This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project Glamorgan won this match, which marked the Surrey 2nd XI debut in the Championship, at 5.58 pm on the second day. Set 291 to win in 3 hours, the last Surrey 2nd XI wicket fell with just two minutes remaining before stumps were due to be drawn. W J Baker and Dolbey had put on 84 runs for the last wicket, the equal highest partnership for that wicket during the year, and had looked like denying a victory to the visitors. For the winners, S Lowe took 10 wickets in the match for 167 runs. The 167 runs conceded were the second highest by a bowler in a match during the season. There was 1 five, 19 fours, 1 three and 7 twos in Morgan's 110, an innings of just under 1½ hours. W H Brain's 99 not out, scored in 200 minutes, included 1 five and 12 fours, and Letcher's 56 contained 1 five and 9 fours. In the Glamorgan first innings, Letcher and W H Brain added 103 runs for the fourth wicket and W H Brain and Creber 69 for the eighth. In the Glamorgan second innings, Morgan and Letcher put on 110 runs for the second wicket. For the losers, Stoner and A Baker both scored 54. In the visitors' second innings, Letcher hurt his foot while batting and Bancroft acted as his runner. The match aggregate of 899 runs was the highest of the season. [Missing: Part fall of wickets; in Surrey 1st inns boundaries in Stonor's 54; in Surrey 2nd inns boundaries in A Baker's 54.] Sources: Surrey Year Book 1899, p 116; South Wales Daily News 13,14 June; South Wales Echo 12,13 June; Western Mail 13,14 June; The Sportsman 13,14 June.
