minc8827	Hertfordshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1991 (Eastern Division)
Venue	Lucas Lane, Hitchin on 7th, 8th July 1991 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Hertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Hertfordshire 1 (Bowling 1); Bedfordshire 3 (Batting 1, Bowling 2)
Umpires	R Walker, R Wood
Scorers	P Findlay (Bedfordshire), JM Hind (Hertfordshire)
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (1) 153/3 (Dalton 24*, Folland 11*; 50 overs)

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MH James	b Dalton	4	12	15	1	-
BG Evans	c Osborn b White	5	21	28	-	-
NRC MacLaurin	c Gouldstone b Dean	42	113	111	7	-
A Needham	b Owen	42	140	146	1	-
NJ Ilott	c Hoare b Wake	1	13	11	-	-
+DGC Ligertwood	c Dean b Dalton	35	89	89	4	-
DM Smith	not out	30	37	53	3	-
WG Merry	did not bat
PA Waterman	did not bat
*D Surridge	did not bat
MM Blackburn	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb, 7 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 229 minutes, 69.5 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (James), 2-11 (Evans), 3-87 (MacLaurin), 4-90 (Ilott), 5-106 (Needham), 6-171 (Ligertwood, 69.5 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	11	1	37	1	-	4
Dalton	8.5	1	27	2	-	2
Swann	10	2	27	0	-	1
Owen	16	6	27	1	-	-
Dean	8	4	12	1	-	-
Wake	16	3	37	1	1	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MR Gouldstone	lbw b Surridge	3	7	4	-	-
R Swann	c and b Merry	63	119	135	8	-
PDB Hoare	c MacLaurin b Needham	39	117	116	4	-
RN Dalton	not out	24	33	42	1	-
NG Folland	not out	11	23	28	-	-
A Dean	did not bat
*JR Wake	did not bat
K Gentle	did not bat
+ER Osborn	did not bat
PA Owen	did not bat
MR White	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 5 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	13
Total	(3 wickets, declared, 164 minutes, 50 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-3 (Gouldstone), 2-108 (Hoare), 3-114 (Swann)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Waterman	4	0	24	0	-	-
Surridge	6	2	7	1	-	-
Blackburn	4	0	17	0	-	-
Smith	5	0	25	0	-	-
Needham	17	7	35	1	-	-
Merry	14	3	34	1	1	1

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MH James	c Osborn b Wake	66	99	124	6	-
BG Evans	run out (Dalton->Osborn)	21	46	71	2	-
NRC MacLaurin	st Osborn b Owen	44	44	56	2	2
NJ Ilott	c Osborn b Owen	13	25	21	-	-
+DGC Ligertwood	not out	27	27	26	3	-
PA Waterman	b Owen	0	4	5	-	-
DM Smith	not out	6	5	2	1	-
A Needham	did not bat
WG Merry	did not bat
*D Surridge	did not bat
MM Blackburn	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 7 lb, 3 nb)	15
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 155 minutes, 42.1 overs)	192
Fall of wickets:
1-68 (Evans), 2-140 (James), 3-142 (MacLaurin), 4-163 (Ilott), 5-173 (Waterman)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	6	0	36	0	-	1
Dalton	6.1	1	19	0	-	-
Wake	16	0	63	1	-	-
Swann	8	1	42	0	-	2
Owen	6	0	20	3	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
MR Gouldstone	not out	100	164	203	6	-
R Swann	c Evans b Merry	32	79	108	3	-
RN Dalton	b Merry	0	1	1	-	-
PDB Hoare	c Needham b Merry	9	27	31	-	-
K Gentle	not out	27	29	60	2	-
NG Folland	did not bat
A Dean	did not bat
*JR Wake	did not bat
+ER Osborn	did not bat
PA Owen	did not bat
MR White	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 5 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(3 wickets, 203 minutes, 50 overs)	175
Fall of wickets:
1-66 (Swann), 2-66 (Dalton), 3-98 (Hoare)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Waterman	4	1	12	0	1	-
Surridge	6	1	19	0	-	-
Merry	15	5	25	3	-	-
Needham	13	0	39	0	-	-
Blackburn	10	0	57	0	-	-
Smith	2	0	17	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Hertfordshire first innings: 50 in 26.2 overs, 93 minutes
--> Hertfordshire first innings: 100 in 49.1 overs, 161 minutes
--> Hertfordshire score at 50 overs in the first innings was 102-4
--> Hertfordshire first innings: 150 in 67.4 overs, 220 minutes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 50 in 14.2 overs, 48 minutes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 100 in 35.3 overs, 112 minutes
--> Bedfordshire first innings: 150 in 48.4 overs, 160 minutes
--> Hertfordshire second innings: 50 in 11 overs, 50 minutes
--> Hertfordshire second innings: 100 in 25.2 overs, 97 minutes
--> Hertfordshire second innings: 150 in 34.2 overs, 130 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 50 in 20.3 overs, 78 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 100 in 36.1 overs, 142 minutes
--> Bedfordshire second innings: 150 in 45.2 overs, 172 minutes
--> MM Blackburn made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Swann (1) 50 in 105 minutes
--> MH James (2) 50 in 73 minutes
--> MH James (2) passed his previous highest score of 53 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MR Gouldstone (2) 50 in 133 minutes
--> MR Gouldstone (2) passed his previous highest score of 86 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MR Gouldstone (2) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Merry reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when he dismissed RN Dalton, his 2nd wicket in the Bedfordshire second innings

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