minc144	Worcestershire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1898
Venue	County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 22nd, 23rd July 1898 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Worcestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by an innings and 106 runs
Points	Worcestershire 1; Wiltshire -1
Umpires	J Edge, J Phillips
Close of play day 1	Worcestershire (1) 156/2 (RE Foster 73*, GE Bromley-Martin 56*)

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HK Foster	b Overton	8
EG Bromley-Martin	b Miller	11
RE Foster	b Overton	78
GE Bromley-Martin	c Awdry b Miller	72
FL Bowley	lbw b Miller	0
GF Wheldon	c Atfield b Overton	17
RD Burrows	c Atfield b Overton	6
EP Jobson	c and b Overton	1
A Bird	run out	19
GA Wilson	c Overton b Miller	11
+T Straw	not out	7
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 5 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 78.1 overs)	241
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-43, 3-174, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-241 (78.1 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Overton	39.1	5	114	5	-	-
Miller	26	6	67	4	-	-
Eldridge	3	0	8	0	-	3
Atfield	3	0	24	0	-	-
Smart	5	0	14	0	-	2
Radcliffe	2	0	3	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
OG Radcliffe	c Bird b Wilson	5
AJ Atfield	b Bird	0
JE Stevens	c GE Bromley-Martin b Bird	0
CS Awdry	c and b Bird	23
HS Snell	st Straw b Bird	1
FW Stancomb	b Wilson	5
*AM Miller	c and b Wilson	1
WH Goudge	b Wilson	0
+T Smart	lbw b Wilson	6
W Overton	c Burrows b Wilson	0
AG Eldridge	not out	0
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 21.2 overs)	43
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-5, 4-13, 5-?, 6-?, 7-35, 8-?, 9-?, 10-43 (21.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bird	11	3	24	4	-	-
Wilson	10.2	7	17	6	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
OG Radcliffe	b Bird	2
AJ Atfield	b Bird	30
JE Stevens	b Wilson	1
CS Awdry	c RE Foster b Bird	0
HS Snell	c Wilson b Bird	6
*AM Miller	b Burrows	18
FW Stancomb	b Burrows	14
WH Goudge	c Wilson b Bird	8
+T Smart	c RE Foster b Bird	4
W Overton	not out	0
AG Eldridge	b Burrows	1
Extras	(8 b)	8
Total	(all out, 33.2 overs)	92
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-40, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-92 (33.2 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Bird	17	5	41	6	-	-
Wilson	13	2	36	1	-	-
Burrows	3.2	0	7	3	-	-

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Notes
--> FL Bowley made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AG Eldridge made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RE Foster (1) passed his previous highest score of 48 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GA Wilson (1) equalled his previous highest score of 11 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Atfield (2) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Worcestershire won by an innings and 106 runs on the second day, after Wiltshire followed on 198 runs behind. Rain limited cricket on the first day to little more than two hours, and an early start was made at 10.30 am on the second day to make up for lost time. For the winners, Bird took 10 wickets in the match for 65 runs. There were 8 fours in R E Foster's 78 and G E Bromley-Martin scored 72. These two added 131 for the third wicket in the Worcestershire innings. It was the second highest partnership for that wicket during the season. The Wiltshire first innings of 43 lasted for less than an hour, and it was the third lowest of the season. The 114 runs conceded by Overton were the third highest in an innings during the season.
[Missing: Fall of wickets; in Worcestershire 1st inns boundaries in G E Bromley-Martin's 72; time completed.]
Sources: Worcester Herald 30 July; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 28 July; North Wilts Herald 29 July; Wiltshire Chronicle 30 July; Sporting Life 23,25 July; The Sportsman 23,25 July.

 

 

 

 

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