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| Venue | St Bartholomew's Grammar School Ground, Newbury on 25th, 26th August 1961 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Toss not known |
| Result | Berkshire won by 10 wickets |
| Points | Berkshire 10; Wiltshire 0 |
| Close of play day 1 | Berkshire (1) 190/7 (JA Mence 123*, Ford 5*; 68 overs) |
| Wiltshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| J Hurn | c Hillary b MD Mence | 11 | |||||
| DD Gardner | c Dyment b MD Mence | 10 | |||||
| IR Lomax | b MD Mence | 0 | |||||
| MRJ Guest | b MD Mence | 0 | |||||
| DM Richards | b MD Mence | 15 | |||||
| PAP Gammon | c Simpkins b MD Mence | 18 | |||||
| GP Gent | b MD Mence | 28 | |||||
| AG Marshall | c Neate b MD Mence | 0 | |||||
| JH Merryweather | b Simpkins | 7 | |||||
| RJ Carlyon | c Davis b Ford | 23 | |||||
| MH Martin | not out | 10 | |||||
| Extras | (3 b) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 60.5 overs) | 125 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-29, 5-35, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-125 (60.5 ov) | |||||||
| Berkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| MD Mence | 30 | 12 | 54 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ford | 6.5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | - | - | |
| James | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Langdale | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | - | - | |
| Simpkins | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | - | - | |
| Berkshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AT Davis | c Merryweather b Martin | 10 | |||||
| JA Mence | not out | 123 | |||||
| AA Hillary | b Merryweather | 2 | |||||
| RM James | c Carlyon b Marshall | 8 | |||||
| FW Neate | lbw b Marshall | 4 | |||||
| MD Mence | b Merryweather | 12 | |||||
| RN Johnson | lbw b Merryweather | 13 | |||||
| GR Langdale | c Richards b Marshall | 7 | |||||
| JR Ford | not out | 5 | |||||
| PA Simpkins | did not bat | ||||||
| REA Dyment | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (5 b, 1 lb) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 68 overs) | 190 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-? | |||||||
| Wiltshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Martin | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | - | - | |
| Marshall | 34 | 6 | 101 | 3 | - | - | |
| Merryweather | 29 | 13 | 65 | 3 | - | - | |
| Wiltshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| J Hurn | b Simpkins | 18 | |||||
| DD Gardner | lbw b Simpkins | 30 | |||||
| IR Lomax | c and b Simpkins | 0 | |||||
| MRJ Guest | b MD Mence | 1 | |||||
| DM Richards | b MD Mence | 0 | |||||
| PAP Gammon | c Dyment b MD Mence | 2 | |||||
| GP Gent | b MD Mence | 1 | |||||
| AG Marshall | c Hillary b Simpkins | 56 | |||||
| JH Merryweather | lbw b Langdale | 7 | |||||
| RJ Carlyon | not out | 2 | |||||
| MH Martin | c Langdale b Simpkins | 9 | |||||
| Extras | (4 b, 1 lb) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 67.4 overs) | 131 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-42, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-53, 8-?, 9-?, 10-131 (67.4 ov) | |||||||
| Berkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| MD Mence | 18 | 8 | 37 | 4 | - | - | |
| Ford | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| James | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| Langdale | 10 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - | - | |
| Simpkins | 24.4 | 10 | 41 | 5 | - | - | |
| Berkshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AT Davis | not out | 24 | |||||
| RN Johnson | not out | 29 | |||||
| JA Mence | did not bat | ||||||
| AA Hillary | did not bat | ||||||
| RM James | did not bat | ||||||
| FW Neate | did not bat | ||||||
| MD Mence | did not bat | ||||||
| GR Langdale | did not bat | ||||||
| JR Ford | did not bat | ||||||
| PA Simpkins | did not bat | ||||||
| REA Dyment | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (12 b, 1 nb, 1 w) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (no wicket, 20.5 overs) | 67 | |||||
| Wiltshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Martin | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Merryweather | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lomax | 7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hurn | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> PAP Gammon made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GP Gent made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> REA Dyment made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AG Marshall (2) passed his previous highest score of 54 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MD Mence achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 5-32)
--> MD Mence completed a hat-trick in the Wiltshire first innings
--> JH Merryweather reached 250 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Berkshire first innings
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