minc346	Monmouthshire v Wiltshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1901
Venue	Rodney Parade, Newport on 7th, 8th August 1901 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by an innings and 185 runs
Points	Monmouthshire -1; Wiltshire 1
Umpires	H Coulson, R Rogers
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (1) 416/9 (Taunton 110*, Overton 53*)

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	b Overton	4
ES Phillips	lbw b Smith	16
NC Phillips	c Miller b Smart	18
PC Phillips	b Smith	16
F Rees	c Smart b Smith	5
WH Creese	c Overton b Smart	5
MWJ Harris	b Smart	2
*LF Stedman	not out	11
WEC Hudden	b Smith	8
+EMR Brewer	c Miller b Smart	1
R Steeples	b Smart	2
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 28 overs)	90
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-30, 3-50, 4-56, 5-63, 6-66, 7-68, 8-80, 9-81, 10-90 (28 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Overton	5	0	20	1	-	-
Miller	2	0	15	0	-	-
Smart	12	2	37	5	-	-
Smith	9	4	16	4	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	b Steeples	7
WRR Smith	c Brewer b Silverlock	0
HS Snell	c Stedman b Steeples	49
T Smart	run out	0
RW Awdry	c Harris b Silverlock	94
HW Cobb	c PC Phillips b Harris	27
*AM Miller	c ES Phillips b Steeples	7
CS Awdry	c and b Harris	13
SJH Taunton	not out	110
+FW Newman	b Hudden	23
W Overton	not out	53
Extras		33
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 76 overs)	416
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-19, 3-19, 4-132, 5-181, 6-195, 7-201, 8-235, 9-298

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	26	3	129	3	-	-
Silverlock	17	3	84	2	-	-
Stedman	9	1	51	0	-	-
Harris	14	1	60	2	-	-
Hudden	8	0	38	1	-	-
ES Phillips	2	0	21	0	-	-

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Monmouthshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	b Smith	18
F Rees	b Smith	9
NC Phillips	c Smart b Smith	13
ES Phillips	b Smart	27
PC Phillips	b Smart	6
MWJ Harris	b Smart	0
*LF Stedman	b Overton	6
WEC Hudden	c [unknown] b Smart	37
+EMR Brewer	b Smart	3
R Steeples	not out	10
WH Creese	absent hurt
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 62.5 overs)	141
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-40, 3-45, 4-55, 5-55, 6-82, 7-122, 8-131, 9-141 (62.5 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smart	27.5	10	42	5	-	-
Smith	30	12	61	3	1	-
Overton	4	0	21	1	-	-
Cobb	1	0	5	0	-	1

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Notes
--> ES Phillips made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NC Phillips made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WH Creese made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MWJ Harris made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EMR Brewer made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Awdry (1) passed his previous highest score of 90 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SJH Taunton (1) passed his previous highest score of 59 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SJH Taunton (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches

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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.
Wiltshire won at soon after 2.40 pm on the second day by the margin of an innings and 185 runs.
For the winners, Taunton scored 110 not out, R W Awdry 94 with 9 fours, and Overton 53.
Snell and Awdry put on 113 runs for the fourth wicket, which was the second highest partnership for that wicket during the season, and Taunton and Overton an undefeated 118 for the tenth wicket, which was the second highest for that wicket during the season and a new record for the Championship, exceeding the 87 achieved on two occasions in 1898.
Taunton and Newman had added 63 runs for the ninth wicket.
Smart took 10 wickets in the match for 79 runs.
Rain stopped play 20 minutes early on the first day.
Creese injured his back on the first day and was unable to bat in the Monmouthshire second innings.
Silverlock was reported as suffering from a cold and lumbago.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; in Wiltshire inns breakdown and duration of Taunton's 110 not out, and boundaries in Overton's 53 not out.]
Sources: South Wales Argus 7,8 August; South Wales Daily News 8,9 August; South Wales Daily Telegraph 7,8 August; South Wales Times 9 August; Western Mail 8,9 August; Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 8,15 August; Marlborough Times 17 August; North Wilts Herald 10 August; Wiltshire Chronicle 10 August; Wiltshire Telegraph 10 August; The Sportsman 8,9 August.
Hudden was caught by Awdry in the second innings but it is not known which one took the catch

 

 

 

 

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