minc4852	Dorset v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1955
Venue	The Recreation Ground, Dorchester on 10th, 11th August 1955 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Points	Dorset 1; Wiltshire 3
Umpires	DS Richards, WH Stephens
Scorers	S Hey (Dorset), HS Northover (Wiltshire)
Close of play day 1

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MM Walford	c Milford b Thompson	46
GES Woodhouse	b Thompson	10
GW Thompson	b Marshall	1
GWL Courtenay	b Merryweather	20
DE Lawes	c Milford b Marshall	62
DJW Bridge	c Knight b Marshall	16
HW Joynt	c Gent b Thompson	24
HG Hunt	c Knight b Thompson	4
RR Dovey	b Marshall	7
DCPR Jowett	not out	6
SP Tindall	c Mills b Thompson	2
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 66 overs)	206
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-23, 3-70, 4-89, 5-152, 6-163, 7-175, 8-190, 9-200, 10-206 (66 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Marshall	24	6	60	4	-	-
Martin	6	1	15	0	-	-
Thompson	24	3	69	5	-	-
Lomax	5	1	16	0	-	-
Merryweather	5	1	33	1	-	-
Milford	2	0	5	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JR Thompson	c Joynt b Dovey	17
AEH Rutter	b Dovey	43
AOH Mills	st Hunt b Tindall	25
IR Lomax	b Joynt	22
GP Gent	c Courtenay b Dovey	70
J Hurn	c Hunt b Dovey	19
RJ Knight	c Thompson b Joynt	32
DS Milford	lbw b Dovey	4
JH Merryweather	not out	11
AG Marshall	b Jowett	0
MH Martin	c Walford b Jowett	0
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 101.4 overs)	254
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-89, 3-89, 4-125, 5-160, 6-208, 7-217, 8-254, 9-254, 10-254 (101.4 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dovey	45	14	85	5	-	-
Joynt	33	5	102	2	-	-
Jowett	7.4	0	20	2	-	-
Bridge	12	3	24	0	-	-
Tindall	4	0	12	1	-	-

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Dorset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MM Walford	c Thompson b Merryweather	25
GES Woodhouse	c Merryweather b Marshall	20
GWL Courtenay	c Marshall b Knight	10
DE Lawes	c and b Merryweather	5
GW Thompson	c Martin b Merryweather	23
DJW Bridge	c Hurn b Merryweather	12
HW Joynt	not out	30
HG Hunt	not out	16
RR Dovey	did not bat
DCPR Jowett	did not bat
SP Tindall	did not bat
Extras	(10 b, 5 lb)	15
Total	(6 wickets, 46 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-39, 2-61, 3-66, 4-97, 5-117, 6-?

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Marshall	15	5	33	1	-	-
Thompson	5	1	25	0	-	-
Martin	3	1	5	0	-	-
Merryweather	15	2	61	4	-	-
Knight	8	4	17	1	-	-

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Notes
--> DE Lawes (1) passed his previous highest score of 61 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GP Gent (1) passed his previous highest score of 38 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AG Marshall reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Dorset first innings
--> JR Thompson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 2-32)
--> JR Thompson achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings
--> JH Merryweather reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Dorset second innings

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