minc367	Monmouthshire v Berkshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1901
Venue	Rodney Parade, Newport on 21st, 22nd August 1901 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Monmouthshire won by an innings and 11 runs
Points	Monmouthshire 1; Berkshire -1
Umpires	[unknown]
Close of play day 1	Monmouthshire (1) 111/2 (Lloyd 36*, ES Phillips 12*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LGA Collins	b Steeples	5
D Mercer	b Silverlock	0
FM Ingram	c and b Steeples	44
*JA Gibb	c Silverlock b Steeples	13
A Henderson	b Steeples	60
CE Brown	b Steeples	31
+CH Frith	b Hudden	12
EA Watts	b Steeples	15
AB Croom	b Steeples	0
GV Goodliffe	not out	5
RR Relf	lbw b Steeples	0
Extras		30
Total	(all out, 79.5 overs)	215
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-6, 3-35, 4-130, 5-149, 6-168, 7-202, 8-202, 9-209, 10-215 (79.5 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	33.5	6	68	8	-	-
Silverlock	28	4	65	1	-	-
Stedman	6	1	26	0	-	-
Hudden	12	5	26	1	-	-

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	b Relf	35
F Rees	c Goodliffe b Collins	27
+GL Lloyd	c Relf b Collins	38
ES Phillips	st Frith b Croom	42
AL Tatham	b Brown	33
PC Phillips	b Goodliffe	51
NC Phillips	c Henderson b Relf	56
BO Bircham	run out	21
*LF Stedman	c Mercer b Collins	6
WEC Hudden	not out	28
R Steeples	b Relf	15
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 2 w)	21
Total	(all out, 102.5 overs)	373
Fall of wickets:
1-62, 2-62, 3-113, 4-186, 5-221, 6-253, 7-318, 8-327, 9-342, 10-373 (102.5 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Collins	26	8	92	3	-	-
Relf	26.5	4	89	3	1	-
Brown	21	2	58	1	-	-
Goodliffe	13	3	44	1	-	-
Croom	9	2	42	1	-	-
Mercer	5	0	19	0	-	-
Gibb	2	0	8	0	1	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LGA Collins	b Silverlock	4
D Mercer	c Rees b Silverlock	35
A Henderson	c and b Silverlock	0
*JA Gibb	b Silverlock	20
CE Brown	c Steeples b Silverlock	3
+CH Frith	b Steeples	19
EA Watts	c Stedman b Steeples	25
AB Croom	c sub (FE Rowe) b Steeples	11
GV Goodliffe	b Steeples	1
RR Relf	not out	15
FM Ingram	absent hurt
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 42.2 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-12, 3-63, 4-66, 5-77, 6-107, 7-118, 8-123, 9-147 (42.2 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	17.2	4	51	4	-	-
Silverlock	21	3	58	5	-	-
Hudden	2	0	16	0	-	-
Stedman	2	1	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> GL Lloyd (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ES Phillips (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PC Phillips (1) equalled his previous highest score of 51 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NC Phillips (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Steeples reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Berkshire first innings
--> R Steeples achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 7-60)
--> RR Relf achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Monmouthshire first innings (previous best was 0-7)
--> AB Croom retired hurt in the Berkshire second innings - he returned when the score was 123/8

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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 game provided Monmouthshire with their only win of the season, by an innings and 11 runs achieved at 5.15 pm on the second day.
For the winners Steeples took 12 wickets in the match for 119 runs, including 8 for 68 in the Berkshire first innings. N C Phillips scored 56 and P C Phillips 51.
In the Monmouthshire innings, N C Phillips and B O Bircham put on 65 runs for the seventh wicket.
Henderson's 60 for Berkshire included 5 fours.
Ingram damaged his hand on the opening day and did not bat in the Berkshire second innings.
Croom was forced to retire for a while after being hit by Steeples.
F E Rowe acted as the substitute fielder and caught A B Croom in the Berkshire second innings.
Tatham played in this match for Monmouthshire under the pseudonym of 'C Kirkby'.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; in Monmouthshire inns boundaries in N C Phillips's 56 and P C Phillips's 51.]
Sources: South Wales Argus 21,22 August; South Wales Daily News 22,23 August; South Wales Telegraph 21,22 August; South Wales Times 23 August; South Wales Weekly Argus 24 August; Western Mail 22,23 August; Berkshire Chronicle 24 August; Reading Observer 24 August; The Sportsman 21,22,23 August.

 

 

 

 

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