First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, July 5, 7, 8, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 4, Middlesex 0) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c and b D.C.S.Compton 75 b Young 27 2 E.A.W.Stanley retired hurt 4 b Moss 11 3 †P.A.Gibb run out 39 st L.H.Compton b Young 49 4 R.Horsfall c Brown b Young 11 b Young 26 5 *D.J.Insole b Young 14 c Robertson b Bennett 42 6 T.E.Bailey c Robertson b Young 82 (8) st L.H.Compton b Young 4 7 R.Smith lbw b Bennett 50 (6) c Brown b Young 39 8 F.H.Vigar c L.H.Compton b Bennett 0 (9) not out 3 9 C.Griffiths b Young 89 (7) retired hurt 25 10 W.T.Greensmith not out 24 not out 2 11 K.C.Preston not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 5 14 b 1 1 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 402 (7 wickets, declared) 229 FoW (1): 1-113, 2-132, 3-134, 4-151, 5-218, 6-218, 7-349, 8-388 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-43, 3-94, 4-133, 5-195, 6-201, 7-210 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Preston b Smith 15 c Greensmith b Bailey 22 2 A.W.Thompson c Gibb b Preston 7 c Insole b Bailey 63 3 W.J.Edrich b Greensmith 109 c Dodds b Bailey 79 4 *D.C.S.Compton b Bailey 90 c Horsfall b Preston 55 5 S.M.Brown lbw b Preston 1 c Insole b Bailey 9 6 W.Knightley-Smith c Vigar b Insole 3 not out 25 7 D.Bennett c Preston b Greensmith 19 (8) b Smith 10 8 †L.H.Compton c Horsfall b Smith 41 (7) c Insole b Smith 30 9 J.M.Sims b Bailey 27 lbw b Smith 0 10 A.E.Moss not out 0 not out 0 11 J.A.Young Extras b 1, lb 2 3 lb 2, nb 1 3 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 315 (8 wickets) 296 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-31, 3-144, 4-150, 5-165, 6-242, 7-255, 8-309, 9-315 FoW (2): 1-54, 2-105, 3-220, 4-222, 5-237, 6-277, 7-296, 8-296 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Moss 18 0 94 0 13 2 36 1 Bennett 11 1 34 2 11 2 52 1 Edrich 8.1 0 40 0 (5) 2 0 17 0 Young 42 17 106 4 (3) 33 9 87 5 D.C.S.Compton 16 1 72 1 (4) 11 3 36 0 Sims 13 2 42 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 26 4 66 2 13 0 77 1 Smith 21.3 2 78 2 13 0 76 3 Bailey 17 2 48 2 17 2 69 4 Insole 28 9 71 1 11 0 47 0 Greensmith 10 2 49 2 5 0 24 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and J.J.Hills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 31-2 (Edrich 9*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 94-3 (Gibb 30*). W.J.Edrich’s 109 took 295 minutes and included 11 fours. E.A.W.Stanley retired hurt in the Essex first innings having scored 4 (team had lost no wickets). 283