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| Venue | County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 16th, 17th, 18th May 1956 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Worcestershire won by 82 runs |
| Points | Worcestershire 12; Somerset 4 |
| Umpires | TJ Bartley, H Elliott |
| Close of play day 1 | Somerset (1) 75/2 (Pickles 25*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Worcestershire (2) 187/4 (DW Richardson 12*, Horton 4*) |
| Worcestershire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *PE Richardson | c Wight b McMahon | 53 | |||||
| D Kenyon | c Lobb b McMahon | 21 | |||||
| G Dews | b McMahon | 2 | |||||
| RG Broadbent | st Day b McMahon | 30 | |||||
| DW Richardson | st Day b McCool | 26 | |||||
| MJ Horton | c Day b McCool | 7 | |||||
| RO Jenkins | c Day b McCool | 6 | |||||
| +R Booth | c Wight b McCool | 14 | |||||
| R Berry | b McCool | 0 | |||||
| JA Flavell | b Lobb | 12 | |||||
| LJ Coldwell | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (2 b, 2 w) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 78.3 overs) | 175 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-49, 2-56, 3-79, 4-125, 5-138, 6-143, 7-150, 8-156, 9-173, 10-175 (78.3 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lobb | 24 | 11 | 52 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lomax | 18 | 4 | 40 | 0 | - | - | |
| McMahon | 23 | 8 | 45 | 4 | - | - | |
| McCool | 13.3 | 2 | 34 | 5 | - | - | |
| Somerset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| FL Angell | b Jenkins | 30 | |||||
| L Pickles | b Berry | 25 | |||||
| PB Wight | b Jenkins | 17 | |||||
| CL McCool | c Dews b Berry | 70 | |||||
| G Atkinson | b Berry | 0 | |||||
| *MF Tremlett | c Booth b Jenkins | 10 | |||||
| JG Lomax | c Booth b Jenkins | 0 | |||||
| BA Langford | c Broadbent b Flavell | 30 | |||||
| +FGK Day | c Flavell b Berry | 25 | |||||
| B Lobb | b Horton | 3 | |||||
| JWJ McMahon | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 105.3 overs) | 213 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-53, 2-75, 3-75, 4-75, 5-88, 6-88, 7-155, 8-206, 9-213, 10-213 (105.3 ov) | |||||||
| Worcestershire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Flavell | 15 | 2 | 39 | 1 | - | - | |
| Coldwell | 11 | 4 | 24 | 0 | - | - | |
| Horton | 14.3 | 4 | 30 | 1 | - | - | |
| Berry | 38 | 21 | 41 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jenkins | 27 | 6 | 76 | 4 | - | - | |
| Worcestershire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| D Kenyon | run out | 84 | |||||
| *PE Richardson | c McCool b Langford | 23 | |||||
| G Dews | c Wight b McCool | 54 | |||||
| RG Broadbent | st Day b McCool | 6 | |||||
| DW Richardson | b McMahon | 44 | |||||
| MJ Horton | not out | 65 | |||||
| RO Jenkins | c Langford b Lobb | 20 | |||||
| +R Booth | did not bat | ||||||
| R Berry | did not bat | ||||||
| JA Flavell | did not bat | ||||||
| LJ Coldwell | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 b, 7 lb) | 8 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, declared, 108.4 overs) | 304 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-50, 2-154, 3-168, 4-173, 5-259, 6-304 (108.4 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lobb | 8.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lomax | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| McMahon | 29 | 11 | 72 | 1 | - | - | |
| McCool | 34 | 11 | 76 | 2 | - | - | |
| Langford | 31 | 6 | 75 | 1 | - | - | |
| Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| Somerset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| FL Angell | c Booth b Coldwell | 12 | |||||
| L Pickles | c Booth b Jenkins | 25 | |||||
| G Atkinson | st Booth b Horton | 18 | |||||
| PB Wight | lbw b Jenkins | 17 | |||||
| CL McCool | c Flavell b Jenkins | 30 | |||||
| *MF Tremlett | c Dews b Horton | 5 | |||||
| JG Lomax | not out | 54 | |||||
| BA Langford | lbw b Jenkins | 0 | |||||
| +FGK Day | c Coldwell b Jenkins | 23 | |||||
| JWJ McMahon | lbw b Jenkins | 0 | |||||
| B Lobb | b Jenkins | 0 | |||||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||
| Total | (all out, 62.3 overs) | 184 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-25, 2-44, 3-72, 4-72, 5-79, 6-111, 7-172, 8-172, 9-176, 10-184 (62.3 ov) | |||||||
| Worcestershire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Flavell | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Coldwell | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | |
| Horton | 27 | 9 | 82 | 2 | - | - | |
| Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jenkins | 26.3 | 7 | 77 | 7 | - | - | |
Notes
--> CL McCool (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in County Championship matches
--> D Kenyon (2) passed 15000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 30
--> MJ Horton (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> CL McCool achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings (previous best was 2-77)
--> CL McCool achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Worcestershire first innings
--> RO Jenkins reached 900 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> BA Langford retired not out in the Somerset second innings having scored 0 (team score 115/6) and later returned
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