vca4684	Footscray v Melbourne
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1955/56
Venue	Western Oval, Melbourne on 1st, 8th October 1955 (2-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Footscray won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Footscray 0; Melbourne 0
Umpires	SV Westcott, JE Wheeler
Close of play day 1	Footscray (1) 164/6 (Priddle 81*, Dean 25*)

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Footscray first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
KW McMeeken	b Smith	0
BC Neate	b Smith	4
IC Priddle	not out	81
*GJ Murray	b Daniel	16
KH Eastwood	lbw b Smith	14
+BH Wright	c Thoms b Fairbairn	19
JW Mann	lbw b Fairbairn	0
AE Dean	not out	25
AN Marks	did not bat
IC Stewart	did not bat
AC Day	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(6 wickets, 43 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-11, 3-35, 4-69, 5-112, 6-112

Melbourne bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	13	2	33	3	-	-
Fairbairn	13	1	52	2	-	-
Daniel	9	1	41	1	-	-
Kline	8	0	33	0	-	-

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Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GR Thoms	did not bat
WN Ponsford	did not bat
MR Haysom	did not bat
RB Stevens	did not bat
CN Crompton	did not bat
J Daniel	did not bat
DI McCann	did not bat
*CL Fairbairn	did not bat
LF Kline	did not bat
+GW Longney	did not bat
CR Smith	did not bat

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

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