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| Venue | Recreation Ground, Blandford on 20th, 21st July 1956 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Somerset Second XI won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Somerset Second XI won by an innings and 12 runs |
| Points | Dorset 0; Somerset Second XI 10 |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Somerset Second XI first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| PJ Eele | b Doggrell | 9 | |||||
| GL Williams | c Hardwicke b Doggrell | 1 | |||||
| R Smith | st Hunt b Jowett | 78 | |||||
| R Jones | b Doggrell | 16 | |||||
| J Baker | b Dovey | 44 | |||||
| JH Harris | c Hardwicke b Doggrell | 37 | |||||
| RT Virgin | c Foyle b Jowett | 11 | |||||
| B Roe | b Dovey | 0 | |||||
| J Hilton | c Hardwicke b Doggrell | 22 | |||||
| PH Fussell | b Dovey | 17 | |||||
| CG Mitchell | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (8 b, 5 lb) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 104.5 overs) | 248 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-10, 2-11, 3-39, 4-110, 5-162, 6-188, 7-189, 8-215, 9-?, 10-248 (104.5 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Gale | 13 | 4 | 31 | 0 | - | - | |
| Doggrell | 24 | 5 | 64 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jowett | 30 | 6 | 70 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dovey | 36.5 | 14 | 70 | 3 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dorset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | c Harris b Fussell | 57 | |||||
| MN Harbottle | c Mitchell b Hilton | 14 | |||||
| DR Foyle | c Eele b Fussell | 8 | |||||
| DE Lawes | b Hilton | 0 | |||||
| +HG Hunt | lbw b Hilton | 5 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | b Fussell | 0 | |||||
| M Hardwicke | b Hilton | 1 | |||||
| ME Doggrell | b Fussell | 19 | |||||
| DCPR Jowett | c Mitchell b Hilton | 5 | |||||
| RR Dovey | not out | 8 | |||||
| DCE Gale | lbw b Fussell | 3 | |||||
| Extras | (15 b, 7 lb, 1 nb) | 23 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 41.2 overs) | 143 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-49, 2-80, 3-89, 4-89, 5-96, 6-100, 7-122, 8-122, 9-130, 10-143 (41.2 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset Second XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Fussell | 19.2 | 3 | 54 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hilton | 15 | 5 | 50 | 5 | - | - | |
| Dorset second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MM Walford | b Mitchell | 14 | |||||
| MN Harbottle | run out | 17 | |||||
| DR Foyle | c Baker b Hilton | 9 | |||||
| DE Lawes | b Hilton | 12 | |||||
| +HG Hunt | c Mitchell b Hilton | 12 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | run out | 0 | |||||
| M Hardwicke | c Williams b Fussell | 2 | |||||
| ME Doggrell | b Fussell | 0 | |||||
| DCPR Jowett | not out | 8 | |||||
| RR Dovey | c Smith b Hilton | 4 | |||||
| DCE Gale | lbw b Fussell | 2 | |||||
| Extras | (9 b, 4 lb) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 38.1 overs) | 93 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-33, 2-48, 3-53, 4-72, 5-72, 6-72, 7-75, 8-76, 9-84, 10-93 (38.1 ov) | |||||||
| Somerset Second XI bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Fussell | 11.1 | 3 | 26 | 3 | - | - | |
| Mitchell | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - | - | |
| Hilton | 19 | 5 | 30 | 4 | - | - | |
| Smith | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> R Jones made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Harris made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Jones made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DCE Gale made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MN Harbottle made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 45 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DCE Gale made his debut for Dorset in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ME Doggrell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Somerset Second XI first innings (previous best was 4-84)
--> ME Doggrell achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Somerset Second XI first innings
--> J Hilton reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Dorset second innings
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