minc2	Staffordshire v Northamptonshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1895
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 3rd, 4th June 1895 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets
Points	Staffordshire -1; Northamptonshire 1
Umpires	[unknown], A Stockwin
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire (1) 154/9 (Scriven 15*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CC Mott	b Thompson	11
G Simmonds	run out	6
W Brown	b Colson	20
SE Thomas	b Colson	33
*AH Heath	b Thompson	22
TS Fishwick	b Colson	12
O Briggs	c WH Kingston b Colson	0
JF Darlow	not out	3
WH Turner	lbw b Thompson	10
+J Poole	b Colson	1
J Lightfoot	c Thompson b Colson	0
Extras	(2 b, 6 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 60 overs)	127
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-20, 3-69, 4-78, 5-110, 6-112, 7-112, 8-126, 9-127, 10-127 (60 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
F Smith	15	6	25	0	-	-
Thompson	24	7	40	3	-	1
Eales	4	0	18	0	-	-
Horton	3	0	8	0	-	-
Colson	14	2	27	6	-	-

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CA Kingston	c Poole b Darlow	15
GH Colson	lbw b Lightfoot	7
*AG Henfrey	c and b Brown	40
+BC Smith	b Turner	20
WH Kingston	c Briggs b Lightfoot	15
T Horton	b Darlow	12
GJ Thompson	st Poole b Briggs	4
E Scriven	not out	15
JF Stops	b Briggs	0
CC Eales	lbw b Darlow	3
F Smith	c and b Darlow	0
Extras	(16 b, 6 lb, 1 w)	23
Total	(all out, 59 overs)	154
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-39, 3-98, 4-106, 5-125, 6-134, 7-134, 8-147, 9-150, 10-154 (59 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Darlow	15	4	41	4	-	-
Lightfoot	14	8	17	2	1	-
Turner	14	4	21	1	-	-
Briggs	10	4	29	2	-	-
Brown	6	1	23	1	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CC Mott	b F Smith	8
G Simmonds	b F Smith	12
W Brown	b Thompson	1
SE Thomas	b Thompson	4
*AH Heath	b F Smith	4
TS Fishwick	c and b F Smith	4
O Briggs	b Thompson	9
JF Darlow	not out	0
WH Turner	b F Smith	2
+J Poole	c and b F Smith	0
J Lightfoot	c Colson b F Smith	10
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 28.3 overs)	57
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-17, 3-23, 4-29, 5-34, 6-45, 7-45, 8-47, 9-47, 10-57 (28.3 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
F Smith	14.3	5	29	7	-	-
Thompson	14	5	25	3	-	-

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GH Colson	lbw b Darlow	12
E Scriven	b Darlow	8
CA Kingston	lbw b Turner	1
GJ Thompson	c and b Darlow	0
CC Eales	b Turner	5
WH Kingston	b Darlow	0
JF Stops	not out	0
*AG Henfrey	not out	0
+BC Smith	did not bat
T Horton	did not bat
F Smith	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(6 wickets, 22.2 overs)	31
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-20, 3-21, 4-25, 5-30, 6-30

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Darlow	11.2	4	12	4	-	-
Lightfoot	4	1	10	0	-	-
Turner	7	6	4	2	-	-

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Notes
--> CC Mott made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Simmonds made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Brown made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SE Thomas made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Heath made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TS Fishwick made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> O Briggs made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Darlow made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WH Turner made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Poole made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Lightfoot made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CA Kingston made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GH Colson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AG Henfrey made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BC Smith made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WH Kingston made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Horton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GJ Thompson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> E Scriven made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Stops made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CC Eales made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Smith made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Lightfoot made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Stops made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GH Colson achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings
--> F Smith achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire second innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets before lunch was taken at 2.10 pm on the second day.
Needing 31 runs for victory in their second innings, the visitors lost six wickets before the winning run -- a bye - was scored.
The game was the second of two opening fixtures in the new Minor Counties Championship, though only Staffordshire 'qualified' for the final table, with Northamptonshire playing just home and away matches versus Staffordshire.
For the winners, F Smith took 7 wickets for 29 runs in the Staffordshire second innings.
C A Kingston did not arrive before lunch on the first day and a substitute fielded in his place.
[Missing: Second umpire.]
Sources: Staffordshire Advertiser 8 June; Staffordshire Chronicle 8 June; Staffordshire Post 8 June; Staffordshire Sentinel 4,8 June; Birmingham Daily Post 4 June; Northampton Daily Chronicle 4,5 June; Northampton Daily Reporter 4,5 June; Northampton Herald 8 June; The Sportsman 3,4,5 June.

 

 

 

 

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