minc123	Wiltshire v Oxfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1897
Venue	County Ground, Trowbridge on 18th, 19th August 1897 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Oxfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by an innings and 76 runs
Points	Wiltshire 1; Oxfordshire -1
Close of play day 1	Oxfordshire (1) 139 all out

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CHS Gmelin	b Eldridge	11
*H Bassett	b Overton	0
+ED Compton	c Overton b Eldridge	1
A Rogers	c Smart b Eldridge	6
BW Bradford	lbw b Overton	13
W Smith	b Eldridge	12
JF Marsh	not out	57
DC Lee	b Overton	0
CC Bradford	b Overton	0
THK Moulder	b Overton	26
P Rogers	b Overton	0
Extras		13
Total	(all out, 45.2 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-54, 9-139, 10-139 (45.2 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Eldridge	19	6	67	4	-	-
Overton	22.2	8	40	6	-	-
Shorland	4	1	19	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*AM Miller	b BW Bradford	70
OG Radcliffe	c Moulder b P Rogers	1
S Kinneir	c and b P Rogers	17
JE Stevens	c Gmelin b BW Bradford	45
CS Awdry	c Compton b A Rogers	6
WH Goudge	lbw b BW Bradford	17
HS Snell	b A Rogers	0
ET Shorland	c Moulder b A Rogers	6
+T Smart	not out	82
W Overton	not out	58
AG Eldridge	did not bat
Extras		10
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 84 overs)	312
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
P Rogers	21	3	68	2	-	-
A Rogers	28	4	97	3	-	-
BW Bradford	19	3	54	3	-	-
Bassett	10	1	39	0	-	-
Gmelin	3	0	15	0	-	-
Marsh	3	0	29	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CHS Gmelin	b Shorland	20
*H Bassett	b Shorland	1
+ED Compton	b Eldridge	1
A Rogers	c Miller b Shorland	14
BW Bradford	c Eldridge b Smart	11
W Smith	c Snell b Eldridge	10
JF Marsh	c Snell b Overton	7
DC Lee	b Smart	2
CC Bradford	c Miller b Overton	10
THK Moulder	b Eldridge	11
P Rogers	not out	0
Extras		10
Total	(all out, 52 overs)	97
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-97, 10-97 (52 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miller	3	2	3	0	-	-
Eldridge	21	10	32	3	-	-
Overton	11	5	15	2	-	-
Smart	12	1	20	2	-	-
Shorland	5	1	17	3	-	-

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Notes
--> JF Marsh made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ET Shorland made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> S Kinneir made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> THK Moulder (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AM Miller (1) passed his previous highest score of 54 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Smart (1) passed his previous highest score of 43 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Overton (1) passed his previous highest score of 44 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BW Bradford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Wiltshire first innings (previous best was 2-0)
--> W Overton reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Oxfordshire second innings

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Wiltshire won this return match with 15 minutes to spare after declaring their innings 173 runs ahead, thus completing the double over Oxfordshire having won at Banbury earlier in the month. Rain interrupted play several times on the first day and brought an early conclusion. For the winners, Smart scored 82 not out, Miller 70, and Overton 58 not out. Smart and Overton had an undefeated partnership of possibly over one hundred runs for the Wiltshire ninth wicket. For the visitors Marsh top-scored with 57 not out, and in the Oxfordshire first innings he put on 85 runs for the ninth wicket with Moulder.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; in Oxfordshire 1st inns boundaries in Marsh's 57; in Oxfordshire 2nd inns batting order; in Wiltshire inns boundaries in Miller, Smart and Overton 50s, and size of 9th wicket stand; precise time completed.]
Sources: Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 26 August; Salisbury Journal 21 August; Wiltshire Telegraph 21 August; Wiltshire Times 21 August; Jackson's Oxford Journal 21 August; Oxford Chronicle 21 August; Oxford Times 28 August; The Sportsman 19,20 August.

 

 

 

 

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