misc57670	Wells v Somerset
	Other matches in England 1879
Venue	Rowdens Road, Wells on 14th, 15th July 1879 (2-day match)
Balls per over	4
Players	Wells: 16; Somerset: 11
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Wells won by 7 wickets
Close of play day 1	Wells (1) 120 all out

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Western	c Newnham b Mitchell	13
+WH Fowler	b Mitchell	27
PJ Woodcock	b Mitchell	1
CM Massey	run out	23
WN Hood	c Knight b Mitchell	2
JJE Willmott	b Knight	0
HM Pratt	c Mitchell b Knight	5
W Trask	not out	5
JA Winter	b Mitchell	5
CP Winter	c Styles b Knight	0
J Maynard	absent
Extras	(2 lb, 4 w)	6
Total	(all out, 58.2 overs)	87
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-87 (58.2 ov)

Wells bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wicks	7	1	15	0	-	-
Fairbanks	6	1	11	0	-	-
Mitchell	22.2	8	25	5	-	-
Cleak	5	0	9	0	2	-
Knight	18	4	21	3	2	-

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Wells first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Knight	b Fowler	8
W Cleak	run out	12
JC Smith	lbw b Trask	0
J Tate	c Hood b Fowler	0
F Styles	b Fowler	6
HS Baily	run out	0
E Laver	b Willmott	20
Fairbanks	b Fowler	4
S Hervey	c and b Trask	3
+LE Newnham	c Hood b Trask	6
J Mitchell	c CP Winter b Pratt	14
J Sellington	c Pratt b Trask	4
E Olivey	c JA Winter b Trask	0
T Wicks	c Western b Pratt	8
RS Strachey	c Woodcock b Fowler	8
W Chappell	not out	12
Extras	(7 b, 1 lb, 7 w)	15
Total	(all out, 83.1 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-?, 11-?, 12-?, 13-?, 14-?, 15-120 (83.1 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Fowler	31	5	41	5	1	-
Trask	34.1	11	42	5	-	-
Hood	6	4	2	0	3	-
Willmott	6	0	9	1	2	-
Pratt	3	0	6	2	-	-
JA Winter	3	2	5	0	1	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Western	c Styles b Baily	11
+WH Fowler	c and b Mitchell	1
PJ Woodcock	b Mitchell	3
CM Massey	run out	3
WN Hood	b Mitchell	2
JJE Willmott	st Newnham b Mitchell	4
HM Pratt	c Smith b Baily	9
W Trask	c and b Knight	6
JA Winter	c Tate b Fairbanks	6
CP Winter	c Knight b Baily	4
J Maynard	not out	1
Extras		3
Total	(all out, 48 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-53 (48 ov)

Wells bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	23	8	27	4	4	-
Knight	10	3	10	1	3	-
Baily	14	6	13	3	-	-
Fairbanks	1	1	0	1	-	-

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Wells second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Knight	c sub b Fowler	1
W Cleak	c and b Hood	0
JC Smith	b Hood	0
F Styles	not out	4
HS Baily	b Hood	0
E Laver	c sub b Hood	1
Fairbanks	st Fowler b Hood	6
+LE Newnham	b Hood	5
J Mitchell	c Maynard b Hood	0
W Chappell	not out	3
J Tate	did not bat
S Hervey	did not bat
J Sellington	did not bat
E Olivey	did not bat
T Wicks	did not bat
RS Strachey	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(8 wickets, 36.2 overs)	21
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hood	18.2	12	9	7	-	-
Fowler	18	12	11	1	-	-

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Our thanks to Arthur Haygarth for collecting the information and to Roger Heavens for providing this scorecard which was first published in Arthur Haygarth's Cricket Scores and Biographies Volume 16. Copies of the book can be obtained from http://booksoncricket.net . Additions or corrections to this scorecard would be gratefully received.
Mr. Trask dislocated his right knee cap while batting as he twisted his leg while delivering 'a heavy blow'.
The match was to have been played at the Cedars belonging to Mr. Tudway but through unavoidable circumstances it took place on the ground of the Wells Club.

 

 

 

 

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