minc196	Berkshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1899
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 19th, 20th July 1899 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by 5 wickets
Points	Berkshire -1; Wiltshire 1
Umpires	F Gladwin, J Relf
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (1) 230 all out

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DHBH Blundell	b Smith	17
W Cave	b Smith	2
LP Collins	c Radcliffe b Smart	8
HL Wethered	c and b Smith	70
AE James	b Miller	35
RA Williams	b Smith	18
+EA Watts	not out	38
H Barrett	c Smart b Overton	6
W Barker	b Smith	3
AW Bartholomew	b Overton	0
CD Elphick	b Overton	5
Extras	(? b, ? lb, 2 nb, ? w)	4
Total	(all out, 73.1 overs)	206
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-20, 3-63, 4-129, 5-142, 6-165, 7-180, 8-189, 9-193, 10-206 (73.1 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Miller	18	3	70	1	-	-
Smith	33	8	59	5	-	2
Overton	18.1	6	48	3	-	-
Smart	4	0	25	1	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	c Cave b Barrett	51
HS Snell	c Williams b Barker	6
CS Awdry	c Barrett b Elphick	67
WRR Smith	c Bartholomew b Barrett	41
WS Medlicott	c James b Barrett	35
OG Radcliffe	c Wethered b Barrett	1
*AM Miller	c Williams b Barrett	1
T Smart	b Barker	2
W George	c sub (ACM Croome) b Barrett	7
+ES Ford	not out	5
W Overton	c Watts b Barrett	9
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 64.4 overs)	230
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-103, 3-135, 4-194, 5-202, 6-204, 7-205, 8-211, 9-219, 10-230 (64.4 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	20	3	73	2	-	-
Williams	10	1	44	0	-	-
Barrett	19.4	5	54	7	-	-
Bartholomew	7	0	34	0	-	-
Elphick	8	3	20	1	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DHBH Blundell	b Smith	5
H Barrett	c Radcliffe b Smart	47
LP Collins	b Smith	4
HL Wethered	c Awdry b Smith	0
AE James	c Radcliffe b Miller	10
RA Williams	c Stevens b Smart	6
+EA Watts	c Radcliffe b Smart	10
W Barker	st Ford b Smart	36
AW Bartholomew	c Radcliffe b Smart	0
CD Elphick	b Smart	4
W Cave	not out	20
Extras	(? b, ? lb, ? nb, 1 w)	8
Total	(all out, 65.3 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-20, 3-20, 4-34, 5-65, 6-83, 7-91, 8-103, 9-109, 10-150 (65.3 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	28	8	53	3	-	-
Miller	17	7	31	1	1	-
Overton	4	1	12	0	-	-
Smart	16.3	4	46	6	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	run out	2
HS Snell	c James b Barrett	46
CS Awdry	c Watts b Barker	26
WRR Smith	c Watts b Barker	4
WS Medlicott	c Williams b Elphick	16
OG Radcliffe	not out	8
*AM Miller	not out	12
T Smart	did not bat
W George	did not bat
+ES Ford	did not bat
W Overton	did not bat
Extras		13
Total	(5 wickets, 41.3 overs)	127
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-53, 3-57, 4-78, 5-115

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barrett	13	4	29	1	-	-
Barker	18.3	5	43	2	-	-
Bartholomew	2	0	13	0	-	-
Williams	2	0	8	0	-	-
Elphick	6	1	21	1	-	-

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Notes
--> W Cave made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AE James made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AW Bartholomew made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CD Elphick made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HL Wethered (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WRR Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 37 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WS Medlicott (1) equalled his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Barrett (2) passed his previous highest score of 41 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HS Snell (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Smart achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire second innings (previous best was 6-53)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Needing 127 runs to win, Wiltshire won by 5 wickets at 4.30 pm on the second day. Wethered's 70 for Berkshire included 1 six and 8 fours. Barker and Cave put on 41 runs for the tenth wicket in the Berkshire second innings. For the winners, Awdry's 67 and Stevens's 51 both contained 8 fours. Cave seriously injured a finger in the Wiltshire first innings. A C M Croome, who had been practising in the nets, took his place on the field and held the substitute catch in the Wiltshire first innings. Radcliffe's 4 catches in the Berkshire second innings equalled the record held by 5 other fieldsmen. His 5 catches in the match were equal best for the season with two others.
[Missing: Extras breakdown.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 22 July; Reading Mercury 22 July; Reading Standard 21 July; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 27 July; North Wilts Herald 21 July; Wiltshire Chronicle 22 July; Wiltshire Times 22 July; The Sportsman 20,21 July.

 

 

 

 

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