minc1020	Hertfordshire v Norfolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1909 (East Division)
Venue	Clarence Park, St Albans on 14th July 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Hertfordshire won by an innings and 29 runs
Points	Hertfordshire 5; Norfolk 0

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Smith	c and b White	2
TH Wharton	b White	2
GA Stevens	c Coleman b White	15
RW Thurgar	b Coleman	0
RF Taylor	b Coleman	7
*B Cozens-Hardy	b White	3
TC Allsopp	c Golding b Coleman	15
+SD Page	b Coleman	0
RG Pilch	c Golding b White	5
E Gibson	not out	1
EW Smith	b White	0
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 1 nb, 0 w)	3
Total	(all out, 24.5 overs)	53
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-7, 4-25, 5-27, 6-?, 7-?, 8-38, 9-52, 10-53 (24.5 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	12.5	3	29	6	-	-
Coleman	12	2	21	4	-	1

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HE White	c Stevens b EW Smith	0
JN Cowley	run out	0
AJ Golding	lbw b Gibson	29
+EH Cuthbertson	b Gibson	0
CH Titchmarsh	c Cozens-Hardy b Allsopp	33
RB Cowley	b EW Smith	12
HPL Gaussen	b Gibson	27
WE Coleman	b EW Smith	8
EL Wright	c CB Smith b Gibson	0
S Brown	c Stevens b Gibson	0
*WH Marsh	not out	0
Extras		12
Total	(all out, 43.3 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-5, 4-65, 5-83, 6-111, 7-113, 8-?, 9-?, 10-121 (43.3 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gibson	13	7	28	5	-	-
EW Smith	21.3	7	50	3	-	-
Allsopp	9	1	31	1	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Smith	b Coleman	6
E Gibson	c Cuthbertson b White	1
GA Stevens	lbw b Coleman	0
TC Allsopp	b White	2
TH Wharton	c RB Cowley b White	2
RF Taylor	not out	6
*B Cozens-Hardy	b White	8
RW Thurgar	b White	0
+SD Page	b White	0
RG Pilch	b Coleman	2
EW Smith	c Wright b Coleman	2
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 2 nb, 0 w)	10
Total	(all out, 28 overs)	39
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-4, 3-?, 4-13, 5-24, 6-28, 7-28, 8-28, 9-?, 10-39 (28 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	14	7	17	6	-	-
Coleman	14	6	12	4	-	2

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for two days but completed in one.
--> HPL Gaussen made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RF Taylor made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> S Brown made his debut for Hertfordshire in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE White reached 700 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Norfolk first innings
--> HE White completed a hat-trick in the Norfolk second innings (B Cozens-Hardy, RW Thurgar, SD Page)

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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 29 runs at 5.40 pm on the first day. Only four and a half hours of play was needed to complete the match on a soft pitch badly affected by heavy rainfall on the previous evening. For the winners, White and Coleman bowled unchanged through both Norfolk innings. White took 12 wickets in the match for 46 runs and Coleman 8 for 33. Titchmarsh top-scored in the match with 33, containing 4 fours. The match aggregate of 213 runs for a completed match was the third lowest of the season.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Norfolk second innings part batting order.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Express 17 July; Watford Observer 17 July; Eastern Daily Press 15 July; Eastern Evening News 14,15 July; Norfolk Chronicle 17 July; Norwich Mercury 17 July; The Sportsman 15 July; Cricket 5 August, p 311.

 

 

 

 

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