f21241	Cambridge University v Lancashire
	University Match 1956
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 5th, 7th, 8th May 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	DE Davies, HL Palmer
Scorer	WE Teversham (Cambridge University)
Close of play day 1	Lancashire (1) 33/0 (Edrich 9*, Wharton 24*)
Close of play day 2	Cambridge University (2) 19/0 (O'Brien 7*, Barber 12*)

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R O'Brien	b Marner	107
RW Barber	run out	20
ER Dexter	st Jordan b Hilton	10
VR Lumsden	c Jordan b Tattersall	13
Swaranjit Singh	c sub b Tattersall	8
G Goonesena	c Marner b Hilton	42
M Kasippillai	c Goodwin b Tattersall	11
PI Pieris	not out	0
CS Smith	run out	0
*+MEL Melluish	c Wharton b Hilton	0
DJ Smith	lbw b Hilton	0
Extras	(2 b, 2 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 100.2 overs)	215
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-73, 3-98, 4-156, 5-199, 6-215, 7-215, 8-215, 9-215, 10-215 (100.2 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	18	2	37	0	-	-
Goodwin	16	1	51	0	-	-
Tattersall	23	10	60	3	-	-
Marner	12	1	31	1	-	-
Hilton	25.2	15	20	4	-	-
Collins	6	2	12	0	-	-

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Lancashire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GA Edrich	c Lumsden b Goonesena	38
A Wharton	c Swaranjit Singh b CS Smith	35
G Pullar	c Dexter b Swaranjit Singh	25
*C Washbrook	b DJ Smith	57
PT Marner	st Melluish b Goonesena	21
R Collins	b Goonesena	0
MJ Hilton	b Swaranjit Singh	45
+J Jordan	b Swaranjit Singh	37
JB Statham	b Swaranjit Singh	14
F Goodwin	b Kasippillai	1
R Tattersall	not out	0
Extras	(9 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	17
Total	(all out, 117.4 overs)	290
Fall of wickets:
1-49, 2-94, 3-109, 4-151, 5-163, 6-201, 7-255, 8-279, 9-286, 10-290 (117.4 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
CS Smith	19	3	54	1	-	-
DJ Smith	19	3	50	1	-	-
Goonesena	37	13	76	3	-	-
Pieris	4	0	13	0	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	34.4	11	74	4	-	-
Kasippillai	4	2	6	1	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R O'Brien	lbw b Tattersall	17
RW Barber	c Collins b Tattersall	58
ER Dexter	b Statham	0
VR Lumsden	c Goodwin b Collins	19
Swaranjit Singh	c Wharton b Tattersall	10
G Goonesena	c Statham b Hilton	59
M Kasippillai	b Hilton	3
CS Smith	c Hilton b Marner	2
PI Pieris	not out	27
*+MEL Melluish	c Edrich b Tattersall	5
DJ Smith	c Collins b Hilton	4
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 104.5 overs)	214
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-40, 3-75, 4-99, 5-136, 6-149, 7-166, 8-178, 9-191, 10-214 (104.5 ov)

Lancashire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	17	9	26	1	-	-
Goodwin	15	3	30	0	-	-
Tattersall	29	9	57	4	-	-
Marner	4	1	8	1	-	-
Hilton	29.5	14	53	3	-	-
Collins	8	1	23	1	-	-
Wharton	2	0	7	0	-	-

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Lancashire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GA Edrich	not out	10
A Wharton	not out	12
G Pullar	did not bat
*C Washbrook	did not bat
PT Marner	did not bat
R Collins	did not bat
MJ Hilton	did not bat
+J Jordan	did not bat
JB Statham	did not bat
F Goodwin	did not bat
R Tattersall	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 10 overs)	22

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
CS Smith	3	0	8	0	-	-
DJ Smith	3	1	7	0	-	-
Goonesena	2	2	0	0	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	2	0	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> R O'Brien (1) passed his previous highest score of 93 in First-Class matches
--> R O'Brien (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> J Jordan (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in First-Class matches
--> PI Pieris (2) passed his previous highest score of 20 in First-Class matches
--> R Tattersall reached 1000 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Cambridge University first innings

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