minc828	Bedfordshire v Norfolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (East Division)
Venue	Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 8th, 9th July 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Bedfordshire 0; Norfolk 3
Umpires	CE Brown, BW Mason
Close of play day 1	Norfolk (1) 184/6 (GA Stevens 78*, G Stevens 3*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Atkinson	b Smith	7
G Pollitt	b Hoare	28
JM Cavanagh	lbw b Hoare	62
GE Wharmby	c Hoare b Smith	76			7	-
*HR Orr	c Charles b Smith	18
H Squire	b Hoare	5
AF Morcom	c Ireland b Hoare	7
RH Moss	b Smith	19
+EE Apthorp	run out	4
HF Holdstock	not out	6
DH Peel	c Charles b Hoare	0
Extras		25
Total	(all out, 72.3 overs)	257
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-48, 3-159, 4-192, 5-203, 6-219, 7-246, 8-247, 9-253, 10-257 (72.3 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	24	4	58	4	-	-
Gibson	9	1	25	0	-	-
G Stevens	6	0	31	0	-	-
Hoare	19.3	2	70	5	-	-
Ireland	10	1	30	0	-	-
Starling	4	0	18	0	-	-

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
BK Wilson	c Apthorp b Wharmby	20
*L Barratt	c Atkinson b Wharmby	24
OHC Dunell	b Wharmby	12
GA Stevens	c Pollitt b Orr	134		195	13	-
AR Hoare	c Moss b Wharmby	41
MW Ireland	b Morcom	2
G Starling	c Atkinson b Wharmby	3
G Stevens	st Apthorp b Orr	58		47
+SF Charles	c Squire b Wharmby	2
E Gibson	not out	25
EW Smith	c Squire b Peel	43
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 120.3 overs)	369
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-49, 3-68, 4-163, 5-166, 6-179, 7-296, 8-299, 9-303, 10-369 (120.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	49	9	126	6	-	-
Morcom	31	8	78	1	-	-
Orr	17	0	69	2	-	-
Peel	8.3	1	36	1	-	-
Moss	10	1	34	0	-	-
Squire	5	0	21	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	run out	17
G Pollitt	not out	61
CB Atkinson	b Smith	3
JM Cavanagh	lbw b Smith	7
H Squire	c Charles b Hoare	45
GE Wharmby	did not bat
AF Morcom	did not bat
RH Moss	did not bat
+EE Apthorp	did not bat
HF Holdstock	did not bat
DH Peel	did not bat
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 2 nb, 0 w)	11
Total	(4 wickets, 42.2 overs)	144
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-38, 3-49, 4-144 (42.2 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hoare	5.2	1	19	1	-	-
Smith	14	2	36	2	-	2
Ireland	8	4	16	0	-	-
Gibson	4	0	13	0	-	-
Starling	6	0	35	0	-	-
G Stevens	4	1	12	0	-	-
Barratt	1	0	2	0	-	-

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Notes
--> H Squire made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Stevens made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JM Cavanagh (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GA Stevens (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GA Stevens (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EW Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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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 drawn with Norfolk winning on first innings. There were several rain interruptions on the second day, and heavy rain stopped play again at 4.05 pm and caused the match to be abandoned. For the visitors, there were 13 fours, 8 threes and 8 twos in G A Stevens's 134, an innings of 3¼ hours. G Stevens's 58 included 1 four. G A Stevens and G Stevens added 117 for the seventh wicket in 90 minutes, and Gibson and Smith 66 for the last wicket. For the home team, Wharmby scored 76, which contained 7 fours, Cavanagh 62 and Pollitt 61 not out. In the Bedfordshire first innings, Cavanagh and Wharmby added 111 for the third wicket in 70 minutes. The 49 overs bowled by Wharmby were the most during an innings all season.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; in the Bedfordshire first innings boundaries in Cavanagh's 62; in the Bedfordshire second innings boundaries in Pollitt's 61 not out; dates of Norwich Mercury.]
Sources: Bedfordshire Mercury 12 July; Bedfordshire Standard 12 July; Bedfordshire Times 12 July; Eastern Daily Press 9,10,15 July; Eastern Evening News 8,9 July; Norwich Mercury 13 July; The Sportsman 9,10 July.

 

 

 

 

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