f21324 cc10633	Leicestershire v Kent
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Grace Road, Leicester on 6th, 7th, 8th June 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Leicestershire 0; Kent 0
Umpires	WFF Price, FW Shipston
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), WH Hansford (Kent)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 321 all out
Close of play day 2	Kent (1) 258/6 (Dixon 76*, Ufton 17*)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	b Shirreff	71
MR Hallam	c Ufton b Shirreff	126
M Tompkin	c Ufton b Shirreff	43
*CH Palmer	st Ufton b Shirreff	42
VE Jackson	b Shirreff	2
GA Smithson	b Shirreff	2
VS Munden	c Ufton b Halfyard	3
J van Geloven	c Shirreff b Halfyard	21
+J Firth	c Phebey b Shirreff	0
JE Walsh	c Halfyard b Shirreff	1
CT Spencer	not out	3
Extras	(6 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 110.1 overs)	321
Fall of wickets:
1-202, 2-203, 3-282, 4-286, 5-291, 6-294, 7-300, 8-301, 9-305, 10-321 (110.1 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Halfyard	27.1	4	77	2	-	-
Shirreff	35	9	111	8	-	-
Page	27	8	62	0	-	-
Pettiford	4	1	27	0	-	-
Dixon	17	6	37	0	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AE Fagg	lbw b Palmer	90
AH Phebey	c Lester b Spencer	11
RC Wilson	c Firth b Spencer	2
SE Leary	b Palmer	41
J Pettiford	b Spencer	1
AF Brazier	c Lester b Spencer	14
AL Dixon	not out	76
+DG Ufton	not out	17
AC Shirreff	did not bat
DJ Halfyard	did not bat
JCT Page	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(6 wickets, 113.5 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-25, 3-112, 4-131, 5-156, 6-170

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	25	3	84	4	-	-
van Geloven	9	4	16	0	-	-
Palmer	24	11	40	2	-	-
Jackson	26.5	15	40	0	-	-
Walsh	20	5	50	0	-	-
Munden	6	1	15	0	-	-
Lester	3	0	7	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> JE Walsh made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JE Walsh made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MR Hallam (1) passed his previous highest score of 98 in First-Class matches
--> MR Hallam (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> MR Hallam (1) passed his previous highest score of 98 in County Championship matches
--> MR Hallam (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> MR Hallam (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 95
--> M Tompkin (1) passed 19500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> AC Shirreff achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 7-81)
--> AC Shirreff achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire first innings (previous best was 6-55)

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