minc3949	Wiltshire v Dorset
	Minor Counties Championship 1949
Venue	Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham on 3rd, 4th August 1949 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Dorset won by 10 wickets
Points	Wiltshire 0; Dorset 10
Umpires	AD Cheesman, TS Jennings
Scorers	M Day, Molley
Close of play day 1

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WFW Becher	c Moorhouse b King	0			-	-
JA Wheeler	b Pickett	6			-	-
AEH Rutter	c Honey b Creese	32			1	-
GW Pratt	lbw b Creese	4			-	-
RAC Forrester	b Creese	53			3	1
ES Snook	b Creese	31			4	-
P King	c Lancashire b Pickett	11			1	-
DM Richards	b Creese	1			-	-
W Lochhead	b Pickett	0			-	-
HT Legg	b Creese	1			-	-
H Seaborn	not out	1			-	-
Extras	(13 b, 2 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 64 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Becher), 2-10 (Wheeler), 3-20 (Pratt), 4-74 (Rutter), 5-131 (Forrester), 6-138 (Snook), 7-150 (Richards), 8-150 (King), 9-151 (Legg), 10-155 (Lochhead, 64 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
King	13	6	13	1	-
Pickett	17	2	42	3	-
Creese	26	10	48	6	-
Jessop	5	0	25	0	-
Bridge	3	0	12	0	-

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Lancashire	b Richards	58			7	-
EC Honey	b Seaborn	8			1	-
GC Tovey	b King	21			3	-
AL Maynard	b Legg	8			1	-
WCL Creese	c Pratt b Seaborn	30			5	-
DE Lawes	c and b Legg	13			2	-
GLO Jessop	c and b Legg	41			5	1
A Moorhouse	b Seaborn	1			-	-
F King	not out	48			5	-
DJW Bridge	b Seaborn	0			-	-
FC Pickett	run out	58			7	2
Extras	(10 b, 8 lb, 3 nb, 3 w)	24
Total	(all out, 108.4 overs)	310
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Honey), 2-47 (Tovey), 3-59 (Maynard), 4-101 (Creese), 5-129 (Lawes), 6-177 (Jessop), 7-180 (Moorhouse), 8-214 (Lancashire), 9-214 (Bridge), 10-310 (Pickett, 108.4 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Seaborn	27.4	7	67	4
Wheeler	3	0	10	0
Richards	17	7	56	1
Legg	33	0	76	3
King	28	0	77	1

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WFW Becher	b Creese	6			-	-
JA Wheeler	lbw b Creese	19			-	-
AEH Rutter	b Creese	17			1	-
GW Pratt	c King b Moorhouse	14			1	-
RAC Forrester	c King b Creese	18			1	-
ES Snook	b Jessop	16			1	-
P King	b Creese	32			3	2
DM Richards	b Jessop	0			-	-
W Lochhead	not out	4			-	-
HT Legg	b Pickett	29			5	-
H Seaborn	b Creese	3			-	-
Extras	(8 b, 1 lb, 2 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 54 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Becher), 2-40 (Rutter), 3-43 (Wheeler), 4-72 (Forrester), 5-87 (Pratt), 6-110 (Snook), 7-110 (Richards), 8-130 (King), 9-162 (Legg), 10-169 (Seaborn, 54 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	17	1	58	1	-
King	6	1	8	0	-
Creese	24	8	68	6	-
Moorhouse	2	0	5	1	-
Jessop	5	1	19	2	-

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Dorset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AL Maynard	not out	9			1	-
DJW Bridge	not out	9			1	-
W Lancashire	did not bat
EC Honey	did not bat
GC Tovey	did not bat
WCL Creese	did not bat
DE Lawes	did not bat
GLO Jessop	did not bat
A Moorhouse	did not bat
F King	did not bat
FC Pickett	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(no wicket, 4.3 overs)	19

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Seaborn	2.3	0	12	0	-	-
Richards	2	1	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> DM Richards made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DJW Bridge made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GLO Jessop (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 25
--> P King (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> WCL Creese achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 6-67)
--> H Seaborn achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed A Moorhouse in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 2-52)
--> HT Legg achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed DE Lawes in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 1-59)
--> W Lancashire retired hurt in the Dorset first innings (team had lost 0 wickets) - he returned when the score was 129/5

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From the Dorset scorebook it would appear that Bridge hit a four after the match had been won

 

 

 

 

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