f21844	Oxford University v Cambridge University
	University Match 1957
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 6th, 8th, 9th July 1957 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Oxford University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Cambridge University won by an innings and 186 runs
Umpires	HG Baldwin, TW Spencer
Scorers	AJB Fowler, PG Thompson (Oxford University)
Close of play day 1	Cambridge University (1) 108/5 (Goonesena 17*, Smith 0*)
Close of play day 2	Oxford University (2) 44/0 (Gibson 24*, Hobbs 15*)

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Oxford University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
I Gibson	c Barber b Wheatley	8
JAD Hobbs	lbw b Wheatley	0
*AC Walton	run out	4
CDM Melville	b Pieris	9
MA Eagar	c Dexter b Wheatley	0
RG Woodcock	c Swift b Wheatley	11
RL Jowett	c Swift b Pieris	0
+MD Scott	c Swift b Smith	0
R Bowman	b Goonesena	17
RW Wilson	not out	17
JA Bailey	b Wheatley	21
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 47 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-12, 3-16, 4-16, 5-33, 6-33, 7-36, 8-44, 9-60, 10-92 (47 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	12	3	26	1	-	-
Wheatley	15	8	15	5	-	-
Pieris	14	4	31	2	-	-
Dexter	1	0	3	0	-	-
Goonesena	5	2	12	1	-	-

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RW Barber	lbw b Woodcock	36
IM McLachlan	b Bowman	11
DJ Green	c Gibson b Bowman	20
ER Dexter	b Gibson	7
RM James	lbw b Gibson	15
*G Goonesena	c Jowett b Woodcock	211		331	21	1
CS Smith	lbw b Gibson	8
GW Cook	not out	111		167	13	-
PI Pieris	did not bat
+BT Swift	did not bat
OS Wheatley	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	5
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 137.5 overs)	424
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-67, 3-67, 4-80, 5-97, 6-135, 7-424 (137.5 ov)

Oxford University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bailey	36	5	146	0	-	-
Bowman	39	10	101	2	-	-
Melville	4	0	12	0	-	-
Woodcock	13.5	2	40	2	-	-
Gibson	17	4	48	3	-	-
Wilson	22	11	51	0	-	-
Jowett	6	0	21	0	-	-

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Oxford University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
I Gibson	run out	63
JAD Hobbs	b Smith	19
*AC Walton	st Swift b Goonesena	7
CDM Melville	lbw b Smith	6
MA Eagar	lbw b Smith	2
RG Woodcock	retired hurt	5
RL Jowett	lbw b Goonesena	0
+MD Scott	b Goonesena	22
R Bowman	c Swift b Goonesena	0
RW Wilson	b Smith	6
JA Bailey	not out	4
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 71.2 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-56, 2-82, 3-89, 4-93, 5-104, 6-123, 7-123, 8-130, 9-146 (71.2 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	30	13	42	4	-	-
Wheatley	13	4	17	0	-	-
Pieris	7	4	16	0	-	-
Goonesena	17.2	6	40	4	-	-
Barber	4	0	19	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CDM Melville made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RW Wilson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BT Swift made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RW Barber (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 32
--> DJ Green (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 4
--> G Goonesena (1) passed his previous highest score of 118 in First-Class matches
--> G Goonesena (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 130
--> GW Cook (1) equalled his previous highest score of 111 in First-Class matches
--> CS Smith reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Oxford University first innings
--> OS Wheatley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Oxford University first innings (previous best was 3-12)
--> OS Wheatley achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Oxford University first innings
--> RG Woodcock retired hurt in the Oxford University second innings having scored 5 (team score 104/4)

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G Goonesena scored 1 five in the Cambridge University first innings

 

 

 

 

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