minc1435	Norfolk v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1913
Venue	County Ground, Lakenham on 13th, 14th August 1913 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Norfolk won by 35 runs
Points	Norfolk 5; Staffordshire 0
Umpires	B Brown, J Gregory
Close of play day 1	Norfolk (2) 83/8 (Thurgar 6*)

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RW Collinson	c JS Heath b Barnes	25
*M Falcon	c Nichols b Barnes	17
GA Stevens	lbw b Barnes	4
+RW Thurgar	c JS Heath b Barnes	4
RF Popham	lbw b Barnes	0
EJ Fulcher	b Barnes	2
AR Hudson	b Morgan	1
LF Wynne-Willson	not out	0
R Falconer	b Barnes	0
H Watson	b Barnes	0
E Gibson	b Barnes	0
Extras	(10 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 32.3 overs)	65
Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-51, 3-55, 4-55, 5-58, 6-65, 7-65, 8-65, 9-65, 10-65 (32.3 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	16.3	5	31	9	-	1
Morgan	16	8	22	1	-	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LF Taylor	b Falcon	5
JE Nichols	b Falcon	10
JS Heath	b Falconer	7
*B Meakin	lbw b Falcon	0
SF Barnes	b Falcon	7
RA Heath	b Falcon	13
CH Campbell	b Falconer	9
BF Morgan	b Falconer	1
G Deyes	not out	3
+J Poole	b Falconer	7
P Briggs	absent ill
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 27 overs)	66
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-21, 3-21, 4-30, 5-30, 6-40, 7-42, 8-54, 9-66 (27 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	13	3	25	5	-	2
Watson	5	2	11	0	-	-
Falconer	9	0	26	4	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*M Falcon	b Deyes	34
RW Collinson	b Deyes	18
GA Stevens	b Deyes	1
+RW Thurgar	b Barnes	40
RF Popham	lbw b Barnes	3
EJ Fulcher	c Morgan b Deyes	2
AR Hudson	c Meakin b Morgan	4
LF Wynne-Willson	c JS Heath b Barnes	9
R Falconer	c JS Heath b Barnes	0
H Watson	b Deyes	14
E Gibson	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 8 lb, 3 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 44 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-54, 2-56, 3-57, 4-61, 5-65, 6-72, 7-83, 8-83, 9-133, 10-137 (44 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	17	5	46	4	-	-
Morgan	13	4	47	1	-	-
Deyes	12	1	21	5	-	5
Nichols	2	0	11	0	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
P Briggs	c Thurgar b Falcon	5
LF Taylor	b Falconer	9
JE Nichols	b Falconer	3
SF Barnes	b Falconer	15
JS Heath	b Falcon	3
RA Heath	b Falcon	0
*B Meakin	c Thurgar b Falcon	26
CH Campbell	b Falconer	4
G Deyes	c Stevens b Falconer	29
BF Morgan	not out	3
+J Poole	b Falcon	0
Extras	(1 b, 3 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 39.3 overs)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-15, 3-22, 4-35, 5-35, 6-49, 7-53, 8-93, 9-100, 10-101 (39.3 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	15.3	3	44	5	-	3
Falconer	18	8	37	5	-	-
Watson	6	1	16	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RW Collinson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RA Heath made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> M Falcon (2) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 10
--> SF Barnes reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Norfolk second innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Norfolk won this return match by 35 runs at 3.17pm on the second day despite having been bowled out for just 65 in their first innings.
Earlier in the year Staffordshire had defeated Norfolk by an innings.
The wicket was slow and difficult at the start and, although it dried out, it remained hard to bat on.
In Norfolk's first innings Collinson and Falcon added 42 for the first wicket, after which all 10 fell for the addition of just 23 runs.
In their second innings the same pair added 54 for the first wicket before another collapse; however Thurgar, who made Norfolk's top-score of 40, and Watson added a crucial 50 runs for the ninth wicket in just 40 minutes.
Falcon had figures of 10 wickets for 69 runs in the match, including 5 for 25 in Staffordshire's first innings and 5 for 44 in their second.
Falconer took 9 wickets for 63 runs in the match, including 5 for 37 in Staffordshire's second innings.
For the losers Briggs was unable to bat in their first innings due to illness.
Deyes top-scored with 29 and also took 5 wickets for 21 runs in Norfolk's second innings.
Barnes took 13 wickets for 77 runs in the match, including 9 for 31 in Norfolk's first innings, during which he bowled unchanged. His last 5 wickets were obtained without a run being scored from him.
[Missing: Complete]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook;
East Anglian Daily Times 14, 15 August; Eastern Daily Press 14, 15, 16 August; Eastern Evening News 13,14 August; Norwich Mercury 16 August; Staffordshire Annual Report;
Staffordshire Advertiser 16 August;
Staffordshire Sentinel 13,14, 16 August; Cricket 23 August p547.

 

 

 

 

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