| f21334 | |
| Venue | The University Parks, Oxford on 9th, 11th, 12th June 1956 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Sussex won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Umpires | H Elliott, D Hendren |
| Close of play day 1 | No play |
| Close of play day 2 | Oxford University (1) 27/1 (Allan 15*) |
| Sussex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| DV Smith | c Eagar b Phillips | 62 | |||||
| ASM Oakman | c and b Allan | 56 | |||||
| DJ Foreman | c Eagar b Kentish | 2 | |||||
| KG Suttle | c Napier b Branston | 18 | |||||
| AAK Lawrence | not out | 18 | |||||
| RH Willson | did not bat | ||||||
| *RG Marlar | did not bat | ||||||
| NI Thomson | did not bat | ||||||
| G Potter | did not bat | ||||||
| AE James | did not bat | ||||||
| +DN Mantell | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (6 b, 1 lb, 2 nb) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets, declared, 58.1 overs) | 165 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-109, 2-115, 3-125, 4-165 (58.1 ov) | |||||||
| Oxford University bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Kentish | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 | - | - | |
| Phillips | 19 | 6 | 49 | 1 | - | - | |
| Branston | 9.1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | - | - | |
| Allan | 20 | 7 | 42 | 1 | - | - | |
| Oxford University first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JEW Kirby | c Smith b Oakman | 7 | |||||
| JM Allan | c Potter b Marlar | 26 | |||||
| AC Walton | not out | 116 | |||||
| JM Kumleben | not out | 20 | |||||
| MA Eagar | did not bat | ||||||
| +AP Walshe | did not bat | ||||||
| CDM Melville | did not bat | ||||||
| JB Phillips | did not bat | ||||||
| JRM Branston | did not bat | ||||||
| RS Napier | did not bat | ||||||
| ESM Kentish | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (5 b, 1 lb) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (2 wickets, declared, 37.5 overs) | 175 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-27, 2-107 | |||||||
| Sussex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Thomson | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| James | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | |
| Oakman | 17.5 | 4 | 86 | 1 | - | - | |
| Marlar | 16 | 3 | 74 | 1 | - | - | |
| Sussex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| ASM Oakman | c Melville b Allan | 110 | |||||
| AAK Lawrence | c Kirby b Phillips | 24 | |||||
| RH Willson | c Walton b Phillips | 1 | |||||
| KG Suttle | c Melville b Allan | 7 | |||||
| DJ Foreman | lbw b Allan | 4 | |||||
| *RG Marlar | c Walton b Phillips | 6 | |||||
| NI Thomson | not out | 32 | |||||
| G Potter | not out | 7 | |||||
| DV Smith | did not bat | ||||||
| AE James | did not bat | ||||||
| +DN Mantell | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 b, 3 lb, 2 nb) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, declared, 46 overs) | 197 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-100, 2-106, 3-131, 4-150, 5-151, 6-167 | |||||||
| Oxford University bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Kentish | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | - | - | |
| Phillips | 20 | 0 | 79 | 3 | - | - | |
| Allan | 18 | 2 | 73 | 3 | - | - | |
| Napier | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | - | - | |
| Oxford University second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| JEW Kirby | b Marlar | 22 | |||||
| MA Eagar | lbw b Marlar | 5 | |||||
| AC Walton | c Smith b Marlar | 0 | |||||
| JM Kumleben | c Foreman b Thomson | 67 | |||||
| +AP Walshe | c Willson b Marlar | 0 | |||||
| CDM Melville | not out | 43 | |||||
| JM Allan | b Marlar | 0 | |||||
| JB Phillips | b Marlar | 0 | |||||
| JRM Branston | b Marlar | 4 | |||||
| RS Napier | run out | 0 | |||||
| ESM Kentish | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (4 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (9 wickets, 48 overs) | 145 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-12, 2-14, 3-72, 4-72, 5-135, 6-135, 7-135, 8-145, 9-145 (48 ov) | |||||||
| Sussex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Thomson | 11 | 3 | 25 | 1 | - | - | |
| James | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Oakman | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | - | - | |
| Marlar | 22 | 6 | 72 | 7 | - | - | |
| Willson | 8 | 3 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> Day 2 Lunch: Oxford University (1) ?/? (Walton 116*, [unknown] ?*)
--> CDM Melville made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RS Napier made his debut in First-Class matches
--> JEW Kirby made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RS Napier made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AC Walton (1) passed his previous highest score of 108 in First-Class matches
--> ASM Oakman (2) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> AAK Lawrence (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> JM Kumleben (2) passed his previous highest score of 56 in First-Class matches
--> JRM Branston made his debut for Oxford University in First-Class matches
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