minc74	Berkshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1896
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 24th, 25th August 1896 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Berkshire 0; Buckinghamshire 0
Umpires	R Barber, J Relf
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 100/5 (Daft 2*, Clarke 4*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FM Ingram	b Allcock	45
CEMY Nepean	b Page	32
WG Heasman	c Cobb b Page	2
A Daffen	run out	8
RP Daft	b Allcock	28
*ACM Croome	b Wright	6
CFC Clarke	c Page b Allcock	6
SH Maurice	b Allcock	0
+FE Chapman	not out	26
FW Finch	b Nash	0
W Barker	b Page	14
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 98.2 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-45, 2-47, 3-81, 4-93, 5-95, 6-116, 7-116, 8-143, 9-144, 10-169 (98.2 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wright	33	16	49	1	-	-
Nash	26	9	49	1	-	-
Page	13.2	5	35	3	-	-
Allcock	26	9	34	4	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CRH Gresson	c Heasman b Barker	28
FT Higgins	c Chapman b Barker	5
J Saunders	b Barker	4
MW Wright	c Finch b Barker	10
*PJ de Paravicini	c Nepean b Barker	23
CM Woodbridge	b Barker	11
+CE Cobb	not out	19
CH Allcock	not out	10
ENN Bartlett	did not bat
G Nash	did not bat
H Page	did not bat
Extras		7
Total	(6 wickets, 68 overs)	117
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-15, 3-42, 4-70, 5-82, 6-108

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	34	21	41	6	-	-
Finch	13	7	8	0	-	-
Croome	10	2	25	0	-	-
Daffen	11	1	36	0	-	-

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Notes
--> SH Maurice made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Page made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Heasman made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RP Daft made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CFC Clarke made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SH Maurice made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RP Daft (1) passed his previous highest score of 26 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CH Allcock achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 3-35)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
This drawn return match was heavily interfered with by the rain. The outcome was a setback to Buckinghamshire's drive to win the Championship, as the draw meant the county would need to win their last two matches to win the competition outright. On the first day, rain prevented play between lunch and 5.40 pm and, on the second day heavy rain at midday made the pitch unplayable and the decision was taken to cut a new wicket on which play was resumed in the afternoon. Barker took all 6 wickets that fell in the visitors' innings. When the two teams met at Aylesbury earlier in the month, the game had been won by Buckinghamshire.
[Missing: Extras breakdown.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 29 August; Reading Observer 29 August; Reading Standard 28 August; Bucks Herald 29 August; South Bucks Free Press 28 August; The Sportsman 24,25,26 August.

 

 

 

 

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