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f21497 cc10769	Middlesex v Kent
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 15th, 16th, 17th August 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Middlesex won by an innings and 73 runs
Points	Middlesex 12; Kent 0
Umpires	RSM Lay, EA Roberts
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 304/5 (Baldry 28, Bennett 2)
Close of play day 2	Kent (1) 81/5 (Allan 17, Evans 4)

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Ridgway b Wright	31
JG Dewes	c Fagg b Halfyard	3
*WJ Edrich	c Fagg b Wright	67
DCS Compton	c Fagg b Dixon	101
GPS Delisle	c Phebey b Allan	63
DO Baldry	not out	28
D Bennett	not out	2
+JT Murray	did not bat
FJ Titmus	did not bat
JJ Warr	did not bat
AE Moss	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 3 nb)	9
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 106 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-42, 3-198, 4-206, 5-293

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	19	7	39	0	-	-
Halfyard	25	6	62	1	-	-
Wright	23	5	86	2	-	-
Dixon	29	9	74	1	-	-
Allan	10	2	34	1	-	-

Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AH Phebey	c Robertson b Bennett	6
MC Cowdrey	b Warr	1
RC Wilson	c Murray b Bennett	45
JM Allan	c Dewes b Warr	23
AE Fagg	c Robertson b Warr	0
AL Dixon	c Robertson b Bennett	5
+TG Evans	c Bennett b Titmus	14
J Pettiford	c Moss b Warr	6
F Ridgway	not out	3
DJ Halfyard	c Robertson b Warr	2
*DVP Wright	c Bennett b Titmus	2
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 60.2 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-18, 3-63, 4-66, 5-75, 6-94, 7-103, 8-103, 9-105, 10-110 (60.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	11	4	17	0	-	-
Warr	20	5	27	5	-	-
Bennett	22	4	48	3	-	-
Titmus	7.2	2	15	2	-	-

Kent second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AH Phebey	c Robertson b Warr	7
MC Cowdrey	c Moss b Warr	2
RC Wilson	c Bennett b Warr	0
JM Allan	c Murray b Warr	0
AE Fagg	c Murray b Warr	32
AL Dixon	b Warr	30
+TG Evans	c Edrich b Warr	22
J Pettiford	st Murray b Titmus	14
F Ridgway	c Titmus b Warr	2
DJ Halfyard	b Warr	2
*DVP Wright	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 31.2 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-10, 3-10, 4-11, 5-75, 6-82, 7-112, 8-119, 9-121, 10-121 (31.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Moss	3	1	5	0	-	-
Warr	15.2	3	65	9	-	-
Bennett	2	0	16	0	-	-
Titmus	11	2	25	1	-	-

Notes
--> JG Dewes made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> GPS Delisle (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 61
--> DO Baldry (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 18
--> JJ Warr achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Kent second innings (previous best was 8-26)
--> JJ Warr reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Kent second innings
--> JJ Warr reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 5th wicket in the Kent second innings
--> JJ Warr achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Kent second innings (previous best was 8-26)