minc1203	Hertfordshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1911 (North and East Division)
Venue	Manor House Ground, Bushey on 26th, 27th June 1911 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Bedfordshire won by 9 runs
Points	Hertfordshire 0; Bedfordshire 5
Umpires	[unknown], GA Burton
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (1) ?/4 (Wharmby ?*, Holdstock ?*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RN Bocquet	st RB Cowley b Shelford	13
H Willett	b Shelford	0
+EE Apthorp	c RB Cowley b Burton	29
*HR Orr	c Burton b Shelford	40
GE Wharmby	c Household b Shelford	5
HF Holdstock	c Golding b Burton	23
H Squire	b Burton	3
AF Morcom	not out	22
FW Geary	lbw b Shelford	3
TW Saunders	c Household b Burton	3
GA Pilgrim	lbw b Burton	2
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 52.3 overs)	154
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-15, 3-?, 4-?, 5-95, 6-108, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-154 (52.3 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Burton	24.3	8	52	5	-	-
Shelford	24	6	72	5	-	-
Marsh	2	1	10	0	-	-
Coleman	2	0	9	0	-	-

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JN Cowley	run out	5
AJ Golding	b Morcom	26
+RB Cowley	c Morcom b Wharmby	0
EH Cuthbertson	c Geary b Morcom	28
ES Household	c Bocquet b Orr	4
CH Titchmarsh	c Morcom b Wharmby	11
WE Coleman	not out	25
WH Marsh	b Morcom	3
*HM Harford	c Saunders b Morcom	0
FA Burton	b Wharmby	3
W Shelford	b Wharmby	10
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 51.3 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-6, 3-?, 4-79, 5-79, 6-79, 7-89, 8-89, 9-92, 10-120 (51.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	21.3	9	36	4	-	-
Geary	7	0	16	0	-	-
Pilgrim	4	2	9	0	-	-
Morcom	15	4	35	4	-	-
Orr	4	0	19	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RN Bocquet	c Shelford b Burton	2
HF Holdstock	c Harford b Shelford	3
H Willett	b Burton	2
*HR Orr	lbw b Burton	0
+EE Apthorp	b Burton	1
GE Wharmby	b Burton	0
H Squire	b Burton	16
AF Morcom	b Shelford	18
TW Saunders	c RB Cowley b Shelford	0
FW Geary	not out	0
GA Pilgrim	lbw b Shelford	0
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 19.4 overs)	56
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-11, 3-11, 4-11, 5-?, 6-17, 7-?, 8-55, 9-56, 10-56 (19.4 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Burton	10	3	28	6	-	-
Shelford	9.4	4	14	4	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JN Cowley	b Morcom	0
AJ Golding	c Holdstock b Wharmby	9
+RB Cowley	c Squire b Wharmby	27
EH Cuthbertson	c Squire b Wharmby	13
WE Coleman	b Morcom	0
CH Titchmarsh	b Morcom	13
ES Household	c and b Morcom	5
WH Marsh	run out	0
*HM Harford	c and b Morcom	1
FA Burton	c Pilgrim b Morcom	1
W Shelford	not out	3
Extras		9
Total	(all out, 29 overs)	81
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-?, 3-58, 4-58, 5-58, 6-64, 7-67, 8-77, 9-78, 10-81 (29 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	15	4	37	6	-	-
Wharmby	14	3	35	3	-	-

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Notes
--> RN Bocquet made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Geary made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JN Cowley made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Squire (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> AF Morcom reached 200 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Hertfordshire 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.
Bedfordshire won this closely fought match by nine runs at 6.20 pm on the second day with 10 minutes to spare. Hertfordshire had been set a victory target of 91 runs in 90 minutes. For the winners, Morcom took 10 wickets in the match for 72 runs, including
6 wickets for 37 runs in the Hertfordshire second innings. Orr made the top score with 40 containing 1 six and 5 fours. For the losers, Burton took 11 wickets in the match for 80 runs, with 5 wickets for 52 runs in the Bedfordshire first innings and 6 for 28 in the second. Shelford took the remaining 9 wickets for 86 runs, including 5 for 72 in the Bedfordshire first innings. On the first day rain interrupted play twice
[Missing: One umpire; first day close of play score; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets]
Sources: Hertfordshire Advertiser 1 July; Watford Observer 1 July; Bedford and County Record 1 July; Bedfordshire Standard 30 June; Bedfordshire Times 30 June; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 1 July; Cricket 1 July, p 291.

 

 

 

 

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