02/07Result

County Championship at Blackheath, Jul 2-4 1955

KentKentKEN
107 & 205 (86.4 ov)
SurreySurreySUR
340/5d

Surrey won by an inns & 28 runs

02/07Result

County Championship at Blackheath, Jul 2-4 1955

KentKentKEN
107 & 205 (86.4 ov)
SurreySurreySUR
340/5d

Surrey won by an inns & 28 runs

Kent 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
AE Fagg
c †McIntyre b Lock
49
AH Phebey
c Stewart b AV Bedser
0
RC Wilson
b AV Bedser
4
MC Cowdrey
st †McIntyre b Laker
3
J Pettiford
c May b Lock
0
AL Dixon
c Stewart b Lock
2
TG Evans †
c May b Laker
11
G Smith
lbw b Laker
4
JG Spanswick
c Stewart b Lock
18
DVP Wright (c)
c May b Lock
3
JCT Page
not out
1
Extras
12 (b 4, lb 8)
TOTAL
107 all out (45.2 Overs, RR: 2.36)
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-21, 3-37, 4-46, 5-60, 6-81, 7-81, 8-103, 9-103, 10-107
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
AV Bedser 6 1 12 2 2 0 0
HRA Kelleher 4 1 6 0 1.5 0 0
GAR Lock 18.2 8 43 5 2.34 0 0
JC Laker 17 6 34 3 2 0 0

Surrey 1st Innings
BATSMEN
R
DGW Fletcher
b Dixon
62
MJ Stewart
c Pettiford b Smith
118
PBH May (c)
c Spanswick b Dixon
102
B Constable
c Phebey b Dixon
30
KF Barrington
not out
5
EA Bedser
lbw b Page
0
AJW McIntyre †
not out
10
Extras
13 (b 4, lb 6, nb 3)
TOTAL
340/5d (80 Overs, RR: 4.25)
Did not bat: JC Laker, GAR Lock, AV Bedser, HRA Kelleher
Fall of wickets: 1-118, 2-243, 3-316, 4-325, 5-326
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
G Smith 19 4 62 1 3.26 0 0
JG Spanswick 16 2 79 0 4.93 0 0
JCT Page 16 3 61 1 3.81 0 0
DVP Wright 9 0 54 0 6 0 0
J Pettiford 1 0 8 0 8 0 0
AL Dixon 19 5 63 3 3.31 0 0

Kent 2nd Innings
BATSMEN
R
AE Fagg
lbw b Laker
18
AH Phebey
c †McIntyre b Kelleher
4
RC Wilson
b Lock
35
MC Cowdrey
b AV Bedser
67
J Pettiford
b EA Bedser
31
AL Dixon
c May b AV Bedser
0
TG Evans †
b AV Bedser
0
G Smith
c †McIntyre b EA Bedser
28
JG Spanswick
not out
6
DVP Wright (c)
c Constable b Lock
4
JCT Page
b EA Bedser
4
Extras
8 (b 2, lb 6)
TOTAL
205 all out (86.4 Overs, RR: 2.36)
Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-25, 3-115, 4-143, 5-145, 6-145, 7-190, 8-191, 9-200, 10-205
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
AV Bedser 17 6 43 3 2.52 0 0
HRA Kelleher 7 3 6 1 0.85 0 0
GAR Lock 29 10 61 2 2.1 0 0
JC Laker 21 6 52 1 2.47 0 0
EA Bedser 12.4 6 35 3 2.76 0 0

Match Details

Rectory Field, Blackheath

Series

County Championship 1955

Season

Match days

2,4 July 1955 (3-day match)

Umpires

Points

Surrey 12, Kent 0

Close of Play

Sat, 2 Jul - day 1 - Surrey 1st innings 340/5 (KF Barrington 5*, AJW McIntyre 10*)
Sun, 3 Jul - rest day
Mon, 4 Jul - day 2 - Kent 2nd innings 205 (86.4 ov) - end of match

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County Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	4	4	0	0	48
KEN	1	0	1	0	0
SOM	1	0	1	0	0
SUS	1	0	1	0	0
WOR	1	0	1	0	0
DER	0	0	0	0	0
GLO	0	0	0	0	0
LAN	0	0	0	0	0
LEI	0	0	0	0	0
NOR	0	0	0	0	0
WAR	0	0	0	0	0
YOR	0	0	0	0	0