minc536	Staffordshire v Monmouthshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1904
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 20th, 21st June 1904 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Staffordshire won by 9 wickets
Points	Staffordshire 3; Monmouthshire 0
Umpires	CE Bartram, A Stockwin
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (1) 87/7 (Briggs 13*, Eagland 0*)

---

Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JH Stratton	c Brown b Goodall	4
AJ Silverlock	c Briggs b Meakin	113
+NC Phillips	b Goodall	9
*AL Tatham	b Barnes	4
PC Phillips	c Briggs b Barnes	9
RB Griffiths	lbw b Alban	16
GP Williams	c sub b Barnes	14
R Steeples	st Poole b Barnes	1
LF Stedman	c Stratton b Goodall	11
GLR Hutchings	b Goodall	4
WA Williams	not out	2
Extras	(5 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 61.2 overs)	193
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-40, 3-47, 4-69, 5-108, 6-144, 7-153, 8-186, 9-190, 10-193 (61.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	26	5	81	4	-	1
Goodall	22.2	5	75	4	-	-
Eagland	5	2	3	0	-	-
Alban	3	0	9	1	-	-
Fereday	3	0	9	0	-	-
Meakin	2	0	10	1	-	-

---

Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brown	b Steeples	7
JB Fereday	run out	18
*HD Stratton	b Steeples	0
A Hollowood	c NC Phillips b Steeples	29
SF Barnes	c GP Williams b Steeples	13
P Briggs	b Griffiths	34
J Alban	c NC Phillips b Steeples	0
B Meakin	c NC Phillips b Griffiths	0
H Eagland	b Steeples	10
+J Poole	not out	0
CJ Goodall	c Hutchings b Steeples	1
Extras	(13 b, 1 lb)	14
Total	(all out, 42.1 overs)	126
Fall of wickets:
1-17, 2-17, 3-50, 4-62, 5-81, 6-81, 7-82, 8-125, 9-125, 10-126 (42.1 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	21.1	8	41	7	-	-
Silverlock	3	0	10	0	-	-
Stedman	7	1	33	0	-	-
WA Williams	3	0	18	0	-	-
Griffiths	8	3	10	2	-	-

---

Monmouthshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JH Stratton	b Goodall	23
AJ Silverlock	c Poole b Barnes	5
+NC Phillips	b Barnes	0
*AL Tatham	c Hollowood b Barnes	0
PC Phillips	c Hollowood b Alban	16
RB Griffiths	c and b Barnes	2
GP Williams	b Goodall	3
R Steeples	c sub (FH Wynne) b Goodall	6
LF Stedman	b Barnes	0
GLR Hutchings	not out	12
WA Williams	c Goodall b Barnes	4
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 29 overs)	73
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-6, 3-6, 4-25, 5-38, 6-46, 7-51, 8-52, 9-64, 10-73 (29 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	15	3	38	6	-	1
Goodall	12	3	29	3	-	-
Alban	2	0	4	1	-	-

---

Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brown	b Steeples	32
JB Fereday	not out	68
*HD Stratton	not out	32
A Hollowood	did not bat
SF Barnes	did not bat
P Briggs	did not bat
J Alban	did not bat
B Meakin	did not bat
H Eagland	did not bat
+J Poole	did not bat
CJ Goodall	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(1 wicket, 49 overs)	141
Fall of wickets:
1-68 (Brown)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	15	4	36	1	-	-
Griffiths	8	3	17	0	-	-
WA Williams	8	1	31	0	-	-
Stedman	10	1	21	0	-	-
Silverlock	5	0	16	0	-	1
PC Phillips	3	0	11	0	-	-

---

Notes
--> SF Barnes made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Alban made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> B Meakin made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Silverlock (1) passed his previous highest score of 112 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Silverlock (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 59
--> JB Fereday (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CJ Goodall achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire first innings (previous best was 0-22)
--> SF Barnes achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire second innings

---

This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Staffordshire won by nine wickets at 4.45 pm on the second day.
On the first day, the start was delayed by rain until 12.50 pm.
For the winners, Barnes took 10 wickets in the match for 119 runs.
There were 5 fours in Fereday's 68 not out.
For Monmouthshire, Silverlock's 113, scored in 170 minutes, contained 1 five, 11 fours, 8 threes and 9 twos.
In the Staffordshire first innings, Steeples took 7 wickets for 41 runs.
Eagland became lame when fielding on the first day, and was replaced by a substit ute.
It is not known who held the substitute catch in the first Monmouthshire innings, but Staffordshire newspaper reports indicate F H Wynne field as Eagland's substitute on the second day..
[In the Monmouthshire first innings all the South Wales newspapers sources give Steeples as being run out.
The Staffordshire scorebook and all the sources listed give him as being stumped Poole bowled Barnes, and it is this version has been preferred.]
[Missing: In Monmouthshire first innings who held substitute catch..]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 22 June; Staffordshire Sentinel 20,21 June; Cardiff Evening Echo 20,21 June; South Wales Argus 20,21 June; South Wales Echo 20,21 June; Western Mail 21,22 June; The Sportsman 21,22 June.

 

 

 

 

This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles