First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, July 11, 12, 13, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Middlesex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Insole b Preston 12 c Horsfall b T.P.B.Smith 82 2 S.M.Brown c Gibb b Preston 0 b Preston 10 3 W.J.Edrich c Gibb b Bailey 47 b R.Smith 11 4 *D.C.S.Compton c Gibb b Bailey 113 not out 60 5 A.Fairbairn c and b Greensmith 24 not out 0 6 H.P.H.Sharp c Gibb b Preston 15 7 †L.H.Compton lbw b Preston 1 8 J.J.Warr c Gibb b Preston 12 9 J.M.Sims c Greensmith b R.Smith 15 10 J.A.Young b R.Smith 5 11 A.E.Moss not out 8 Extras lb 1, w 1, nb 1 3 —— —— 255 (3 wickets) 163 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-38, 3-97, 4-186, 5-210, 6-211, 7-219, 8-234, 9-241, 10-255 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-53, 3-161 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Warr b Sims 26 2 A.V.Avery b Moss 154 3 †P.A.Gibb lbw b Sims 11 4 R.Horsfall c L.H.Compton b Sims 5 5 *D.J.Insole c D.C.S.Compton b Warr 22 6 T.E.Bailey c D.C.S.Compton b Moss 14 7 R.Smith c L.H.Compton b Young 87 8 T.P.B.Smith not out 66 9 F.H.Vigar not out 7 10 W.T.Greensmith 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 11, lb 4, w 2 17 —— (7 wickets, declared) 409 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-92, 3-144, 4-149, 5-175, 6-329, 7-351 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 17 6 22 2 Preston 21.4 6 65 5 (1) 14 3 37 1 R.Smith 30 8 80 2 (2) 32 11 70 1 T.P.B.Smith 27 7 66 0 12 5 18 1 Greensmith 6 1 14 1 (3) 16 8 24 0 Insole 1 0 5 0 (5) 2 1 3 0 Vigar (6) 2 0 11 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Moss 19 1 82 2 Warr 19 4 60 1 Sims 23 4 76 3 Young 41 18 96 1 D.C.S.Compton 13 0 43 0 Edrich 5 1 12 0 Sharp 5 0 23 0 Umpires: J.T.Bell and H.L.Parkin. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 53-1 (Avery 23*, Gibb 0*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 32-1 (Robertson 15*, Edrich 7*). D.C.S.Compton’s 113 took 180 minutes and included 14 fours and 1 six. A.V.Avery’s 154 took 330 minutes. 306