minc4902	Durham v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1956
Venue	Blackfyne, Blackhill, Consett on 21st, 22nd May 1956 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northumberland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Durham 3; Northumberland 1
Umpires	AH Barrett, GWF Reeves
Scorers	AE Jackson (Northumberland), AC Lowerson (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 190/4 (Scott 24*)

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Walton	b Williamson	7
KG Davidson	b Watson	43
KD Smith	c Keeler b Williamson	4
RG Clough	lbw b Williamson	4
R Jowsey	c Sanders b Williamson	6
JY Oakes	b Aspinall	13
*LE Liddell	c Fox b Hardy	24
+HB Henderson	b Aspinall	9
JB Rowell	c Bell b Hardy	1
L McGibbon	not out	1
K Norton	c Bitting b Hardy	7
Extras	(21 b, 4 lb)	25
Total	(all out, 60.4 overs)	144
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-52, 3-68, 4-68, 5-75, 6-103, 7-127, 8-133, 9-136, 10-144 (60.4 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williamson	24	11	46	4	-	-
Aspinall	22	11	37	2	-	-
Watson	8	2	25	1	-	-
Hardy	6.4	3	11	3	-	-

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Keeler	lbw b McGibbon	10
HD Bell	b Rowell	10
AW Sanders	c Liddell b McGibbon	100
GC Lamb	c Jowsey b Oakes	11
ME Scott	not out	98
*DW Hardy	c Clough b McGibbon	0
JM Watson	b McGibbon	0
R Aspinall	c Rowell b McGibbon	0
H Bitting	lbw b McGibbon	0
JG Williamson	b Norton	28
+JG Fox	c Davidson b McGibbon	4
Extras	(5 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 103 overs)	271
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-31, 3-63, 4-190, 5-192, 6-201, 7-203, 8-203, 9-260, 10-271 (103 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McGibbon	43	15	93	7	-	-
Rowell	23	3	66	1	-	-
Oakes	19	3	51	1	-	-
Smith	6	1	24	0	-	-
Norton	12	1	27	1	-	-

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Northumberland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Walton	c Fox b Aspinall	71
KG Davidson	b Aspinall	61
KD Smith	b Williamson	28
RG Clough	lbw b Scott	1
R Jowsey	c Hardy b Watson	15
JY Oakes	c and b Scott	31
*LE Liddell	b Williamson	45
+HB Henderson	b Williamson	5
JB Rowell	not out	0
L McGibbon	did not bat
K Norton	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb)	4
Total	(8 wickets, 95.1 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-132, 2-139, 3-140, 4-166, 5-206, 6-222, 7-244, 8-261 (95.1 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williamson	21.1	7	69	3	-	-
Aspinall	23	4	60	2	-	-
Watson	23	8	45	1	-	-
Hardy	8	3	15	0	-	-
Bitting	7	0	30	0	-	-
Scott	13	3	38	2	-	-

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Notes
--> JB Rowell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Bitting made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Bitting made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AW Sanders (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AW Sanders (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ME Scott (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> L McGibbon achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Durham first innings (previous best was 6-48)

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Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt

 

 

 

 

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