First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, July 2, 3, 4, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Northamptonshire 4) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Oldfield b Nutter 8 2 E.A.W.Stanley lbw b Tribe 20 3 †P.A.Gibb c and b Tribe 15 4 R.Horsfall c Jakeman b Tribe 19 5 *D.J.Insole c and b Tribe 130 6 T.E.Bailey st C.P.Davis b Tribe 31 7 R.Smith not out 107 8 F.H.Vigar not out 35 9 C.Griffiths 10 W.T.Greensmith 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 12, lb 1, nb 1 14 —— (6 wickets, declared) 379 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-36, 3-45, 4-80, 5-165, 6-278 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Vigar b Insole 56 2 V.Broderick lbw b Smith 47 3 E.Davis c Dodds b Bailey 54 4 N.Oldfield not out 129 5 F.Jakeman run out 25 6 D.W.Barrick lbw b Preston 4 7 *F.R.Brown c Vigar b Preston 5 8 G.E.Tribe not out 48 9 †C.P.Davis 10 A.E.Nutter 11 R.W.Clarke Extras b 4, lb 7, nb 1 12 —— (6 wickets) 380 FoW (1): 1-71, 2-129, 3-204, 4-265, 5-271, 6-279 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Nutter 28 6 61 1 Clarke 23 3 69 0 Brown 32 7 91 0 Tribe 35 3 114 5 Broderick 7 1 30 0 Essex Bowling O M R W Bailey 21 5 79 1 Smith 40 5 160 1 Preston 17 1 57 2 Greensmith 10 3 24 0 Insole 16 2 30 1 Vigar 5 0 18 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and H.Elliott. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 364-6 (Smith 94*, Vigar 34*); 2nd day: Essex (1) 379-6 (Smith 107*, Vigar 35*). D.J.Insole’s 130 took 210 minutes and included 10 fours. 274