minc245	Bedfordshire v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1900
Venue	Bedford County School Ground, Bedford on 21st June 1900 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Bedfordshire won by 8 wickets
Points	Bedfordshire 1; Staffordshire -1
Umpires	T Hanson, GE Wharmby

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Hollowood	c Orr b WF Brown	13
J Mayer	c Apthorp b TA Brown	2
T Grimshaw	run out	4
CC Mott	c Orman b Thring	42
FH Hassall	c TA Brown b WF Brown	0
DH Brownfield	b WF Brown	7
+J Poole	b TA Brown	0
*PE Mainwaring	c Apthorp b WF Brown	5
BH Cattell	b Thring	22
HD Stratton	not out	7
A Capes	c and b Thring	3
Extras		6
Total	(all out, 50.1 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-18, 3-25, 4-25, 5-38, 6-41, 7-50, 8-98, 9-?, 10-111 (50.1 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WF Brown	21	4	43	4	-	-
TA Brown	19	4	38	2	-	-
Coulson	6	0	13	0	-	-
Thring	4.1	0	11	3	-	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	c Cattell b Grimshaw	8
G Pollitt	b Grimshaw	21
F Taylor	lbw b Grimshaw	14
RGL Horton	b Cattell	0
TA Brown	c Brownfield b Grimshaw	20
LCR Thring	c Mainwaring b Cattell	0
JJH Orman	not out	34
JF Morris	c Capes b Cattell	18
+EE Apthorp	run out	5
H Coulson	run out	2
WF Brown	c Poole b Grimshaw	3
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 4 nb, 0 w)	12
Total	(all out, 32.5 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-37, 3-?, 4-?, 5-46, 6-87, 7-110, 8-?, 9-?, 10-137 (32.5 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grimshaw	13.5	3	38	5	-	1
Cattell	12	2	43	3	-	3
Mayer	1	0	12	0	-	-
Capes	4	0	19	0	-	-
Hassall	2	0	13	0	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Hollowood	c Taylor b TA Brown	1
J Mayer	c Apthorp b WF Brown	5
T Grimshaw	c Taylor b TA Brown	6
CC Mott	c WF Brown b TA Brown	0
FH Hassall	c Coulson b WF Brown	0
DH Brownfield	st Apthorp b WF Brown	4
+J Poole	b TA Brown	1
*PE Mainwaring	not out	15
BH Cattell	c Morris b WF Brown	0
HD Stratton	run out	2
A Capes	c Horton b TA Brown	0
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 18 overs)	39
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-1, 3-9, 4-14, 5-14, 6-20, 7-20, 8-21, 9-38, 10-39 (18 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
WF Brown	9	1	19	4	-	-
TA Brown	9	4	15	5	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JF Morris	not out	0
H Coulson	lbw b Grimshaw	4
RGL Horton	b Cattell	7
F Taylor	not out	4
*HR Orr	did not bat
G Pollitt	did not bat
TA Brown	did not bat
LCR Thring	did not bat
JJH Orman	did not bat
+EE Apthorp	did not bat
WF Brown	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(2 wickets, 1.3 overs)	15
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-11

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grimshaw	1	0	7	1	-	-
Cattell	0.3	0	8	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for two days but completed in one.
--> J Mayer made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BH Cattell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Capes made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Taylor made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RGL Horton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JJH Orman made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Morris made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EE Apthorp made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Mayer made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Capes made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CC Mott (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TA Brown reached 100 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Staffordshire second innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
This match was completed in a day, Bedfordshire wining shortly before 7.00pm. The pitch was described as being fast and bumpy, and press reports indicate the result was heavily influenced by a deteriorating pitch. For the winners, Orman top-scored with 34 not out. W F Brown took 8 wickets for 62 runs in the match, and T A Brown 7 for 53. For Staffordshire, Mott top-scored in the match with 42. The Staffordshire second innings score of 39 was the joint third lowest of the season, and the run aggregate of 302 the second lowest for a completed match during the year.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Staffordshire 1st inns boundaries in Mott's 42; in Staffordshire 2nd inns batting order.]
Sources: Bedfordshire Standard 22 June; Bedfordshire Times 22 June; Staffordshire Advertiser 23 June; Staffordshire Sentinel 21,22,29 June; The Sportsman 22 June.

 

 

 

 

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