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| Venue | The Recreation Ground, Dorchester on 29th, 30th August 1956 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Points | Dorset 3; Oxfordshire 1 |
| Umpires | TS Jennings, WH Stephens |
| Scorers | S Hey (Dorset), HT Lewendon (Oxfordshire) |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Dorset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| DCPR Jowett | retired hurt | 62 | |||||
| GES Woodhouse | c Wilenkin b Laitt | 5 | |||||
| GWL Courtenay | c Carr b Laitt | 0 | |||||
| GGL Hebden | c Wilenkin b Laitt | 37 | |||||
| DA Bulfield | c Honey b Strange | 49 | |||||
| M Hardwicke | not out | 35 | |||||
| *DJW Bridge | b Banton | 12 | |||||
| ME Doggrell | c and b Laitt | 19 | |||||
| RR Dovey | c Gibson b Laitt | 7 | |||||
| APF Alexander | c Bush b Laitt | 8 | |||||
| +RL Small | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 b, 3 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, declared, 91.1 overs) | 238 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-20, 2-20, 3-110, 4-181, 5-196, 6-218, 7-225, 8-238 (91.1 ov) | |||||||
| Oxfordshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Strange | 26 | 4 | 63 | 1 | - | - | |
| Laitt | 38.1 | 13 | 86 | 6 | - | - | |
| Banton | 16 | 3 | 49 | 1 | - | - | |
| Gibson | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| MacDonald | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | - | - | |
| Oxfordshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +CTG Carr | c Hardwicke b Doggrell | 0 | |||||
| *JE Bush | c Bridge b Dovey | 27 | |||||
| KT Talboys | c Dovey b Doggrell | 13 | |||||
| BCG Wilenkin | c Courtenay b Doggrell | 1 | |||||
| EJ Gardner | c Jowett b Dovey | 6 | |||||
| EC Honey | b Bridge | 0 | |||||
| D Banton | c Hebden b Bridge | 0 | |||||
| DJ Laitt | lbw b Dovey | 3 | |||||
| TA Gibson | c Bridge b Dovey | 0 | |||||
| DA MacDonald | not out | 6 | |||||
| TV Strange | b Bridge | 7 | |||||
| Extras | (1 b, 2 w) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 59.2 overs) | 66 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1, 2-25, 3-28, 4-45, 5-48, 6-50, 7-50, 8-50, 9-59, 10-66 (59.2 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Doggrell | 15 | 8 | 18 | 3 | - | - | |
| Alexander | 10 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| Hebden | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| Dovey | 15 | 9 | 13 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 12.2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | - | - | |
| Oxfordshire second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| BCG Wilenkin | c Alexander b Doggrell | 0 | |||||
| *JE Bush | b Doggrell | 6 | |||||
| KT Talboys | b Dovey | 31 | |||||
| EJ Gardner | c Doggrell b Dovey | 1 | |||||
| EC Honey | b Jowett | 14 | |||||
| D Banton | c Courtenay b Jowett | 32 | |||||
| DJ Laitt | lbw b Dovey | 43 | |||||
| +CTG Carr | not out | 17 | |||||
| TA Gibson | c Bridge b Dovey | 0 | |||||
| DA MacDonald | not out | 2 | |||||
| TV Strange | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (22 b, 1 nb) | 23 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, 96 overs) | 169 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-0, 2-7, 3-20, 4-54, 5-54, 6-138, 7-146, 8-158 | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Doggrell | 13 | 3 | 20 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alexander | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
| Dovey | 32 | 15 | 48 | 4 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 13 | 6 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jowett | 24 | 14 | 30 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bulfield | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hardwicke | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | |
| Woodhouse | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> RL Small made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BCG Wilenkin made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EJ Gardner made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EC Honey made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DA MacDonald made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DA Bulfield (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RR Dovey reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Oxfordshire second innings
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