minc6778	Berkshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1970
Venue	Reading University Ground, Reading on 7th, 8th August 1970 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Berkshire 1; Wiltshire 3
Umpires	TW Higginson, DR Ingrey
Scorers	C Austridge, M Canning
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (1) 166/4

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AT Davis	not out	80
WE Perkins	c Barker b Alford	9
FW Neate	c Lomax b Beel	0
DJ Mordaunt	b Alford	10
PJ West	run out	4
KJ Salter	c Barker b Alford	18
GEJ Child	c Barker b Merryweather	10
J Phillips	b Alford	4
AT Barrett	c Cooper b Merryweather	8
CMS Potter	did not bat
JE Flower	did not bat
Extras	(9 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	15
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 58.2 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-18, 3-34, 4-43, 5-97, 6-134, 7-139, 8-158 (58.2 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Beel	13	4	40	1	-	-
Alford	22	10	32	4	-	-
Cooper	5	0	18	0	-	-
Ridge	4	0	12	0	-	-
Barker	3	0	4	0	-	-
Merryweather	11.2	5	37	2	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DE Essenhigh	c Child b Salter	70
BH White	c Barrett b Salter	36
IR Lomax	c Perkins b Phillips	17
RC Cooper	c Child b Phillips	6
AH Barker	c Child b Flower	25
JA Ridge	b Salter	26
DD Gardner	c Child b Flower	3
DW Simpkins	c Neate b Flower	16
WJL Beel	b Flower	5
J Alford	not out	4
JH Merryweather	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb, 2 nb, 4 w)	17
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 75.3 overs)	225
Fall of wickets:
1-92, 2-123, 3-131, 4-164, 5-173, 6-181, 7-213, 8-216, 9-225 (75.3 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Flower	20.3	4	66	4	4	2
Salter	27	6	56	3	-	-
Phillips	15	6	34	2	-	-
Davis	1	0	1	0	-	-
Potter	6	0	33	0	-	-
Barrett	6	1	18	0	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AT Davis	c Gardner b Beel	0
PJ West	c Merryweather b White	41
FW Neate	b Alford	16
DJ Mordaunt	b Alford	4
WE Perkins	c White b Merryweather	60
KJ Salter	c Barker b Alford	6
GEJ Child	c Merryweather b Barker	8
J Phillips	not out	20
AT Barrett	c Ridge b Cooper	0
CMS Potter	not out	16
JE Flower	did not bat
Extras	(11 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)	17
Total	(8 wickets, 98 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-29, 3-39, 4-109, 5-126, 6-143, 7-153, 8-158

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Beel	12	3	23	1	-	-
Alford	19	8	37	3	-	-
Merryweather	28	14	37	1	-	-
Barker	16	7	23	1	-	-
White	9	1	21	1	-	-
Cooper	5	3	3	1	-	-
Essenhigh	7	3	18	0	-	-
Lomax	2	0	9	0	-	-

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Notes
--> WJL Beel made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PJ West made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AT Davis (1) passed 6500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 48
--> CMS Potter (2) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Alford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 3-47)
--> JE Flower reached 100 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Wiltshire first innings
--> KJ Salter achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 2-25)

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