boshier	not out	0
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 77.2 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-31, 3-31, 4-45, 5-99, 6-112, 7-125, 8-142, 9-149, 10-153 (77.2 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cook	17	5	45	1	-	-
Wells	22	10	32	1	-	-
Mortimore	26	10	41	4	-	-
Lambert	7.2	1	16	2	-	-
McHugh	5	1	8	2	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DM Young	b Jackson	39
TW Graveney	lbw b Munden	29
JF Crapp	c and b Lester	73
CA Milton	b Jackson	9
*GM Emmett	b Munden	8
GEE Lambert	b Jackson	0
JB Mortimore	lbw b Jackson	12
+P Rochford	c Tompkin b Jackson	1
C Cook	b Spencer	2
BD Wells	st Firth b Lester	0
FP McHugh	not out	2
Extras	(8 b, 1 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 91 overs)	184
Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-79, 3-103, 4-116, 5-117, 6-133, 7-149, 8-180, 9-182, 10-184 (91 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	8	1	22	1	-	-
Boshier	2	0	11	0	-	-
Munden	38	11	76	2	-	-
Jackson	41	16	63	5	-	-
Lester	2	0	3	2	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Rochford b Lambert	2
MR Hallam	b Mortimore	34
M Tompkin	b Wells	27
*CH Palmer	b Cook	9
GA Smithson	c Graveney b Wells	0
VE Jackson	b Cook	23
VS Munden	c Emmett b Cook	0
JE Walsh	lbw b Mortimore	24
+J Firth	not out	2
CT Spencer	not out	3
BS Boshier	did not bat
Extras	(9 b, 8 lb)	17
Total	(8 wickets, 71.4 overs)	141
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-68, 3-79, 4-79, 5-91, 6-91, 7-134, 8-138

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cook	15	8	23	3	-	-
Wells	17	6	34	2	-	-
Mortimore	19.4	11	21	2	-	-
Lambert	17	2	36	1	-	-
McHugh	3	1	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> MR Hallam (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> VS Munden reached 250 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> JB Mortimore reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings

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