minc1494	Surrey Second XI v Staffordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1914
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 30th, 31st July 1914 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Staffordshire won by an innings and 59 runs
Points	Surrey Second XI 0; Staffordshire 5
Umpires	T Attewell, W Smith
Close of play day 1	Surrey Second XI (1) 84/5 (Abel 7*, Narraway 0*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HE Bourne	b Myers	9
JS Heath	lbw b Myers	10
SF Barnes	c Alwin b Gilligan	36
*B Meakin	c Goatly b Peach	116
JE Nichols	c Sullivan b Myers	35
LF Taylor	c Sandham b Myers	102
CH Campbell	not out	41
+JB Russell	b Myers	1
HA Sedgwick	c Sandham b Myers	3
FB Clark	b Myers	10
H Dearing	b Gilligan	0
Extras	(2 b, 4 lb, 2 w)	8
Total	(all out, 86.5 overs)	371
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-21, 3-86, 4-149, 5-308, 6-325, 7-337, 8-350, 9-370, 10-371 (86.5 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gilligan	25.5	1	136	2	1	-
Myers	33	5	120	7	1	-
Abel	10	1	29	0	-	-
Peach	8	0	31	1	-	-
Goatly	8	0	28	0	-	-
Narraway	2	0	19	0	-	-

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Sandham	lbw b Barnes	0
RC Alwin	b Sedgwick	9
EG Goatly	lbw b Heath	19
HA Peach	b Barnes	18
EB Myers	c Heath b Nichols	23
TE Abel	run out	8
WE Narraway	b Sedgwick	2
W Mason	b Sedgwick	0
*AWF Rutty	b Sedgwick	0
AER Gilligan	not out	1
+D Sullivan	b Sedgwick	0
Extras	(2 b, 6 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 30.4 overs)	88
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-19, 3-42, 4-66, 5-80, 6-86, 7-86, 8-87, 9-88, 10-88 (30.4 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	11	1	28	2	-	-
Sedgwick	10.4	1	30	5	-	-
Heath	6	0	20	1	-	-
Nichols	3	1	2	1	-	-

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Surrey Second XI second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Sandham	lbw b Barnes	48
RC Alwin	b Sedgwick	12
EG Goatly	lbw b Clark	29
HA Peach	c Barnes b Nichols	33
EB Myers	b Barnes	2
TE Abel	not out	44
AER Gilligan	st Russell b Nichols	10
WE Narraway	b Sedgwick	16
W Mason	b Heath	6
*AWF Rutty	b Heath	7
+D Sullivan	b Heath	4
Extras	(7 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 45.4 overs)	224
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-91, 3-97, 4-109, 5-131, 6-150, 7-177, 8-212, 9-220, 10-224 (45.4 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sedgwick	13	2	44	2	-	-
Nichols	14	0	88	2	-	-
Heath	4.4	0	22	3	-	-
Barnes	10	2	33	2	-	2
Clark	4	0	24	1	-	-

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Notes
--> TE Abel (2) passed his previous highest score of 31 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EB Myers achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 6-112)

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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.
Staffordshire won this match by an innings and 59 runs on the second day. The feature of the Staffordshire innings was the brilliant batting of Meakin and Taylor, each of whom passed the century. Meakin’s innings of 116 came in 2 hours 40 mins and included 10 fours. Taylor’s 102 took 1 hour 40 mins and included 1 six, 1 five, and 13 fours. They added 159 for the fifth wicket. Overnight Surrey had lost 5 wickets for 84, and then on the last day of the match, Sedgwick caused a sensational collapse, the remaining five batsmen being out for in fifteen minutes for an additional four runs. He finished with 5 for 30. Following on 283 runs behind Surrey made a better show against the Staffordshire attack but were bowled out for 224. For the losers Myers took 7 for 120 in the Staffordshire innings.
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Sources:
Staffordshire Annual Report; Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 6 August; Surrey Yearbook 1914; The Sportsman 31 July, 1 August; World of Cricket 8 August p 413.