minc1065	Berkshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1909 (East Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 9th August 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Wiltshire won by 10 wickets
Points	Berkshire 0; Wiltshire 5

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AGP Baines	b Mitchell	9
HW Shoosmith	b Mitchell	0
FW Metcalfe	c Mitchell b Smith	0
H Brougham	c [unknown] b Smith	7
*CEMY Nepean	b Mitchell	6
+EF Rowe	c Perkins b Mitchell	1
P Howard	c Davenport b Smith	0
SH Stevens	b Mitchell	0
H Barrett	b Smith	1
HM Ferryman	b Smith	4
W Simpson	not out	0
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 2 w)	8
Total	(all out, 18.2 overs)	36
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-36 (18.2 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	9.2	4	17	5	-	-
Smith	9	5	11	5	2	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	c Simpson b Shoosmith	50
CS Awdry	b Ferryman	57
SR Nicholson	b Shoosmith	11
TCG Sandford	c Baines b Ferryman	18
*RW Awdry	c and b Ferryman	12
TTN Perkins	c Nepean b Shoosmith	5
AW Newman	c Metcalfe b Ferryman	2
SJH Taunton	c Rowe b Shoosmith	0
+GC Davenport	c Nepean b Shoosmith	30
WRR Smith	lbw b Ferryman	1
H Mitchell	not out	31
Extras		23
Total	(all out, 41.4 overs)	240
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-240 (41.4 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Simpson	9	0	55	0	-	-
Shoosmith	16.4	0	86	5	-	-
Ferryman	13	2	55	5	-	-
Barrett	3	0	21	0	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AGP Baines	c Newman b Smith	7
HW Shoosmith	c Stevens b Mitchell	26
FW Metcalfe	c Perkins b Mitchell	0
H Brougham	c and b Mitchell	23
*CEMY Nepean	b Smith	48
+EF Rowe	c Perkins b Mitchell	0
P Howard	b Smith	26
SH Stevens	st Davenport b Mitchell	53
H Barrett	c Taunton b Smith	14
HM Ferryman	run out	11
W Simpson	not out	2
Extras		7
Total	(all out, 49.4 overs)	217
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-217 (49.4 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mitchell	21.4	2	101	5	-	-
Smith	14	2	64	4	-	-
Newman	8	2	25	0	-	-
Sandford	3	0	17	0	-	-
Taunton	3	1	3	0	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CS Awdry	not out	13
+GC Davenport	not out	2
JE Stevens	did not bat
SR Nicholson	did not bat
TCG Sandford	did not bat
*RW Awdry	did not bat
TTN Perkins	did not bat
AW Newman	did not bat
SJH Taunton	did not bat
WRR Smith	did not bat
H Mitchell	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 1.4 overs)	15

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Simpson	1	0	6	0	-	-
Shoosmith	0.4	0	9	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for two days but completed in one.
--> SH Stevens made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HM Ferryman made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Barrett made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GC Davenport (1) equalled his previous highest score of 30 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Howard (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AGP Baines made his debut for Berkshire in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HM Ferryman achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first 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.
Wiltshire won by this return match by ten wickets on the first day, with play being prolonged by half an hour to enable a definite decision to be reached. Wiltshire had also won when the teams had met at Trowbridge the previous week. For the winners, Mitchell took 10 wickets in the match for 118 runs, while Smith took 9 for 75. C S Awdry scored 57 and J E Stevens 50. For Berkshire debutant S H Stevens scored 53.
[Missing: Toss; umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Berkshire first innings which Awdry caught Brougham; in Berkshire second innings batting order and boundaries in S H Steven's 53; in Wiltshire first innings boundaries in C S Awdrry's 57 and J E Stevens's 50; Simpson's initials; precise time completed.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 14 August; Reading Mercury 14 August; Reading Observer 14 August; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 12 August; North Wilts Guardian 13 August; Swindon Advertiser 13 August; Wiltshire Times 14 August; The Sportsman 10 August; Cricket 2 September, p 375.

 

 

 

 

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