minc258	Wiltshire v Surrey Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1900
Venue	The County Ground, Swindon on 20th, 21st July 1900 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Wiltshire 0; Surrey Second XI 0
Umpires	AG Eldridge, H Thompson
Close of play day 1	Surrey Second XI (1) 416/8 (Smith 58*, Strudwick 6*)

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Baker	c Stancomb b Humphrys	155
AH Stoner	c Medlicott b Overton	51
CE Wilson	b Overton	17
RF Penfold	lbw b Overton	4
*KEM Barker	lbw b Smart	38
W Montgomery	b Newman	41
WE Davis	b Humphrys	17
WC Smith	not out	58
EHL Nice	c Radcliffe b Newman	16
+H Strudwick	not out	6
JW Keene	did not bat
Extras	(6 b, 6 lb, 1 nb)	13
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 97 overs)	416
Fall of wickets:
1-83, 2-103, 3-107, 4-154, 5-227, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Overton	34	7	126	3	-	-
Smith	20	7	45	0	-	-
Humphrys	8	0	73	2	-	1
Smart	17	3	72	1	-	-
Newman	9	0	54	2	-	-
Miller	9	3	33	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FW Newman	lbw b Stoner	7
WS Medlicott	c Baker b Wilson	63
JE Stevens	c Strudwick b Wilson	61
FW Stancomb	retired hurt	59
OG Radcliffe	b Nice	9
*AM Miller	c Strudwick b Nice	5
SJH Taunton	b Smith	20
FH Humphrys	c Barker b Smith	12
+T Smart	not out	15
WRR Smith	not out	15
W Overton	did not bat
Extras	(15 b, 2 lb)	17
Total	(7 wickets, 130 overs)	283
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-120, 3-?, 4-?, 5-184, 6-226, 7-246

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	19	10	36	2	-	-
Nice	28	10	87	2	-	-
Keene	20	7	29	0	-	-
Stoner	18	6	30	1	-	-
Montgomery	16	8	24	0	-	-
Barker	5	2	14	0	-	-
Penfold	2	0	7	0	-	-
Wilson	16	4	30	2	-	-
Davis	2	1	4	0	-	-
Baker	4	2	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> SJH Taunton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CE Wilson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Baker (1) passed his previous highest score of 71 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Baker (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Stoner (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 26
--> W Montgomery (1) passed his previous highest score of 32 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WC Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Stancomb (1) passed his previous highest score of 43 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
This match ended as a draw. Bad light interrupted play several times on the second day. For the visitors, Baker's innings of 155 included 1 five and 25 fours, and lasted four hours. His innings was the second highest individual score of the season. W C Smith scored 58 not out and Stoner 51. For Wiltshire, Medlicott scored 63, Stevens 61 and Stancomb 59t. Smart and Newman shared the wicket-keeping duties for Wiltshire. In the Wiltshire innings, Stancomb sustained a damaged hand. Ten of the Surrey team bowled, and six of the Wiltshire team.
[Missing:
In Surrey inns 'threes' and 'twos' in Baker's 155, boundaries in Smith's 58 not out and Stoner's 51, and fall of sixth to eighth wickets; in Wiltshire inns boundaries in Medlicott's 63, Stevens's 61 and Stancomb's 59 retired hurt, and fall of third and fourth wickets.]
Sources:
Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 26 July; North Wiltshire Herald 27 July; Swindon Advertiser 27 July; Wiltshire Chronicle 28 July; Wiltshire Times 28 July; Surrey Year Book 1900, p 124; Sporting Life 23 July; The Sportsman 21,23 July