minc679	Devon v Monmouthshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1905
Venue	United Services Ground, Plymouth on 11th, 12th August 1905 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Devon won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Devon won by 151 runs
Points	Devon 3; Monmouthshire 0
Close of play day 1	Devon (2) 191/8 (Boles 23*, Davies 9*)

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Cruwys	c and b Stedman	6
OE Leggett	b Stedman	9
GC Harrison	run out	1
HVI Watts	c Diver b Stedman	4
*HF Brunskill	c Stedman b Steeples	2
WF Sturt	st Diver b Stedman	0
RT Arundell	b Steeples	7
DC Boles	c Diver b Steeples	0
WF Light	not out	6
+T Davies	b Steeples	0
WH Aston	c ES Phillips b Steeples	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 18 overs)	35
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-14, 3-18, 4-22, 5-22, 6-22, 7-29, 8-35, 9-35, 10-35 (18 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	9	1	20	5	-	-
Stedman	9	3	15	4	-	-

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	b Aston	0
*PC Phillips	b Light	24
ES Phillips	b Aston	0
+EJ Diver	b Light	6
AL Tatham	b Aston	8
GL Robathan	b Light	52
JH Stratton	b Aston	1
RB Griffiths	b Light	8
LF Stedman	run out	18
R Steeples	not out	4
WA Williams	b Light	0
Extras	(3 b, 6 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 47.3 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-6, 3-32, 4-33, 5-41, 6-51, 7-70, 8-126, 9-130, 10-130 (47.3 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	20	2	57	4	-	-
Light	19.3	6	42	5	-	-
Boles	4	1	14	0	-	-
Sturt	4	1	8	0	-	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Cruwys	c Tatham b Steeples	9
OE Leggett	b Williams	34
GC Harrison	b Silverlock	22
HVI Watts	b Silverlock	3
*HF Brunskill	c Steeples b Silverlock	68
WF Sturt	c PC Phillips b Williams	4
RT Arundell	b Williams	0
DC Boles	b Williams	31
WF Light	c PC Phillips b Stedman	1
+T Davies	not out	57
WH Aston	c Robathan b Griffiths	42
Extras	(22 b, 7 lb)	29
Total	(all out, 92 overs)	300
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-53, 3-63, 4-103, 5-117, 6-117, 7-167, 8-172, 9-207, 10-300 (92 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	16	7	36	1	-	-
Stedman	25	6	80	1	-	-
Silverlock	20	4	62	3	-	-
Williams	24	8	54	4	-	-
Griffiths	7	0	39	1	-	-

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Monmouthshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PC Phillips	b Light	1
AJ Silverlock	c Davies b Aston	25
ES Phillips	b Light	2
+EJ Diver	c Sturt b Light	10
AL Tatham	c Aston b Light	9
GL Robathan	b Aston	0
JH Stratton	b Light	0
RB Griffiths	lbw b Light	0
LF Stedman	c Davies b Aston	3
R Steeples	b Aston	1
WA Williams	not out	2
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 28.2 overs)	54
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-16, 3-38, 4-38, 5-38, 6-43, 7-43, 8-48, 9-52, 10-54 (28.2 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	14.2	6	32	4	-	-
Light	14	5	21	6	-	-

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Notes
--> AL Tatham (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 3
--> LF Stedman (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> HF Brunskill (2) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> T Davies (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> R Steeples reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Devon first innings
--> WH Aston reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Monmouthshire 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.
Devon won this return match by 151 runs shortly before lunch on the second day after a reversal of fortune. The match between the two sides at Newport in July had been drawn. On the first day Devon were bowled out for 35 before lunch and ended play only 96 runs ahead with only two wickets remaining. The result was to prove a setback to Monmouthshire's efforts to win the Championship. For the winners, Light took 11 wickets in the match for 63 runs and Aston 8 for 89. There were 8 fours in Brunskill's 68 and 1six and 8 fours in Davies's 57 not out. In the Devon second innings, Brunskill and Boles put on 50 runs for the seventh wicket, and Davies and Aston 93 for the last wicket. For the visitors, Robathan's 52 contained 6 fours. In the Monmouthshire first innings Robathan and Stedman put on 56 for the eighth wicket. The Devon first innings total of 35 was the second lowest of the season.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; in Devon first innings fall of seventh wicket; in Monmouthshire second innings fall of ninth wicket; precise time completed.]
Sources: Western Daily Mercury 12,14 August; Western Morning News 12,14 August; South Wales Argus 14 August; South Wales Echo 11,12 August; Western Mail 12,14 August; Sporting Life 12,14 August; The Sportsman 12.14 August.

 

 

 

 

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