f20611 cc10285	Essex v Hampshire
	County Championship 1954
Venue	Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea on 7th, 9th, 10th August 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Essex 0; Hampshire 0
Umpires	HL Palmer, AE Pothecary
Close of play day 1	Hampshire (1) 75/3 (Bridger 12*, Harrison 12*)
Close of play day 2	Hampshire (1) 75/4 (Bridger 12*)

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Hampshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NH Rogers	lbw b JA Bailey	27
JR Gray	c Vigar b Insole	22
JR Bridger	not out	30
*EDR Eagar	c Gibb b Insole	1
+L Harrison	c Vigar b Smith	12
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	c Vigar b Insole	29
AWH Rayment	not out	12
MB Heath	did not bat
D Shackleton	did not bat
RA Dare	did not bat
MD Burden	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 71.4 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-34, 3-38, 4-51, 5-89

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
TE Bailey	26	2	49	0	-	-
JA Bailey	15.4	3	26	1	-	-
Smith	14	5	18	1	-	-
Insole	16	6	40	3	-	-

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RE Evans	c Gray b Dare	12
TC Dodds	c Gray b Shackleton	2
+PA Gibb	b Shackleton	22
R Smith	c Shackleton b Heath	0
*DJ Insole	b Gray	18
TE Bailey	lbw b Gray	29
R Horsfall	c Harrison b Heath	13
CCP Williams	c Heath b Gray	2
FH Vigar	not out	3
WT Greensmith	not out	0
JA Bailey	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb)	10
Total	(8 wickets, 35 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-34, 3-38, 4-51, 5-89, 6-90, 7-94, 8-107

Hampshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Heath	15	3	43	2	-	-
Shackleton	13	2	36	2	-	-
Gray	3	0	8	3	-	-
Dare	2	1	4	1	-	-
Burden	2	1	10	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RA Dare made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RA Dare made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> TC Dodds (1) passed 12000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 1
--> PA Gibb (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7

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