First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v LANCASHIRE Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, July 7, 9, 10, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Lancashire 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Edrich b Hilton 57 c Howard b Hilton 8 2 A.V.Avery c Wilson b Highton 7 not out 12 3 †P.A.Gibb b Grieves 19 c Highton b Hilton 0 4 R.Horsfall lbw b Grieves 0 not out 18 5 *D.J.Insole st Wilson b Hilton 19 6 T.E.Bailey c Booth b Berry 92 7 R.Smith c Howard b Wharton 103 8 F.H.Vigar not out 52 9 T.P.B.Smith b Hilton 1 10 W.T.Greensmith not out 15 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 14, lb 3, w 2 19 b 1, lb 1 2 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 384 (2 wickets, declared) 40 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-78, 3-78, 4-108, 5-113, 6-291, 7-337, 8-338 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-10 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook b T.P.B.Smith 22 2 A.Wharton b T.P.B.Smith 42 3 G.A.Edrich lbw b T.P.B.Smith 142 4 W.Place b Bailey 17 5 K.J.Grieves c T.P.B.Smith b Greensmith 28 6 *N.D.Howard b Bailey 10 7 A.Booth lbw b Greensmith 1 8 E.F.W.Highton c and b Greensmith 6 9 M.J.Hilton b Preston 5 10 R.Berry c Preston b Bailey 1 11 †A.Wilson not out 3 Extras b 6, lb 2, nb 1 9 —— 286 FoW (1): 1-35, 2-110, 3-145, 4-205, 5-218, 6-221, 7-239, 8-263, 9-274, 10-286 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Wharton 40 9 97 1 2 1 5 0 Highton 10 1 49 1 Berry 40 20 57 1 (2) 12 6 13 0 Grieves 36 9 95 2 Hilton 47 25 67 3 (3) 11 6 20 2 Essex Bowling O M R W Bailey 30 12 52 3 Preston 17 2 44 1 T.P.B.Smith 41.5 15 83 3 R.Smith 28 14 42 0 Greensmith 26 8 56 3 Umpires: J.T.Bell and H.L.Parkin. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 337-7 (Vigar 23*); 2nd day: Lancashire (1) 221-6 (Edrich 97*). R.Smith’s 103 included 17 fours. G.A.Edrich’s 142 took 340 minutes and included 15 fours. 297