minc7542	Staffordshire v Durham
	Minor Counties Championship 1977
Venue	Lichfield Road, Stone on 15th, 16th August 1977 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 3; Durham 1
Umpires	T Drinkwater, RT Wilson
Scorers	G Phillips (Staffordshire), AD Reed (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Durham (2) 5/0 (Gough 1*, Atkinson 2*; 2 overs)

---

Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SR Atkinson	c and b Downend	27	81	99	4	1
MP Gough	c Owen b Lancaster	0	7	10	-	-
PC Birtwisle	b James	4	15	21	1	-
NA Riddell	c Owen b Lancaster	0	10	18	-	-
PW Romaines	c Owen b James	0	11	15	-	-
PJ Crane	c Marshall b James	7	53	53	-	-
+RAD Mercer	c Downend b Flower	19	89	72	2	1
C Thomas	not out	27	79	76	2	-
M Amarnath	c Downend b Marshall	2	10	9	-	-
DR O'Sullivan	c Ikin b Flower	8	9	8	2	-
*BR Lander	run out	2	8	6	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	12
Total	(all out, 198 minutes, 61.5 overs)	108
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-17, 3-20, 4-31, 5-46, 6-52, 7-86, 8-92, 9-101, 10-108 (61.5 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lancaster	8	2	21	2	-	1
James	17	8	16	3	-	-
Marshall	14	5	23	1	-	-
Downend	4	3	4	1	2	-
Flower	17.5	8	32	2	-	-
Ikin	1	1	0	0	-	-

---

Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DA Hancock	c Mercer b Amarnath	0	1	1	-	-
PN Gill	lbw b Lander	4	15	16	1	-
GS Warner	c Birtwisle b Lander	38	131	140	5	-
MJ Ikin	b Amarnath	5	7	8	1	-
RH Downend	b Amarnath	22	65	58	3	-
JD Moore	c Birtwisle b O'Sullivan	5	9	9	1	-
PA Marshall	b Lander	7	15	15	1	-
R Lancaster	b Lander	29	88	71	2	1
RW Flower	b Lander	5	14	15	1	-
+SC Owen	not out	19	30	30	3	-
RI James	lbw b Lander	0	2	2	-	-
Extras	(7 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 189 minutes, 62.4 overs)	142
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-17, 3-26, 4-64, 5-73, 6-84, 7-101, 8-111, 9-142, 10-142 (62.4 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Amarnath	15	4	44	3	-	1
Lander	22.4	4	60	6	-	-
O'Sullivan	25	14	30	1	-	-

---

Durham second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MP Gough	st Owen b Flower	12	62	55	-	-
SR Atkinson	lbw b Flower	12	29	36	3	-
M Amarnath	b James	62	112	124	6	-
PC Birtwisle	b James	58	113	97	7	-
NA Riddell	not out	103	88	91	7	10
PW Romaines	b James	3	16	21	-	-
PJ Crane	b Downend	8	32	46	-	-
+RAD Mercer	not out	4	11	14	1	-
C Thomas	did not bat
DR O'Sullivan	did not bat
*BR Lander	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 8 lb, 5 nb)	20
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 245 minutes, 76.2 overs)	282
Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-36, 3-155, 4-164, 5-202, 6-261

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Lancaster	8	1	33	0	-	5
James	17	4	45	3	-	-
Ikin	12	4	29	0	-	-
Flower	21	4	94	2	-	-
Downend	11.2	2	32	1	-	-
Gill	4	0	19	0	-	-
Marshall	2	0	6	0	-	-
Hancock	1	0	4	0	-	-

---

Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DA Hancock	c Romaines b O'Sullivan	63	134	126	10	-
PN Gill	c Riddell b Lander	87	130	121	12	-
MJ Ikin	b Lander	3	20	25	-	-
RH Downend	c Amarnath b O'Sullivan	15	22	24	1	1
JD Moore	not out	7	24	36	1	-
PA Marshall	b O'Sullivan	9	7	7	-	1
GS Warner	c Birtwisle b O'Sullivan	0	5	6	-	-
R Lancaster	not out	7	24	17	1	-
RW Flower	did not bat
+SC Owen	did not bat
RI James	did not bat
Extras	(13 lb)	13
Total	(6 wickets, 184 minutes, 61 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-153, 2-156, 3-177, 4-177, 5-188, 6-188

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Amarnath	9	3	24	0	-	-
Lander	20	3	50	2	-	-
Crane	11	2	47	0	-	-
O'Sullivan	21	2	70	4	-	-

---

Notes
--> Durham score at 55 overs in the first innings was 90-7
--> Staffordshire score at 55 overs in the first innings was 117-8
--> PW Romaines made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> C Thomas made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Lancaster (1) equalled his previous highest score of 29 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SC Owen (1) equalled his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NA Riddell (2) 100 in 88 balls, 91 minutes with 7 fours and 10 sixes
--> DA Hancock (2) passed 7500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 2
--> RI James achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Durham first innings (previous best was 2-8)
--> BR Lander achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 5-14)
--> DR O'Sullivan reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Staffordshire second innings

---

Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt

 

 

 

 

This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles