f21266	Cambridge University v Leicestershire
	University Match 1956
Venue	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge on 16th, 17th, 18th May 1956 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Cambridge University won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Cambridge University won by 94 runs
Umpires	JG Langridge, HL Palmer
Scorers	FN Bloxsom (Leicestershire), WE Teversham (Cambridge University)
Close of play day 1	Cambridge University (1) 317/7 (Swaranjit Singh 128*, Smith 22*)
Close of play day 2	Leicestershire (1) 319/4 (Smithson 106*, Munden 10*)

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Cambridge University first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R O'Brien	b Spencer	0
BCG Wilenkin	c Goodwin b Jackson	52
ER Dexter	c and b Jackson	43
Swaranjit Singh	not out	128
G Goonesena	b Goodwin	17
RG Newman	b Jackson	1
RM James	c Jackson b Goodwin	39
IM McLachlan	b van Geloven	8
CS Smith	not out	22
PI Pieris	did not bat
*+MEL Melluish	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 2 nb)	7
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 105 overs)	317
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-87, 3-115, 4-149, 5-150, 6-235, 7-250

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	22	3	90	1	-	-
Goodwin	28	7	93	2	-	-
Jackson	33	17	56	3	-	-
Munden	5	3	7	0	-	-
Turner	8	1	30	0	-	-
van Geloven	4	1	8	1	-	-
Lester	5	1	26	0	-	-

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	c Melluish b Smith	22
MR Hallam	c Melluish b Swaranjit Singh	58
*M Tompkin	c Pieris b Goonesena	25
VE Jackson	c Smith b Pieris	74
GA Smithson	not out	106
VS Munden	not out	10
J van Geloven	did not bat
CT Spencer	did not bat
FM Turner	did not bat
+J Firth	did not bat
TJ Goodwin	did not bat
Extras	(14 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)	24
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 122 overs)	319
Fall of wickets:
1-65, 2-106, 3-122, 4-291

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	21	4	65	1	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	41	23	56	1	-	-
Pieris	28	4	105	1	-	-
Goonesena	28	11	51	1	-	-
James	4	0	18	0	-	-

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Cambridge University second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R O'Brien	c van Geloven b Jackson	49
BCG Wilenkin	c Lester b Munden	105
ER Dexter	lbw b Munden	2
Swaranjit Singh	c Firth b Munden	7
RG Newman	b Turner	5
RM James	st Firth b Turner	25
IM McLachlan	b Turner	0
CS Smith	b Munden	1
PI Pieris	not out	2
*+MEL Melluish	not out	5
G Goonesena	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb)	6
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 62 overs)	207
Fall of wickets:
1-112, 2-114, 3-132, 4-141, 5-199, 6-199, 7-202, 8-202

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Spencer	11	2	42	0	-	-
Goodwin	10	1	48	0	-	-
Jackson	7	3	14	1	-	-
Munden	21	9	41	4	-	-
Turner	13	0	56	3	-	-

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Lester	run out	15
MR Hallam	c Wilenkin b Pieris	37
*M Tompkin	c O'Brien b Pieris	1
VE Jackson	b Smith	4
GA Smithson	run out	27
VS Munden	st Melluish b Pieris	5
J van Geloven	run out	8
CT Spencer	b Smith	6
FM Turner	b Smith	1
+J Firth	b Smith	0
TJ Goodwin	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 24.3 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-58, 3-62, 4-62, 5-80, 6-96, 7-105, 8-110, 9-110, 10-111 (24.3 ov)

Cambridge University bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	9.3	1	41	4	-	-
Swaranjit Singh	3	0	15	0	-	-
Pieris	12	0	48	3	-	-

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Notes
--> RM James made his debut in First-Class matches
--> BCG Wilenkin (2) passed his previous highest score of 63 in First-Class matches
--> BCG Wilenkin (2) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> FM Turner achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Cambridge University second innings (previous best was 0-30)
--> PI Pieris achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 2-62)

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