minc1017	Devon v Monmouthshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1909 (West Division)
Venue	The County Cricket Ground, Exeter on 12th, 13th July 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Devon won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Devon won by 1 wicket
Points	Devon 5; Monmouthshire 0
Close of play day 1	Monmouthshire (1) 143/7 (WA Williams 22*)

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GC Harrison	b WA Williams	76
FO Wilson	b WA Williams	36
JF Orchard	run out	27
WF Light	b Stedman	57
+T Davies	c Stratton b Stedman	11
ED Young	b Silverlock	6
DC Boles	b WA Williams	10
JF Shelley	b WA Williams	26
JC Hartley	c WA Williams b Silverlock	27
*L Tamworth	run out	12
WH Aston	not out	9
Extras	(9 b, 3 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 83.1 overs)	309
Fall of wickets:
1-74, 2-140, 3-171, 4-208, 5-220, 6-220, 7-255, 8-264, 9-294, 10-309 (83.1 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
FG Phillips	10	1	35	0	-	-
WA Williams	27	3	74	4	-	-
Silverlock	28.1	4	103	2	-	-
Stedman	14	3	72	2	-	-
Hudden	4	1	13	0	-	-

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Stratton	c Aston b Young	25
AJ Silverlock	c Aston b Boles	52
*ES Phillips	b Hartley	22
EJ Diver	c Boles b Hartley	7
TB Williams	run out	0
WEC Hudden	b Aston	1
WA Williams	not out	25
FG Phillips	b Boles	5
LH Weight	b Boles	4
LF Stedman	b Boles	0
+JR Williams	lbw b Hartley	10
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	13
Total	(all out, 55.2 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-79, 2-88, 3-110, 4-111, 5-115, 6-127, 7-143, 8-152, 9-152, 10-164 (55.2 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	7	1	21	1	-	-
Hartley	14.2	4	30	3	-	-
Boles	18	1	62	4	-	-
Wilson	3	0	17	0	2	1
Light	10	2	19	0	-	-
Young	3	2	2	1	-	-

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Monmouthshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WA Williams	b Boles	3
AJ Silverlock	b Hartley	22
*ES Phillips	b Boles	0
M Stratton	c Harrison b Boles	72
EJ Diver	c Shelley b Young	35
TB Williams	not out	63
WEC Hudden	b Hartley	0
FG Phillips	c Tamworth b Light	17
LH Weight	b Hartley	2
LF Stedman	c Shelley b Hartley	0
+JR Williams	c and b Hartley	6
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 79 overs)	227
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-13, 3-39, 4-117, 5-155, 6-155, 7-195, 8-205, 9-205, 10-227 (79 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Boles	21	5	42	3	-	-
Hartley	28	6	77	5	-	-
Aston	10	1	41	0	-	-
Light	12	3	32	1	-	-
Young	3	0	16	1	-	-
Wilson	5	1	12	0	1	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GC Harrison	c WA Williams b FG Phillips	8
FO Wilson	st JR Williams b Silverlock	5
JF Orchard	b Silverlock	9
WF Light	b FG Phillips	7
+T Davies	c and b Silverlock	13
ED Young	c JR Williams b FG Phillips	0
DC Boles	c and b Silverlock	3
JF Shelley	b Silverlock	3
JC Hartley	not out	22
*L Tamworth	run out	0
WH Aston	not out	10
Extras	(1 b, 2 nb)	3
Total	(9 wickets, 31 overs)	83
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-13, 3-30, 4-30, 5-30, 6-41, 7-45, 8-52, 9-57

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Silverlock	15	2	51	5	-	2
FG Phillips	14	2	27	3	-	-
WA Williams	2	1	2	0	-	-

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Notes
--> FO Wilson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ED Young made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ED Young made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> M Stratton (2) passed his previous highest score of 55 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> M Stratton (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 7
--> EJ Diver (2) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 18
--> TB Williams (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 22
--> JC Hartley achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire second innings (previous best was 4-70)
--> JC Hartley achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches 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 close match by one wicket just before time, with the last wicket putting on the 26 runs needed for victory amid reported scenes of great excitement. The margin of victory was the narrowest of the season for a team successfully chasing a fourth innings target. The match was for T Davies's benefit. Monmouthshire followed on 145 runs behind and set Devon a victory target of 83 runs in 100 minutes. Hartley and Aston added 26 for the last wicket, the winning run being a bye. Weight at point missed catching Aston when the score was 72. For the winners, there were 9 fours in Harrison's 76 and 1 six and 9 fours in Light's 57. For Monmouthshire, there were 9 fours in Stratton's 72, 7 fours in T B Williams's 63 not out, and 6 fours in Silverlocks's 52.
[Missing: Umpires; precise time completed.]
Sources: Devon Scorebook; Devon and Exeter Daily Gazette 13,14 July; Western Daily Mercury 13,14 July; Western Morning News 13,14 July; Monmouthshire Evening Post 12,13 July; South Wales Argus 12,13,14 July; South Wales Daily News 13,14 July; Western Mail 13,14 July; The Sportsman 13,14 July; Cricket 22 July, p 283.

 

 

 

 

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