Somerset vs Cambridge U, at Taunton, Jun 23 1956 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

Taunton, June 23 - 26, 1956, University Match

209 & 467/8d

Cambridge University

(T:259) 418/9d & 95/4

Match drawn

Somerset 1st Innings

Cambridge U 1st Innings

Somerset 2nd Innings

Cambridge U 2nd Innings

Info

Somerset 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Les Angell	c †Melluish b Pieris	18	-	-	-	-	-
Malcolm Walker	c †Melluish b Smith	17	-	-	-	-	-
Colin McCool	c †Melluish b Cook	37	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Tripp	c Cook b Pieris	4	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Tremlett (c)	c & b Cook	15	-	-	-	-	-
Harold Stephenson †	c Dexter b Pieris	33	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Lomax	c Lumsden b Smith	0	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Langford	c Wilenkin b Swaranjit Singh	50	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	not out	14	-	-	-	-	-
John McMahon	c Barber b Smith	8	-	-	-	-	-
Bryan Lobb	lbw b Barber	0	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 5, nb 1)	13
Total	66 Ov (RR: 3.16)	209
Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-45, 3-53, 4-96, 5-97, 6-117, 7-148, 8-198, 9-208, 10-209

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Colin Smith	13	4	30	3	2.30	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	25	5	64	3	2.56	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	4	1	23	0	5.75	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	10	3	26	1	2.60	-	-	-
Geoffrey Cook	10	1	46	2	4.60	-	-	-
Bob Barber	4	2	7	1	1.75	-	-	-

Cambridge University 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin O'Brien	lbw b Lobb	4	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Barber	lbw b McMahon	44	-	-	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	c & b McMahon	91	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Lumsden	c Lomax b Lobb	44	-	-	-	-	-
Robert James	lbw b Langford	97	-	-	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	lbw b Lobb	6	-	-	-	-	-
Boris Wilenkin	lbw b McMahon	69	-	-	-	-	-
Geoffrey Cook	c McCool b Lomax	38	-	-	-	-	-
Colin Smith	c Langford b McCool	6	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	not out	6	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 7)	13
Total	114 Ov (RR: 3.66)	418/9d
Did not bat: Michael Melluish (c)†
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-136, 3-140, 4-230, 5-240, 6-307, 7-369, 8-404, 9-418

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bryan Lobb	22	3	86	3	3.90	-	-	-
Geoff Lomax	11	0	36	1	3.27	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	6	0	20	0	3.33	-	-	-
Colin McCool	25	5	87	1	3.48	-	-	-
Brian Langford	20	8	49	1	2.45	-	-	-
John McMahon	30	6	127	3	4.23	-	-	-

Somerset 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Les Angell	c Pieris b Cook	20	-	-	-	-	-
Malcolm Walker	c Cook b Pieris	2	-	-	-	-	-
Colin McCool	c Dexter b Barber	79	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Tripp	b Smith	33	-	-	-	-	-
Maurice Tremlett (c)	c Lumsden b Barber	22	-	-	-	-	-
Harold Stephenson †	c Lumsden b Swaranjit Singh	100	-	-	-	-	-
Geoff Lomax	c †Melluish b Swaranjit Singh	99	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Langford	c Smith b Swaranjit Singh	33	-	-	-	-	-
Ken Palmer	not out	42	-	-	-	-	-
Bryan Lobb	not out	11	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 20, lb 3, nb 3)	26
Total	138 Ov (RR: 3.38)	467/8d
Did not bat: John McMahon
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-59, 3-119, 4-155, 5-176, 6-353, 7-381, 8-448

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Colin Smith	29	2	86	1	2.96	-	-	-
Ian Pieris	15	5	59	1	3.93	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	4	0	25	0	6.25	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	29	9	70	3	2.41	-	-	-
Geoffrey Cook	34	13	87	1	2.55	-	-	-
Bob Barber	20	4	74	2	3.70	-	-	-
Robert James	7	0	40	0	5.71	-	-	-

Cambridge University 2nd Innings (T: 259 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin O'Brien	c †Stephenson b Lobb	4	-	-	-	-	-
Bob Barber	not out	38	-	-	-	-	-
Ted Dexter	b McCool	23	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Lumsden	b McMahon	11	-	-	-	-	-
Robert James	c & b McCool	10	-	-	-	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	not out	1	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 8)	8
Total	32 Ov (RR: 2.96)	95/4
Did not bat: Boris Wilenkin, Geoffrey Cook, Colin Smith, Ian Pieris, Michael Melluish (c)†
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-59, 3-76, 4-87

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bryan Lobb	5	2	10	1	2.00	-	-	-
Geoff Lomax	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-
Colin McCool	15	2	54	2	3.60	-	-	-
John McMahon	9	1	22	1	2.44	-	-	-
Malcolm Walker	2	2	0	0	0.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 23 Jun - day 1 - Cambridge U 1st innings 176/3 (Vincent Lumsden 16*, Robert James 20*)

Sun, 24 Jun - rest day

Mon, 25 Jun - day 2 - Somerset 2nd innings 186/5 (Harold Stephenson 16*, Geoff Lomax 1*)

Tue, 26 Jun - day 3 - Cambridge U 2nd innings 95/4 (32 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	University Match
Season	1956
Match days	day (3-day match)
Umpires	Cec Buttle E Theakstone

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Cambridge U Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lobb	5	2	10	1	2
JG Lomax	1	0	1	0	1
CL McCool	15	2	54	2	3.6
JWJ McMahon	9	1	22	1	2.44
M Walker	2	2	0	0	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	Bob Barber	Swaranjit Singh

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