First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v SUSSEX Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 1, 2, 3, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 2, Sussex 2) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds lbw b Wood 21 b Wood 19 2 A.V.Avery run out 67 c Doggart b Oakes 62 3 †P.A.Gibb lbw b Oakes 60 c and b Oakman 59 4 R.Horsfall lbw b Cornford 29 not out 52 5 *D.J.Insole b Wood 5 6 R.Smith c Sheppard b Wood 18 (5) not out 27 7 F.H.Vigar c Webb b James 46 8 S.C.Eve b Wood 2 9 W.T.Greensmith st Webb b Oakes 20 10 T.P.B.Smith not out 28 11 K.C.Preston st Webb b James 5 Extras b 9, lb 2, w 2 13 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 314 (3 wickets, declared) 225 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-147, 3-175, 4-185, 5-199, 6-215, 7-217, 8-279, 9-293, 10-314 FoW (2): 1-28, 2-107, 3-183 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b Preston 10 st Gibb b Insole 17 2 D.S.Sheppard b R.Smith 96 c Greensmith b R.Smith 66 3 C.Oakes run out 41 c Preston b Greensmith 21 4 G.H.G.Doggart b Insole 37 b Greensmith 26 5 *J.Langridge b Preston 39 6 P.D.S.Blake b Preston 5 (5) lbw b Vigar 1 7 A.S.M.Oakman c T.P.B.Smith b Insole 6 (6) not out 1 8 A.E.James c Horsfall b Vigar 37 9 †R.T.Webb lbw b Insole 0 10 D.J.Wood not out 31 (7) not out 1 11 J.H.Cornford c R.Smith b Vigar 0 Extras b 5, lb 5, nb 2 12 w 1 1 —— —— 314 (5 wickets) 134 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-151, 3-151, 4-233, 5-239, 6-245, 7-250, 8-253, 9-314, 10-314 FoW (2): 1-47, 2-100, 3-120, 4-127, 5-134 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Wood 31 8 82 4 8 2 28 1 Cornford 24 3 66 1 8 0 24 0 James 33.5 16 51 2 7 2 23 0 Oakman 15 2 42 0 (5) 16 1 56 1 Oakes 19 3 60 2 (4) 10 1 48 1 Doggart (6) 7.5 1 40 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 33 5 88 3 7 0 31 0 R.Smith 17 7 42 1 (4) 5 0 17 1 Insole 21 4 50 3 (2) 8 1 40 1 Greensmith 21 8 48 0 (3) 9 2 38 2 T.P.B.Smith 28 4 61 0 Vigar 7 0 13 2 (5) 2 1 7 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and A.Skelding. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 314 all out; 2nd day: Sussex (1) 312-5 (James 37*, Wood 29*). 356