f21393 cc10681	Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
	County Championship 1956
Venue	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol on 4th, 5th, 6th July 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Gloucestershire won by an innings and 42 runs
Points	Gloucestershire 12; Leicestershire 0
Umpires	HG Baldwin, WE Phillipson
Scorers	FE Aubrey (Gloucestershire), FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire)
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 276/6 (Graveney 183*, Lambert 36*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (2) 9/4 (Jackson 0*, Smithson 0*)

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*GM Emmett	lbw b Pratt	6
CA Milton	c Hallam b van Geloven	2
DM Young	c and b Pratt	0
TW Graveney	c Savage b Pratt	190
JF Crapp	b van Geloven	3
RB Nicholls	c Firth b Pratt	6
JB Mortimore	lbw b Savage	12
GEE Lambert	c Munden b Jackson	67
+P Rochford	not out	10
C Cook	c Firth b Pratt	0
BD Wells	c Palmer b Jackson	0
Extras	(3 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 111.3 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-12, 4-28, 5-70, 6-102, 7-291, 8-296, 9-304, 10-304 (111.3 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pratt	35	4	101	5	-	-
van Geloven	23	3	78	2	-	-
Jackson	26.3	9	42	2	-	-
Munden	3	0	9	0	-	-
Palmer	15	6	31	0	-	-
Savage	9	2	35	1	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	lbw b Cook	15
MR Hallam	c Milton b Wells	17
J van Geloven	lbw b Cook	12
*CH Palmer	c Graveney b Wells	15
VE Jackson	c Mortimore b Cook	11
GA Smithson	c Graveney b Mortimore	12
RA Diment	c Rochford b Cook	22
VS Munden	c Emmett b Cook	7
+J Firth	c Milton b Wells	6
RL Pratt	b Cook	7
JS Savage	not out	2
Extras	(2 b, 3 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 108 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-33, 2-33, 3-56, 4-60, 5-81, 6-84, 7-98, 8-118, 9-122, 10-131 (108 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lambert	7	1	18	0	-	-
Milton	2	1	11	0	-	-
Cook	47	29	30	6	-	-
Wells	37	18	61	3	-	-
Mortimore	15	11	6	1	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	b Lambert	0
MR Hallam	b Lambert	3
J van Geloven	b Mortimore	4
*CH Palmer	b Lambert	0
VE Jackson	c Young b Wells	28
GA Smithson	b Lambert	12
RA Diment	not out	38
VS Munden	c Crapp b Wells	34
+J Firth	b Wells	0
RL Pratt	c Milton b Mortimore	0
JS Savage	c Rochford b Mortimore	3
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 84 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-7, 3-8, 4-9, 5-31, 6-59, 7-108, 8-110, 9-115, 10-131 (84 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lambert	17	6	27	4	-	-
Milton	2	1	2	0	-	-
Wells	28	18	22	3	-	-
Mortimore	24	9	54	3	-	-
Graveney	13	7	17	0	-	-

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Notes
--> VE Jackson (1) passed 15000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> RL Pratt achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 3-31)
--> RL Pratt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> RL Pratt achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings (previous best was 3-31)
--> RL Pratt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> BD Wells reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> C Cook reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings

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