minc1327	Berkshire v Devon
	Minor Counties Championship 1912
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 2nd, 3rd August 1912 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Devon won by 7 wickets
Points	Berkshire 0; Devon 5
Umpires	GA Burton, AE Hoar
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (2) 77/2 (Denning 13*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	b Wreford	1
HW Shoosmith	c Carroll b Wreford	20
G Belcher	c Davies b Wreford	0
CG Hill	b Wreford	0
JED Denning	c Preedy b Wreford	24
CT Wynyard	c Knight b Light	13
WY Woodburn	c Cruwys b Light	1
*CEMY Nepean	not out	18
GHB Chance	b Light	0
GM Hawksworth	c Davies b Light	0
+AF Todd	c Robinson b Wreford	6
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 48.1 overs)	85
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-7, 3-27, 4-29, 5-46, 6-50, 7-74, 8-74, 9-78, 10-85 (48.1 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wreford	23.1	11	32	6	-	3
Light	16	6	33	4	-	-
Preedy	9	3	18	0	-	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MMF Conde-Williams	c Shoosmith b Belcher	6
R Knight	b Belcher	59
FH Carroll	c Hawksworth b Chance	17
WF Light	c Hill b Hawksworth	23
*JF Shelley	c Bennett b Hawksworth	0
WF Sturt	c Chance b Hawksworth	9
RG Cruwys	b Belcher	21
+T Davies	run out	3
W Wreford	c Woodburn b Belcher	15
EA Preedy	not out	48
WHM Robinson	c Hill b Wynyard	6
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 65.3 overs)	212
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-32, 3-59, 4-59, 5-80, 6-121, 7-140, 8-147, 9-177, 10-212 (65.3 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Belcher	20	5	59	4	1	-
Hawksworth	25	10	62	3	-	-
Chance	9	2	36	1	-	-
Denning	4	0	18	0	-	-
Woodburn	3	0	22	0	-	-
Wynyard	4.3	2	10	1	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	c Carroll b Wreford	46
HW Shoosmith	b Preedy	11
JED Denning	b Preedy	40
CG Hill	b Light	22
G Belcher	c Knight b Wreford	34
CT Wynyard	b Preedy	7
WY Woodburn	b Light	30
*CEMY Nepean	c Light b Wreford	0
GHB Chance	b Preedy	16
GM Hawksworth	c Wreford b Preedy	7
+AF Todd	not out	7
Extras	(9 lb, 1 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 61.1 overs)	230
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-77, 3-115, 4-133, 5-148, 6-178, 7-178, 8-199, 9-216, 10-230 (61.1 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wreford	18	2	96	3	-	-
Light	20.1	5	59	2	-	-
Preedy	21	3	60	5	-	1
Robinson	2	0	5	0	-	-

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Devon second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Knight	c Shoosmith b Chance	5
*JF Shelley	c Denning b Wynyard	39
WF Sturt	not out	35
WF Light	c Hill b Hawksworth	21
MMF Conde-Williams	not out	5
FH Carroll	did not bat
RG Cruwys	did not bat
+T Davies	did not bat
W Wreford	did not bat
EA Preedy	did not bat
WHM Robinson	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(3 wickets, 38 overs)	105
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-62, 3-97

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Chance	9	2	22	1	-	-
Hawksworth	12	2	39	1	-	-
Belcher	10	2	23	0	-	-
Wynyard	7	2	21	1	-	-

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Notes
--> JED Denning made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CT Wynyard made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GHB Chance made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EA Preedy (1) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WF Light (2) passed 3000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> WF Light reached 350 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Berkshire 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 recorded their second comfortable win of the season against Berkshire, triumphing soon after 4 pm on the second day.
Knight top-scored for Devon with an innings of 59 which contained 6 fours and was the only half-century of the match. Bennett's innings of 46 was the highest for Berkshire. Wreford took 9 wickets for 128 runs in the match, including 6 for 32 in Berkshire's first innings whilst Preedy took 5 wickets for 60 runs in their second knock.
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Sources: Reading Chronicle 9 August; Reading Standard 7 August; Wokingham Chronicle 9 August; Western Daily Mercury 3,5 August; Western Morning News 3,5 August; Cricket 10 August, p 412.

 

 

 

 

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