minc1039	Dorset v Surrey Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1909 (South Division)
Venue	Poole Park, Poole on 28th, 29th July 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey Second XI won by an innings and 64 runs
Points	Dorset 0; Surrey Second XI 5
Close of play day 1	Dorset (1) 73/5 (Williams ?*, Canby ?*)

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CTA Wilkinson	run out	4
JEV Jewell	hit wkt b Harrison	33
WJ Abel	st Barnes b Arundell	73
HG Blacklidge	b Harrison	0
RH Abel	c Canby b Stacey	15
HE Brooker	not out	87
+HE Vigar	b Browne	57
*AWF Rutty	b Browne	17
F Edwards	not out	26
MT Jackson	did not bat
AJ Freeman	did not bat
Extras	(20 b, 4 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	28
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 75 overs)	340
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Canby	16	5	40	0	1	-
Williams	7	0	37	0	1	-
Stacey	17	3	59	1	-	-
Gordon	15	3	64	0	-	2
Harrison	9	2	45	2	-	-
Arundell	2	0	15	1	-	-
Browne	6	0	32	2	-	-
Medhurst	3	0	20	0	-	-

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Arundell	b Edwards	8
RM Manser	c and b Blacklidge	19
AM Harrison	run out	4
GM Gordon	b Blacklidge	8
HV Browne	c and b Blacklidge	10
*PFC Williams	b Blacklidge	46
AB Canby	st Vigar b Jackson	14
CF Stacey	c RH Abel b Blacklidge	3
HF Hodges	not out	7
R Medhurst	b Edwards	7
+C Barnes	c Wilkinson b Blacklidge	5
Extras	(2 b, 3 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 53.5 overs)	136
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-136 (53.5 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Edwards	20	1	57	2	-	3
Blacklidge	21.5	7	41	6	-	-
WJ Abel	2	1	3	0	-	-
Jackson	10	0	30	1	-	-

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Dorset second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Arundell	run out	2
RM Manser	c WJ Abel b Edwards	43
AM Harrison	st Vigar b Jackson	15
GM Gordon	c RH Abel b Edwards	7
HV Browne	lbw b WJ Abel	0
*PFC Williams	c Wilkinson b Edwards	14
AB Canby	b Blacklidge	18
CF Stacey	c RH Abel b Jackson	10
HF Hodges	b Blacklidge	18
R Medhurst	b Blacklidge	0
+C Barnes	not out	1
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 58.4 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-140 (58.4 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Edwards	20	4	43	3	-	-
Blacklidge	17.4	7	34	3	-	-
Jackson	17	1	46	2	-	-
WJ Abel	3	2	5	1	-	-
Freeman	1	1	0	0	-	-

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Notes
--> RH Abel made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Freeman made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RM Manser made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AB Canby made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> C Barnes made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RH Abel made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Medhurst made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> C Barnes made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WJ Abel (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE Brooker (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Edwards (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HG Blacklidge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Dorset first innings (previous best was 5-36)

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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.
Surrey 2nd XI won by an innings and 64 runs on the second day, after Dorset followed on 204 runs behind.
For the winners, Brooker scored 87 not out, W J Abel 73 and Vigar 57. For the losers Williams top scored with 46.
[Missing: Umpires; batsmen first day close of play scores; fall of wickets; in Surrey innings boundaries in Brooker's 87 not out, W J Abel's 73 and Vigar's 57; in Dorset second innings batting order; precise time completed.]
Sources: Dorset County Chronicle 5 August; East Dorset Herald 5 August; Surrey Year Book 1909, p 117.