minc4832	Bedfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1955
Venue	Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 3rd, 4th August 1955 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Bedfordshire won by 101 runs
Points	Bedfordshire 10; Buckinghamshire 0
Umpires	DS Richards, WF Simpson
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (1) 70/2

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GLB August	c Jackson b Pickett	7
+G Millman	b Pickett	0
ST Morris	run out	22
NS Gunn	b Pickett	146
JG Owen	c Peppiatt b Smith	43
V Grimshaw	b Pickett	0
*JAR Oliver	not out	53
MP McEwan	b Smith	12
PD Watts	not out	8
AG Coomb	did not bat
DG Jenkins	did not bat
Extras	(11 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	13
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 98 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-16, 3-111, 4-161, 5-165, 6-261, 7-287

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	40	11	89	4	-	-
Smith	25	7	85	2	1	-
Butler	18	1	64	0	-	-
Reynolds	6	0	25	0	-	-
Peppiatt	9	2	28	0	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PLB Stoddart	st Millman b Owen	51
KWA Butler	b Coomb	1
JMH Tilbury	c Owen b Coomb	5
JA Cockett	b Coomb	50
*G Reynolds	not out	45
PF Jackson	c Millman b Coomb	4
DR Peppiatt	not out	41
CG Hawkins	did not bat
CA Pickett	did not bat
CW Smith	did not bat
+SG Healey	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 5 lb)	8
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 78.4 overs)	205
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-9, 3-103, 4-117, 5-123

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coomb	25	9	57	4	-	-
Jenkins	22	7	45	0	-	-
Owen	22	6	40	1	-	-
Oliver	4.4	0	26	0	-	-
Watts	5	1	29	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GLB August	c Tilbury b Peppiatt	44
+G Millman	b Smith	12
NS Gunn	not out	48
ST Morris	b Pickett	14
PD Watts	not out	2
JG Owen	did not bat
V Grimshaw	did not bat
*JAR Oliver	did not bat
MP McEwan	did not bat
AG Coomb	did not bat
DG Jenkins	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 nb)	2
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 34.1 overs)	122
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-90, 3-115

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	12.1	1	41	1	-	-
Smith	10	1	32	1	-	1
Butler	6	2	19	0	-	-
Peppiatt	6	1	28	1	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PLB Stoddart	c August b Jenkins	15
KWA Butler	c and b Coomb	2
JMH Tilbury	b Coomb	25
JA Cockett	b Coomb	9
*G Reynolds	c Watts b Jenkins	13
CG Hawkins	run out	7
PF Jackson	c Millman b Owen	27
CA Pickett	b Owen	2
DR Peppiatt	lbw b Watts	16
CW Smith	lbw b Owen	2
+SG Healey	not out	1
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 46.5 overs)	120
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-27, 3-38, 4-59, 5-69, 6-83, 7-88, 8-111, 9-117, 10-120 (46.5 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coomb	19	6	44	3	-	-
Jenkins	12	1	46	2	-	-
Owen	9.5	2	16	3	-	-
Watts	6	1	13	1	-	-

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Notes
--> MP McEwan made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> V Grimshaw made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NS Gunn (1) passed his previous highest score of 132 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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Bucks were set 222 to win in 132 minutes. Beds won on the penultimate ball of the match.
Gunn hit 2 x 6 and 15 x 4 in his 146, Oliver 1 x 5 and 1 x 4
Stoddart hit 3 x 4 in his 51, Cockett 5 x 4 in his 50
Sources: Bucks score book, Bucks Yearbook

 

 

 

 

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