minc4675	Oxfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1954
Venue	Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley on 30th, 31st July 1954 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Buckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Oxfordshire 1; Buckinghamshire 3
Umpires	CE Dunn, CH Welch
Close of play day 1	Oxfordshire (1) 66/5

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
H Taylor	b Hemming	60
JW Jackson	b Hemming	18
KWA Butler	b Hemming	0
*+BA Barnett	c Inge b Locke	3
JA Cockett	c Carter b Hemming	19
DR Peppiatt	b Pitkin	18
JF Parton	b Laitt	113
CA Pickett	lbw b Hemming	16
AJ Hughes	b Banton	15
RJ Plested	not out	13
D Ball	b Laitt	0
Extras	(5 b, 6 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 97.5 overs)	286
Fall of wickets:
1-55, 2-60, 3-69, 4-92, 5-101, 6-126, 7-163, 8-231, 9-286, 10-286 (97.5 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Laitt	17.5	6	53	2	-	-
Banton	10	3	12	1	-	-
Pitkin	16	1	58	1	-	-
Hemming	33	13	87	5	-	-
Locke	21	7	65	1	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Bush	c Barnett b Ball	5
WH Miller	b Plested	18
BCG Wilenkin	c Ball b Hughes	9
JW Carter	lbw b Hughes	11
THE Goldie	b Plested	1
HJ Locke	b Plested	12
LEG Hemming	b Hughes	2
D Banton	b Plested	68
*+WW Inge	c Ball b Hughes	61
DJ Laitt	c Pickett b Hughes	7
RH Pitkin	not out	0
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 65.4 overs)	206
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-39, 3-41, 4-44, 5-66, 6-68, 7-75, 8-163, 9-194, 10-206 (65.4 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ball	8	1	17	1	-	-
Pickett	8	1	25	0	1	-
Butler	6	4	3	0	-	-
Hughes	24	3	75	5	-	-
Plested	19.4	5	74	4	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JW Jackson	b Locke	21
H Taylor	c Locke b Laitt	0
KWA Butler	c Miller b Laitt	0
*+BA Barnett	lbw b Laitt	18
JA Cockett	b Locke	5
DR Peppiatt	run out	6
JF Parton	st Inge b Laitt	4
CA Pickett	c Inge b Laitt	35
AJ Hughes	b Laitt	1
RJ Plested	not out	31
D Ball	c and b Pitkin	1
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 41.3 overs)	135
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-9, 3-41, 4-48, 5-62, 6-62, 7-78, 8-80, 9-123, 10-135 (41.3 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Laitt	21	3	58	6	-	-
Banton	6	2	15	0	-	-
Locke	10	5	22	2	-	-
Hemming	2	0	17	0	-	-
Pitkin	2.3	0	10	1	-	1

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WH Miller	b Hughes	43
THE Goldie	run out	10
HJ Locke	b Pickett	0
LEG Hemming	c Parton b Butler	0
D Banton	b Pickett	0
JE Bush	not out	29
JW Carter	b Pickett	36
BCG Wilenkin	not out	5
*+WW Inge	did not bat
DJ Laitt	did not bat
RH Pitkin	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(6 wickets, 58 overs)	127
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-26, 3-37, 4-50, 5-59, 6-102

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ball	8	2	32	0	-	-
Butler	12	3	18	1	-	-
Pickett	14	1	32	3	-	-
Plested	9	3	11	0	-	-
Hughes	12	5	26	1	-	1
Peppiatt	3	2	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> JF Parton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D Ball made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> THE Goldie made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HJ Locke made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JA Cockett (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> JF Parton (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D Banton (1) passed his previous highest score of 65 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CA Pickett (2) passed his previous highest score of 30 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RJ Plested (2) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DJ Laitt achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings (previous best was 5-17)

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Oxfordshire were left 216 to make in 155 minutes, but made no attempt to get the runs.
Taylor 1 x 6 and 10 x 4, Parton 3 x 6 and 16 x 4; Banton 2 x 6 and 7 x 4, Inge 4 x 6 and 3 x 4.
Sources: Bucks score book; Bucks Year book; checked by Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

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