minc7748	Staffordshire v Durham
	Minor Counties Championship 1979
Venue	Sandwell Park, West Bromwich on 15th, 16th August 1979 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Durham won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 1; Durham 3
Umpires	AG Dixon, PSG Stevens
Scorers	M Orton (Staffordshire), AD Reed (Durham)
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (2) 6/0 (Hancock 0*, Gill 2*; 3 overs)

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PW Romaines	c Gill b Timmis	46	61	79	6	2
SR Atkinson	c Marshall b Brookes	13	35	45	-	-
S Greensword	c Flower b Timmis	22	37	35	3	-
Wasim Raja	b Timmis	23	21	28	4	-
*NA Riddell	c Warner b Marshall	0	3	4	-	-
PJ Kippax	c Griffiths b Timmis	0	8	10	-	-
C Thomas	c Brookes b Marshall	2	9	13	-	-
PJ Crane	b Brookes	32	83	94	2	-
BL Cairns	lbw b Timmis	69	69	80	8	3
+RAD Mercer	not out	0	6	12	-	-
SAB Daniels	not out	0	4	2	-	-
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 6 nb, 3 w)	19
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 206 minutes, 55 overs)	226
Fall of wickets:
1-46, 2-93, 3-93, 4-94, 5-101, 6-119, 7-119, 8-221, 9-225

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Timmis	20	4	82	5	-	2
Brookes	17	5	59	2	2	4
Marshall	18	3	66	2	1	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DA Hancock	c Greensword b Cairns	6	28	26	1	-
PN Gill	run out	18	39	49	3	-
GS Warner	c Mercer b Cairns	1	6	6	-	-
JD Moore	b Cairns	3	22	18	-	-
PA Marshall	st Mercer b Greensword	8	44	62	-	-
MJ Ikin	b Cairns	0	3	1	-	-
NJ Archer	lbw b Greensword	36	55	49	4	1
+A Griffiths	c Thomas b Kippax	18	53	48	2	-
S Brookes	run out	8	17	17	-	-
RW Flower	not out	2	22	27	-	-
PJ Timmis	c Cairns b Greensword	2	6	3	-	-
Extras	(2 lb, 6 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 157 minutes, 48 overs)	111
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-22, 3-30, 4-31, 5-31, 6-79, 7-80, 8-90, 9-109, 10-111 (48 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Daniels	13	4	43	0	-	1
Cairns	17	5	38	4	1	6
Greensword	15	8	14	3	-	-
Kippax	3	0	7	1	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DA Hancock	c Mercer b Greensword	43	91	99	4	-
PN Gill	b Cairns	22	71	78	2	-
GS Warner	lbw b Cairns	4	10	9	1	-
JD Moore	b Daniels	49	120	99	9	-
PA Marshall	b Kippax	56	147	135	7	-
MJ Ikin	c Mercer b Cairns	0	4	4	-	-
NJ Archer	lbw b Kippax	14	54	54	2	-
+A Griffiths	not out	0	15	16	-	-
S Brookes	not out	4	1	3	1	-
RW Flower	did not bat
PJ Timmis	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 16 nb)	23
Total	(7 wickets, 252 minutes, 82.5 overs)	215
Fall of wickets:
1-75, 2-80, 3-84, 4-167, 5-169, 6-206, 7-211

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Daniels	14	4	41	1	-	9
Cairns	21	7	50	3	-	7
Greensword	21	11	27	1	-	-
Kippax	17.5	7	44	2	-	-
Wasim Raja	9	3	30	0	-	-

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Notes
--> A Griffiths (1) passed his previous highest score of 16 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PA Marshall (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt
Start delayed on the first day until 11.20am owing to a wet ground, and rain stopped play at 3.45pm on the second day - no further play, abandoned at 5.00pm.

 

 

 

 

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