| f22733 cc11340 |
|
| Venue | Edgbaston, Birmingham on 6th, 8th, 9th June 1959 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Somerset won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Warwickshire won by 6 wickets |
| Points | Warwickshire 12; Somerset 2 |
| Umpires | JB Bowes, H Yarnold |
| Close of play day 1 | Somerset (1) 186/5 (McCool 22*, Alley 0*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Somerset (2) 30/0 (Atkinson 17*, Lomax 13*) |
| Somerset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| G Atkinson | c Cartwright b Townsend | 61 | |||||
| JG Lomax | c Townsend b Thompson | 14 | |||||
| PB Wight | c Fox b Thompson | 69 | |||||
| CL McCool | b Wheatley | 54 | |||||
| KE Palmer | c Fox b Wheatley | 1 | |||||
| AGT Whitehead | c Fox b Wheatley | 0 | |||||
| WE Alley | lbw b Wheatley | 57 | |||||
| *MF Tremlett | b Thompson | 1 | |||||
| +HW Stephenson | c Bridge b Wheatley | 15 | |||||
| BA Langford | c Townsend b Wheatley | 0 | |||||
| B Lobb | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (16 b, 7 lb, 2 nb) | 25 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 111.2 overs) | 297 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-22, 2-159, 3-159, 4-181, 5-185, 6-240, 7-247, 8-290, 9-296, 10-297 (111.2 ov) | |||||||
| Warwickshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wheatley | 39.2 | 8 | 100 | 6 | - | - | |
| Thompson | 44 | 9 | 107 | 3 | - | - | |
| Cartwright | 18 | 6 | 41 | 0 | - | - | |
| Townsend | 10 | 4 | 24 | 1 | - | - | |
| Warwickshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| NF Horner | c and b Whitehead | 65 | |||||
| WJP Stewart | c Whitehead b Lobb | 12 | |||||
| TW Cartwright | b Alley | 10 | |||||
| *MJK Smith | lbw b Alley | 9 | |||||
| AVG Wolton | b Alley | 0 | |||||
| A Townsend | not out | 31 | |||||
| Khalid Ibadulla | b Lobb | 6 | |||||
| WB Bridge | not out | 10 | |||||
| +JG Fox | did not bat | ||||||
| RG Thompson | did not bat | ||||||
| OS Wheatley | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 3 lb) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, declared, 52 overs) | 149 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-23, 2-44, 3-70, 4-70, 5-108, 6-122 | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lobb | 17 | 3 | 50 | 2 | - | - | |
| Palmer | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alley | 11 | 1 | 30 | 3 | - | - | |
| McCool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lomax | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Whitehead | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | - | |
| Somerset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| G Atkinson | c Townsend b Wheatley | 17 | |||||
| JG Lomax | lbw b Bridge | 20 | |||||
| PB Wight | b Wheatley | 10 | |||||
| CL McCool | c Wolton b Bridge | 52 | |||||
| WE Alley | c Khalid Ibadulla b Bridge | 8 | |||||
| KE Palmer | b Wheatley | 1 | |||||
| *MF Tremlett | c Horner b Bridge | 0 | |||||
| B Lobb | not out | 1 | |||||
| AGT Whitehead | did not bat | ||||||
| +HW Stephenson | did not bat | ||||||
| BA Langford | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (3 b, 1 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 41 overs) | 113 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-32, 2-44, 3-74, 4-109, 5-109, 6-110, 7-113 (41 ov) | |||||||
| Warwickshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wheatley | 21 | 4 | 41 | 3 | - | - | |
| Cartwright | 10 | 3 | 25 | 0 | - | - | |
| Townsend | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 8 | 1 | 39 | 4 | - | - | |
| Warwickshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| WJP Stewart | b Lomax | 50 | |||||
| NF Horner | c Atkinson b Alley | 37 | |||||
| TW Cartwright | not out | 101 | |||||
| *MJK Smith | c Stephenson b Lobb | 50 | |||||
| AVG Wolton | b Palmer | 13 | |||||
| A Townsend | not out | 8 | |||||
| Khalid Ibadulla | did not bat | ||||||
| WB Bridge | did not bat | ||||||
| +JG Fox | did not bat | ||||||
| RG Thompson | did not bat | ||||||
| OS Wheatley | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (4 b, 1 lb) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets, 50.1 overs) | 264 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-69, 2-105, 3-231, 4-249 | |||||||
| Somerset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lobb | 11 | 1 | 60 | 1 | - | - | |
| Palmer | 10 | 1 | 62 | 1 | - | - | |
| Alley | 14 | 1 | 41 | 1 | - | - | |
| McCool | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lomax | 11 | 0 | 63 | 1 | - | - | |
| Whitehead | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Langford | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> CL McCool (1) passed 10000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> WE Alley (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 42
--> A Townsend (1) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 21
--> WB Bridge (1) equalled his previous highest score of 10 in County Championship matches
--> CL McCool (2) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 3
--> TW Cartwright (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 87
--> OS Wheatley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset first innings (previous best was 5-47)
--> B Lobb reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Warwickshire second innings
This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles
LATEST SCORES
CURRENT EVENTS
- Afghanistan in Zimbabwe 2025/26
- Bulgaria in Cyprus 2025/26
- Canada Women in Tanzania 2025/26
- Canada Women in Uganda 2025/26
- Cyprus International Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025/26
- England in Australia 2025/26
- England in New Zealand 2025/26
- ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two 2023/24 to 2027
- ICC Women's World Cup 2025/26
- India in Australia 2025/26
- Ireland in Bangladesh 2025/26
- Pakistan International T20 Tri-series 2025/26
- South Africa in India 2025/26
- South Africa in Pakistan 2025/26
- South American Championships 2025/26
- Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2025/26
- West Indies in Bangladesh 2025/26
- West Indies in New Zealand 2025/26
View all Current Events CLICK HERE


