minc916	Bedfordshire v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (East Division)
Venue	Bedford County School Ground, Bedford on 10th, 11th July 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Hertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Hertfordshire won by an innings and 12 runs
Points	Bedfordshire 0; Hertfordshire 5
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (1) 60/6 (Holdstock 15*)

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Butcher	b Wharmby	8
AJ Golding	b Moss	54
CH Titchmarsh	c Pestell b Moss	24
HE White	c Apthorp b Moss	35
GG Dumbelton	b Wharmby	4
WE Coleman	c Holdstock b Wharmby	20
MHC Doll	b Moss	0
RB Cowley	c Wharmby b Moss	14
*HM Harford	not out	11
HW Englefield	c Orr b Wharmby	6
+CD Fastnedge	absent
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 69 overs)	185
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-57, 3-126, 4-133, 5-133, 6-137, 7-167, 8-169, 9-185 (69 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	34	10	69	4	-	-
Moss	24	4	64	5	-	-
Pestell	5	0	25	0	-	-
Bird	4	0	12	0	1	-
Orr	2	0	6	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCR Thring	c and b White	8
*HR Orr	b Coleman	5
HF Holdstock	not out	20
H Squire	b White	17
GE Wharmby	b White	10
WE King	c Dumbelton b White	1
AC Smith	b Coleman	0
+EE Apthorp	b White	2
RH Moss	lbw b White	0
FE Pestell	b White	0
WJ Bird	c Golding b White	0
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 43.5 overs)	67
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-14, 3-44, 4-56, 5-60, 6-60, 7-62, 8-65, 9-65, 10-67 (43.5 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coleman	18	7	26	2	-	-
White	21.5	8	30	8	-	-
Englefield	4	1	7	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HF Holdstock	c Titchmarsh b White	8
H Squire	c Titchmarsh b White	1
*HR Orr	b Englefield	45
GE Wharmby	c and b Englefield	15
WE King	b White	5
LCR Thring	c and b White	2
AC Smith	b White	1
+EE Apthorp	not out	13
RH Moss	c Harford b White	2
FE Pestell	b Coleman	6
WJ Bird	b White	3
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 45.2 overs)	106
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-16, 3-57, 4-70, 5-?, 6-78, 7-78, 8-?, 9-101, 10-106 (45.2 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	22.2	8	48	7	-	-
Coleman	12	2	28	1	-	-
Englefield	11	2	25	2	-	-

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Notes
--> WJ Bird made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE White achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire first innings (previous best was 8-42)

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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.
Hertfordshire won by an innings and 12 runs at 2.30 pm on the second day, after Bedfordshire followed on 118 runs behind. Showers interrupted play on the first day. For the winners, White took 15 wickets in the match for 78 runs, taking 8 for 30 in the Bedfordshire first innings and 7 for 48 in the second. It was statistically the second best match bowling performance of the season. Golding scored 54. Orr top scored for Bedfordshire with 45.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; in Hertfordshire innings boundaries in Golding's 54, and why Fastnedge was absent; in Bedfordshire second innings fall of fifth and eighth wickets.]
Sources: Bedford and County Record 14 July; Bedfordshire Mercury 17 July; Bedfordshire Standard 17 July; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 11 July; Herts Leader 14 July; Watford Observer 18 July; Sporting Life 11,13 July; The Sportsman 11,13 July; Cricket 16 July, p 278.

 

 

 

 

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