f6378 cc1700	Worcestershire v Somerset
	County Championship 1904
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 20th, 21st June 1904 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by an innings and 114 runs
Points	Worcestershire -1; Somerset 1
Umpires	RG Barlow, VA Titchmarsh
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 314/7 (Palairet 197*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FL Bowley	lbw b Braund	16
FA Pearson	c Martyn b Braund	47
WB Burns	b Braund	31
*HK Foster	b Braund	8
EG Arnold	b Cranfield	15
+GF Wheldon	c Lee b Braund	12
GE Bromley-Martin	c Hardy b Cranfield	3
AW Isaac	b Braund	17
A Bird	c Cranfield b Braund	8
RD Burrows	b Braund	0
GA Wilson	not out	13
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 61.2 overs)	174
Fall of wickets:
1-52, 2-88, 3-99, 4-110, 5-122, 6-133, 7-142, 8-153, 9-153, 10-174 (61.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cranfield	26	6	76	2	-	-
Robson	5	1	13	0	-	-
Braund	29.2	7	81	8	-	-
Palairet	1	1	0	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCH Palairet	c Wilson b Burrows	203
LC Braund	c Bromley-Martin b Bird	36
AE Lewis	c Bowley b Bird	33
MRHM Herbert	b Bird	1
FP Hardy	b Wilson	1
E Robson	b Bird	16
+H Martyn	b Burrows	3
*SMJ Woods	b Burrows	4
FM Lee	c Bromley-Martin b Burrows	17
AE Newton	c Arnold b Bird	13
B Cranfield	not out	0
Extras	(23 b, 2 lb)	25
Total	(all out, 72.3 overs)	352
Fall of wickets:
1-119, 2-223, 3-225, 4-226, 5-299, 6-302, 7-314, 8-321, 9-352, 10-352 (72.3 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Arnold	12	1	69	0	-	-
Wilson	16	1	62	1	-	-
Burrows	17	1	107	4	-	-
Bird	24.3	0	72	5	-	-
Pearson	3	0	17	0	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HK Foster	b Cranfield	10
FL Bowley	b Cranfield	5
FA Pearson	lbw b Braund	1
+GF Wheldon	b Cranfield	0
GE Bromley-Martin	b Braund	7
EG Arnold	b Cranfield	2
WB Burns	c and b Braund	19
AW Isaac	not out	10
A Bird	c and b Braund	1
RD Burrows	c Herbert b Braund	4
GA Wilson	c Hardy b Cranfield	4
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 22.4 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-16, 3-16, 4-16, 5-25, 6-37, 7-50, 8-56, 9-60, 10-64 (22.4 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cranfield	11.4	4	47	5	-	-
Braund	11	3	16	5	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> LCH Palairet (1) passed 11000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 167
--> AE Lewis (1) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> LC Braund reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Worcestershire first innings
--> LC Braund reached 300 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Worcestershire second innings

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Palairet's 203 took 180 minutes and included 30 fours

 

 

 

 

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