First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

ESSEX v SOMERSET Played at Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 16, 17, 18, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Essex 0, Somerset 4) ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Hazell b Redman 14 c Buse b Hazell 146 2 A.V.Avery c Gimblett b Redman 16 b Hazell 85 3 †P.A.Gibb c Stephenson b Redman 3 st Stephenson b Buse 7 4 R.Horsfall c Stephenson b Buse 46 not out 21 5 *D.J.Insole c Hazell b Buse 10 (6) not out 26 6 T.E.Bailey run out 88 7 R.Smith b Tordoff 8 (5) st Stephenson b Hazell 9 8 F.H.Vigar st Stephenson b Tordoff 3 9 W.T.Greensmith b Buse 2 10 K.C.Preston b Tordoff 26 11 C.J.M.Kenny not out 0 Extras b 3, lb 6 9 b 1, lb 7, w 1 9 —— —— 225 (4 wickets, declared) 303 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-33, 3-38, 4-71, 5-114, 6-131, 7-151, 8-164, 9-225, 10-225 FoW (2): 1-233, 2-243, 3-243, 4-257 SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett c Gibb b Preston 70 c Insole b Smith 63 2 G.G.Tordoff b Bailey 11 st Gibb b Smith 22 3 †H.W.Stephenson c Bailey b Smith 13 c Preston b Kenny 5 4 M.F.Tremlett c and b Smith 14 c Kenny b Smith 36 5 H.F.T.Buse b Smith 35 (6) not out 19 6 D.L.Kitson c Bailey b Preston 17 (7) b Greensmith 11 7 *S.S.Rogers c Gibb b Smith 15 (5) c Gibb b Kenny 5 8 J.Lawrence c Insole b Smith 25 not out 14 9 J.Redman not out 26 10 E.P.Robinson c Vigar b Smith 18 11 H.L.Hazell b Preston 0 Extras b 2, lb 6, nb 4 12 lb 1, nb 2 3 —— —— 256 (6 wickets) 178 FoW (1): 1-43, 2-69, 3-113, 4-120, 5-170, 6-172, 7-186, 8-216, 9-256, 10-256 FoW (2): 1-53, 2-64, 3-124, 4-129, 5-138, 6-160 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Redman 33 5 94 3 10 0 48 0 Buse 25 6 73 3 27 1 117 1 Tordoff 14.5 3 33 3 11 0 46 0 Hazell 7 3 14 0 (6) 14.1 4 42 3 Lawrence 3 1 2 0 7 0 28 0 Robinson (4) 2 0 13 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 25 6 67 1 9 3 13 0 Preston 22.2 8 46 3 12 1 19 0 Smith 35 8 105 6 22 5 91 3 Kenny 4 0 26 0 11 4 35 2 Insole 1 1 0 0 Greensmith (5) 9 2 17 1 Umpires: A.E.Boulton-Carter and E.Cooke. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 63-1 (Gimblett 38*, Stephenson 10*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 113-0 (Dodds 64*, Avery 49*). T.C.Dodds’s 146 took 160 minutes and included 18 fours and 2 sixes. 310