misc31748	Hampshire v Somerset
	Other matches in England 1953
Venue	County Ground, Southampton on 29th, 30th April 1953 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Players	12 per side
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 126/1 (Kitson 35*, Lawrence 42*)

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NH Rogers	c Langford b Mitchell	8
JR Gray	c Brocklehurst b Lawrence	41
G Hill	c Kitson b Langford	16
RE Marshall	c Lawrence b Mitchell	81
*EDR Eagar	c Tremlett b Lawrence	57
RO Prouton	c Gimblett b Lawrence	19
C Walker	lbw b Mitchell	43
D Shackleton	c Buse b Smith	18
RA Dare	run out	5
OCW Cooper	lbw b Smith	0
AWH Rayment	not out	6
+L Harrison	c Buse b Smith	1
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 77.5 overs)	299
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-299 (77.5 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	22	3	65	3	-	-
Buse	11	2	34	0	-	-
Lawrence	23	5	92	3	-	-
Langford	14	0	87	1	-	-
Smith	7.5	1	17	3	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Gimblett	c Eagar b Hill	41
DL Kitson	not out	35
J Lawrence	not out	42
CG Mitchell	did not bat
*BG Brocklehurst	did not bat
MF Tremlett	did not bat
HFT Buse	did not bat
R Smith	did not bat
BA Langford	did not bat
[unknown]	did not bat
[unknown]	did not bat
[unknown]	did not bat
Extras		8
Total	(1 wicket)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-? (Gimblett)

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hill	?	?	?	1	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.

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