f20429 cc10141	Yorkshire v Gloucestershire
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Bramall Lane, Sheffield on 26th, 27th May 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Yorkshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Points	Yorkshire 12; Gloucestershire 4
Umpires	TJ Bartley, D Davies
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (2) 10/0 (Young 2*, Rochford 5*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GM Emmett	c Wilson b Appleyard	70
DM Young	c Trueman b Appleyard	6
JVC Griffiths	lbw b Trueman	2
GEE Lambert	c Lowson b Close	12
*JF Crapp	b Close	15
JB Mortimore	b Appleyard	4
RB Nicholls	lbw b Close	3
+P Rochford	c Appleyard b Close	5
C Cook	b Close	8
BD Wells	c Wardle b Close	32
FP McHugh	not out	0
Extras	(13 lb, 1 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 59.4 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-43, 3-100, 4-100, 5-111, 6-118, 7-123, 8-131, 9-162, 10-171 (59.4 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	11	3	44	1	-	-
Appleyard	22	6	40	3	-	-
Wardle	11	4	28	0	-	-
Close	15.4	3	45	6	-	-

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Yorkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c Rochford b Lambert	2
JV Wilson	c Rochford b McHugh	0
W Watson	b McHugh	18
EI Lester	c Rochford b Lambert	4
*NWD Yardley	lbw b McHugh	0
DB Close	b Wells	40
R Illingworth	c Griffiths b Cook	43
+R Booth	b Mortimore	0
JH Wardle	b Lambert	20
FS Trueman	b Cook	4
R Appleyard	not out	0
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 40.4 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-2, 3-8, 4-13, 5-48, 6-84, 7-85, 8-134, 9-138, 10-138 (40.4 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lambert	15.4	4	49	3	-	-
McHugh	13	4	38	3	-	-
Mortimore	8	2	28	1	-	-
Wells	2	0	12	1	-	-
Cook	2	1	4	2	-	-

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DM Young	c Lowson b Appleyard	8
+P Rochford	b Trueman	13
JVC Griffiths	b Trueman	9
GM Emmett	lbw b Trueman	8
*JF Crapp	c Lowson b Appleyard	29
GEE Lambert	c Wardle b Appleyard	22
JB Mortimore	run out	0
RB Nicholls	not out	31
C Cook	b Trueman	7
BD Wells	c Watson b Trueman	6
FP McHugh	st Booth b Wardle	0
Extras	(7 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 51.2 overs)	143
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-31, 3-40, 4-49, 5-88, 6-93, 7-105, 8-135, 9-143, 10-143 (51.2 ov)

Yorkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Trueman	13	1	46	5	-	-
Appleyard	22	11	45	3	-	-
Wardle	11.2	3	26	1	-	-
Close	5	1	16	0	-	-

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Yorkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FA Lowson	c Nicholls b Lambert	0
JV Wilson	lbw b Wells	27
W Watson	c Emmett b Mortimore	59
EI Lester	c Young b Mortimore	12
*NWD Yardley	not out	39
DB Close	not out	32
R Illingworth	did not bat
+R Booth	did not bat
JH Wardle	did not bat
FS Trueman	did not bat
R Appleyard	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb)	9
Total	(4 wickets, 53.2 overs)	178
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-67, 3-98, 4-114

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lambert	12	3	31	1	-	-
McHugh	11.2	2	41	0	-	-
Mortimore	15	5	48	2	-	-
Wells	10	1	32	1	-	-
Cook	3	0	10	0	-	-
Griffiths	2	0	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> BD Wells (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> BD Wells (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in County Championship matches
--> FS Trueman (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> W Watson (2) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 33
--> DB Close (2) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 17
--> DB Close achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 6-47)
--> DB Close achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 6-47)
--> FP McHugh reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Yorkshire first innings

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