minc4531	Essex Second XI v Middlesex Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1953
Venue	London Hospital Cricket Club Ground, Walthamstow on 22nd, 23rd July 1953 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex Second XI won by 31 runs
Points	Essex Second XI 10; Middlesex Second XI 0
Close of play day 1

Essex Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GHS West	b Hurst	45
P Shott	c MP Murray b Biggs	0
B Taylor	c Jackson b Hooker	21
LHR Ralph	b Baldry	77
EAW Stanley	c Smith b Hooker	11
D Mills	c Biggs b Jackson	0
WG Spencer	c Biggs b Jackson	5
NF Sammons	lbw b Jackson	5
R Vickers	run out	1
D Wilson	b Jackson	0
DA Fenner	not out	2
Extras	(6 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 61.4 overs)	178
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-62, 3-96, 4-123, 5-139, 6-151, 7-158, 8-173, 9-175, 10-178 (61.4 ov)

Middlesex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jackson	14	1	49	4	-	-
Biggs	15	3	39	1	-	-
Bick	5	1	15	0	-	-
Baldry	8.4	2	15	1	-	-
Hooker	10	4	28	2	-	-
Hurst	9	3	21	1	-	-

Middlesex Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MP Murray	b Vickers	16
JT Murray	c Ralph b Wilson	0
DO Baldry	b Wilson	2
P Smith	b Vickers	8
RW Hooker	run out	33
DA Bick	c Sammons b Vickers	0
RJ Hurst	c Taylor b Shott	19
A Biggs	b Wilson	20
JM Sims	run out	5
RV Bell	lbw b Fenner	2
E Jackson	not out	8
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 46.5 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-20, 3-22, 4-31, 5-31, 6-76, 7-84, 8-89, 9-100, 10-120 (46.5 ov)

Essex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wilson	10.5	2	33	3	-	-
Vickers	17	6	38	3	-	-
Shott	11	3	28	1	-	-
Fenner	6	2	11	1	-	-
Ralph	2	1	3	0	-	-

Essex Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GHS West	b Biggs	10
P Shott	b Jackson	5
B Taylor	b Biggs	2
LHR Ralph	c MP Murray b Jackson	3
EAW Stanley	not out	79
D Mills	c MP Murray b Bick	13
WG Spencer	c Hurst b Biggs	16
NF Sammons	did not bat
R Vickers	did not bat
D Wilson	did not bat
DA Fenner	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	5
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 39.5 overs)	133
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-17, 3-23, 4-27, 5-90, 6-133 (39.5 ov)

Middlesex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jackson	12	2	38	2	-	-
Biggs	11.5	4	29	3	-	-
Bick	8	1	23	1	-	-
Hooker	3	0	17	0	-	-
Hurst	5	2	21	0	-	-

Middlesex Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MP Murray	b Ralph	46
JT Murray	b Vickers	0
DO Baldry	b Wilson	32
P Smith	c and b Shott	24
RW Hooker	b Ralph	6
DA Bick	run out	28
RJ Hurst	b Shott	4
A Biggs	b Shott	1
JM Sims	c Vickers b Ralph	13
RV Bell	not out	2
E Jackson	b Ralph	1
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 42.2 overs)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-67, 3-75, 4-81, 5-121, 6-140, 7-155, 8-156, 9-159, 10-160 (42.2 ov)

Essex Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wilson	9	2	53	1	-	-
Vickers	6	1	27	1	-	-
Shott	11	3	27	3	-	-
Fenner	4	0	13	0	-	-
Ralph	12.2	1	37	4	-	-

Notes
--> D Mills made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Vickers made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D Wilson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Smith made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Hooker made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> E Jackson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NF Sammons made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EAW Stanley (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 8
--> DO Baldry (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 16
--> A Biggs achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Essex Second XI second innings (previous best was 2-58)
--> LHR Ralph achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Middlesex Second XI second innings (previous best was 4-40)