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Berkshire v Buckinghamshire
Minor Counties Championship 1904
VenueCounty Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 8th, 9th August 1904 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossBuckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsBerkshire 0; Buckinghamshire 1
Close of play day 1Berkshire (1) 130/3 (Blundell 15*, Strange 16*)

Buckinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
EC Hobbsc Cave b Barker5     
JJ Astorc Edwards b Cave6     
MW Wrightc Matthews b Barker123     
E Weaver-Adamsc Watts b Barker7     
FN Birdc Rowe b Cave63     
CRH Gressonc Watts b Cave0     
*PJ de Paravicinic Nepean b Bennett23     
+ASB Perryc Watts b Blundell30     
CC Edmundsnot out35     
GM Faulknerc Edwards b Blundell0     
H Pagerun out1     
Extras(? b, 0 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)12
Total(all out, 108 overs)305
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-17, 3-30, 4-134, 5-140, 6-211, 7-247, 8-297, 9-299, 10-305 (108 ov)
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker38   1294313
Cave34   9823--
Croom13   1440--
Nepean1   060--
Bennett5   0261--
Blundell17   0412--

Berkshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GGM Bennettc Bird b Wright50     
ED Matthewsb Faulkner23     
DHBH Blundellc Hobbs b Page35     
FE Rowec Page b Wright15     
FG Strangeb Page29     
EA Wattsc Page b Wright1     
*CEMY Nepeanb Page9     
W Barkernot out9     
W Caverun out14     
+HW Edwardsc Astor b Page2     
AB Croomc Page b Wright6     
Extras19
Total(all out, 86.5 overs)212
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-162, 5-171, 6-176, 7-180, 8-196, 9-198, 10-212 (86.5 ov)
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wright43.515744--
Page37   5814--
Faulkner6   0381--

Buckinghamshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
EC Hobbsb Barker4     
CRH Gressonc Croom b Blundell31     
JJ Astorb Barker13     
FN Birdc Nepean b Blundell31     
E Weaver-Adamsc Matthews b Blundell20     
CC Edmundsc Edwards b Blundell4     
MW Wrightc +Watts b Blundell13     
+ASB Perryst +Watts b Blundell3     
GM Faulknerc Croom b Cave4     
H Pagenot out0     
*PJ de Paraviciniabsent hurt
Extras(? b, 0 lb, 4 nb, 5 w)16
Total(all out, 50 overs)139
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-38, 3-65, 4-98, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-139 (50 ov)
Berkshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Barker14   2362-4
Cave14   2221--
Blundell15   54561-
Bennett7   12004-

Berkshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GGM Bennettc Perry b Faulkner55     
ED Matthewsc Astor b Page30     
DHBH Blundellc Edmunds b Wright20     
FE Rowec Weaver-Adams b Page38     
FG Strangeb Page9     
EA Wattsc Weaver-Adams b Wright16     
*CEMY Nepeannot out8     
W Barkerc Perry b Page3     
W Cavenot out1     
+HW Edwardsdid not bat      
AB Croomdid not bat      
Extras3
Total(7 wickets, 49 overs)183
Fall of wickets:
1-52, 2-85, 3-122, 4-148, 5-171, 6-172, 7-179
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Page22   4694--
Wright24   5922--
Faulkner3   0191--

Notes
--> JJ Astor made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HW Edwards made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ASB Perry (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DHBH Blundell (1) equalled his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FG Strange (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FN Bird (2) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 9
--> GGM Bennett (2) passed his previous highest score of 54 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GGM Bennett (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 21
--> MW Wright reached 450 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Berkshire first innings
--> DHBH Blundell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings (previous best was 2-41)
--> DHBH Blundell achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings

This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
This match was drawn, after Berkshire required 223 runs in their second innings in 2½ hours to win fell 40 short with 3 wickets remaining.
When the fourth wicket had fallen, Berkshire had needed 90 runs with an hour remaining.
In their first innings, Berkshire had needed 7 runs to save the follow on when the last pair came together.
For the visitors, Wright's 123 included 12 fours and 4 threes.
Bird's 63 contained 7 fours..
In the Buckinghamshire first innings, Wright and Bird added 104 runs for the fourth wicket, and Perry and Edmunds 50 for the eighth.
The 67.5 overs bowled by Wright in the match were the second highest of the season.
For Berkshire, Bennett played two innings of 50 and 55, which included 7 fours.
In the Buckinghamshire second innings, de Paravicini was absent.
After lunch on the second day, Watts took over the wicket-keeping duties from Edwards who "seemed quite at sea".
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; in the Buckinghamshire first innings duration and twos in Wright's 123; in Buckinghamshire second innings why de Paravicini absent; in Berkshire first innings boundaries in Bennett's 50.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 13 August; Reading Mercury 13 August; Reading Standard 13 August; Bucks Advertiser 13 August; Bucks Herald 13 August; Slough Observer 13 August; South Bucks Free Press 12 August; Wolverton Express 12 August; The Sportsman 9,10 July.

 

 

 

 

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