minc806	Durham v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (North Division)
Venue	Ashbrooke, Sunderland on 12th, 13th June 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Durham 3; Staffordshire 0
Umpires	T Attewell, O Firth
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (1) 36/9 (Bourne 11*, Bucknell 0*; 19 overs)

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CY Adamson	b Mee	24			1	-
JE Fairley	b Mee	3			-	-
*T Coulson	c Bucknell b Barnes	0			-	-
EB Proud	st Winser b Mee	1			-	-
G Turnbull	c Bucknell b Mee	2			-	-
FG Messervy	b Barnes	1			-	-
W Tolson	not out	18			-	-
CH Parkin	lbw b Barnes	5			-	-
J Thackeray	b Barnes	0			-	-
+J Kirtley	b Mee	16			3	-
A Morris	c Bourne b Barnes	1
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 28.2 overs)	74
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-13, 3-18, 4-20, 5-23, 6-41, 7-52, 8-52, 9-71, 10-74 (28.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	14.2	2	29	5	-	-
Mee	14	4	42	5	-	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brown	b Morris	1			-	-
A Hollowood	b Morris	0			-	-
JB Fereday	c Morris b Turnbull	0			-	-
SF Barnes	b Morris	2			-	-
RJ Mee	b Morris	11			-	-
*HD Stratton	b Morris	3			-	-
JE Nichols	lbw b Turnbull	0			-	-
EH Bourne	not out	11			1	-
JB Russell	b Morris	0			-	-
+CL Winser	c Thackeray b Turnbull	4			1	-
A Bucknell	b Morris	0			-	-
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(all out, 19.3 overs)	36
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-6, 5-18, 6-19, 7-21, 8-27, 9-32, 10-36 (19.3 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Turnbull	10	1	15	3	-	-
Morris	9.3	3	17	7	-	-

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Notes
--> JE Fairley made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FG Messervy made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FG Messervy made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CH Parkin made his debut for Durham in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Morris achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 6-23)

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Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt
Match drawn with Durham winning on first innings. The match was dominated by the weather, with a start not being possible before 3.30 pm on the first day and only 3 balls being bowled on the second day before rain prevented further play. The match was abandoned at 2.15 pm on the second day. In both innings the respective bowlers bowled unchanged. For Durham, Morris took 7 wickets for 17 runs. The Staffordshire score of 36 was the second lowest of the season.
[Missing: Complete.]
Sources: Durham Scorebook; Staffordshire Scorebook; Newcastle Daily Journal 13,14 June; Staffordshire Advertiser 15 June; Staffordshire Sentinel 12,15 June; Birmingham Daily Post 13,14 June; Yorkshire Post 14 June; The Sportsman 12,13,14 June.

 

 

 

 

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