minc1208	Cheshire v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1911 (North and East Division)
Venue	Alexandra Athletic Ground, Crewe on 5th, 6th July 1911 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Cheshire won by 3 wickets
Points	Cheshire 5; Northumberland 0
Umpires	B Brown, J Gregory
Close of play day 1	Northumberland (2) 52/3 (Stanger-Leathes 29*, Skinner 1*)

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CF Stanger-Leathes	c Moorhouse b Smoker	37
JH Marshall	c Tipping b Smoker	0
O Richardson	c Moorhouse b Smoker	0
BS Cumberlege	c Tipping b Moorhouse	33
CG Arkwright	b Smoker	21
CM Skinner	c and b Buxton	10
NE Barber	c Moorhouse b Smoker	3
NRE Wilkinson	c Turner b Smoker	3
GT Milne	b Buxton	0
+T Ullathorne	b Smoker	15
G Elsey	not out	6
Extras		6
Total	(all out, 37.4 overs)	134
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-2, 3-57, 4-91, 5-93, 6-108, 7-112, 8-112, 9-120, 10-134 (37.4 ov)

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smoker	19.4	2	68	7	-	-
Buxton	9	0	36	2	-	-
Hunter	4	0	15	0	-	-
Moorhouse	5	1	9	1	-	-

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Cheshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Osborn	b Marshall	44
F Moorhouse	c Milne b Elsey	1
FC Hunter	c Arkwright b Elsey	7
JH Wright	c and b Elsey	31
HG Smoker	b Milne	14
CP Woods	c and b Elsey	30
AS Turner	b Skinner	12
*HP Rigby	b Elsey	0
LN Jones	b Milne	8
N Buxton	b Elsey	8
+JD Tipping	not out	0
Extras		13
Total	(all out, 44.4 overs)	168
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-29, 3-83, 4-110, 5-116, 6-140, 7-141, 8-154, 9-164, 10-168 (44.4 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsey	19.4	6	43	6	-	-
Milne	19	4	72	2	-	-
Skinner	4	0	29	1	-	-
Marshall	2	0	11	1	-	-

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Northumberland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*CF Stanger-Leathes	b Buxton	35
JH Marshall	b Moorhouse	4
O Richardson	b Smoker	1
BS Cumberlege	b Turner	7
CG Arkwright	b Turner	9
CM Skinner	c Wright b Smoker	2
NE Barber	b Buxton	27
NRE Wilkinson	b Buxton	0
GT Milne	not out	44
+T Ullathorne	c Moorhouse b Buxton	0
G Elsey	c Wright b Turner	16
Extras		25
Total	(all out, 48.2 overs)	170
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-21, 3-39, 4-62, 5-74, 6-74, 7-109, 8-125, 9-165, 10-170 (48.2 ov)

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smoker	21	3	59	2	-	-
Buxton	12	0	42	4	-	-
Hunter	2	1	1	0	-	-
Moorhouse	1.2	0	1	1	-	-
Turner	12	0	42	3	-	-

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Cheshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Osborn	b Elsey	0
*HP Rigby	c Elsey b Milne	0
F Moorhouse	b Elsey	13
FC Hunter	b Milne	0
JH Wright	not out	67
HG Smoker	run out	6
CP Woods	c Ullathorne b Milne	8
AS Turner	st Ullathorne b Milne	30
LN Jones	not out	3
N Buxton	did not bat
+JD Tipping	did not bat
Extras		10
Total	(7 wickets, 38.4 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-6, 3-16, 4-18, 5-26, 6-52, 7-107

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsey	15	1	54	2	-	-
Milne	17	2	57	4	-	-
Skinner	6.4	1	16	0	-	-

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Notes
--> JH Wright made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Marshall made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NE Barber made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BS Cumberlege (1) passed his previous highest score of 28 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CG Arkwright (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> E Osborn (1) passed his previous highest score of 33 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CP Woods (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CF Stanger-Leathes (2) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 34
--> HG Smoker achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland first innings (previous best was 6-14)
--> G Elsey reached 400 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 6th wicket in the Cheshire first innings
--> JH Marshall retired hurt in the Northumberland second innings having scored 1 (team had lost 0 wickets) - he returned when the score was 165/9

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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.
Cheshire won this return match by 3 wickets on the second day. The match between the two sides at Jesmond in June had been won by Northumberland. For the winners Wright made an excellent debut scoring 67 not out to steer Cheshire to victory. This was the only half century in the match. Smoker took 7 wickets for 68 runs in Northumberland's first innings. Moorhouse took four catches in the match. For the losers Marshall ad to retir on 1 in the second innings but resumed his innings on the following day coming in as last man. He was unable to take the field in Cheshire's second innings and G Hares substituted. Elsey took 6 wickets for 43 runs in Cheshire's first innings.
[Missing: Toss; extras breakdown; in Cheshire second innings boundaries in Wright's 67 not out; precise time completed.]
Sources: Chester Chronicle 8 July; Crewe Chronicle 8 July; Crewe Guardian 7 July; Newcastle Daily Journal DATE ?????; Yorkshire Post 6,7 July; The Sportsman 7 July; Cricket 22 July, p 350.

 

 

 

 

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