minc126	Hertfordshire v Berkshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1897
Venue	Clarence Park, St Albans on 23rd, 24th August 1897 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Hertfordshire 0; Berkshire 0
Umpires	[unknown], WT Westell
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 493/9 (Barker 25*, Finch 0*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FM Ingram	b Fish	0
LGA Collins	c Nicholls b White	72
CEMY Nepean	c White b Golding	43
LP Collins	c Sutton b Nicholls	121
+FE Chapman	b White	10
EK Willett	c Woods b Fish	18
*ACM Croome	c Golding b White	158
H Barrett	c Cobb b Golding	20
A Daffen	b Golding	11
W Barker	not out	25
FW Finch	not out	0
Extras	(12 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	15
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 145 overs)	493
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-61, 3-183, 4-195, 5-246, 6-296, 7-365, 8-400, 9-489

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Fish	49	13	145	2	1	-
Woods	23	0	86	0	-	-
Golding	18	3	62	3	-	-
Nicholls	18	5	56	1	-	-
White	29	7	95	3	-	-
Cobb	8	2	34	0	-	-

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HE White	c Chapman b Barker	41
WG Cobb	c Daffen b Barker	22
GK Hext	b Barker	8
*A Butcher	c Chapman b Finch	18
AH Reynolds	c Daffen b Barrett	4
WH Nicholls	c Chapman b Barker	24
AJ Golding	b Barker	3
IA Fish	st Chapman b Finch	0
J Woods	c LP Collins b Finch	3
FL Sutton	not out	0
+CD Fastnedge	absent hurt
Extras	(1 b, 1 w)	2
Total	(all out, 67.1 overs)	125
Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-56, 3-71, 4-84, 5-119, 6-121, 7-121, 8-125, 9-125 (67.1 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Finch	23.1	7	41	3	-	-
Barrett	22	8	47	1	1	-
Croome	8	1	15	0	-	-
Barker	14	7	20	5	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Woods	b Barrett	3
WG Cobb	lbw b Barker	0
HE White	b Barker	4
GK Hext	b Barrett	4
*A Butcher	c Chapman b Barrett	5
AH Reynolds	c Croome b Barrett	0
WH Nicholls	c Chapman b Barrett	0
AJ Golding	b Finch	14
IA Fish	not out	6
FL Sutton	did not bat
+CD Fastnedge	did not bat
Extras	(9 b)	9
Total	(8 wickets, 30.4 overs)	45
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-9, 3-16, 4-16, 5-16, 6-16, 7-35, 8-45 (30.4 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	13	8	14	2	-	-
Barrett	15	7	16	5	-	-
Finch	2.4	1	6	1	-	-

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Notes
--> WG Cobb made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GK Hext made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Golding made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> IA Fish made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EK Willett made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Daffen made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Cobb made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GK Hext made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> IA Fish made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FL Sutton made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LGA Collins (1) passed his previous highest score of 60 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LP Collins (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LP Collins (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ACM Croome (1) passed his previous highest score of 111 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
This return match was drawn after Hertfordshire followed on 368 runs behind. The game between the two sides at Reading earlier in the month had been won by Berkshire. Rain on the second day prevented play before lunch. When Hertfordshire had lost 5 wickets in their second innings, rain again stopped play for half an hour, thus helping the home team's effort to save the game. For the visitors, there was 1 five, 23 fours, 7 threes, and 8 twos in Croome's 158, which was scored in just 115 minutes and was the highest individual innings of the season. L P Collins's 121 lasted 175 minutes and contained 1 five, 9 fours, 7 threes and 16 twos. His brother, L G A Collins scored 72, which included 6 fours. In the Berkshire innings, they put on 122 runs for the third wicket, Croome and Barrett 69 for the seventh wicket, and Croome and Barker 89 for the ninth wicket. Berkshire's total of 493-9 wickets declared was the highest score of the season, and a new record for the competition, exceeding the 459 scored by Buckinghamshire against Hertfordshire at Watford in July. The 5 catches held by Chapman equalled the Championship record. His 6 dismissals in the match were the most for the season. Fastnedge damaged his fingers keeping wicket on the first day and did not bat in the Hertfordshire first innings.
[Missing: Umpires.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Scorebook; Watford Observer 28 August; Berkshire Chronicle 28 August; Reading Observer 28 August; The Sportsman 24,25 August.

 

 

 

 

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