minc516	Staffordshire v Oxfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1903
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 19th, 20th August 1903 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 1; Oxfordshire 0
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (2) 0/0 (Beddows 0*, Poole 0*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brown	b P Rogers	6
A Hollowood	c Wyatt b P Rogers	26
*HD Stratton	c JW Marsh b P Rogers	11
RC Page	b A Rogers	8
P Briggs	c JF Marsh b A Rogers	7
JB Fereday	b P Rogers	27
FH Wynne	lbw b P Rogers	23
WJ Beddows	c Bassett b P Rogers	8
T Grimshaw	b Bassett	11
TA Grose	b P Rogers	16
+J Poole	not out	0
Extras	(4 lb, 1 w)	5
Total	(all out, 69 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-40, 3-51, 4-51, 5-67, 6-98, 7-117, 8-126, 9-146, 10-148 (69 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Rogers	22	6	44	2	-	-
P Rogers	34	10	71	7	-	-
Bassett	13	2	28	1	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+JW Marsh	b Grimshaw	8
H Bassett	b Fereday	2
WG Holiday	b Grimshaw	8
*JF Marsh	lbw b Grimshaw	0
P Rogers	c Briggs b Fereday	9
FG Arnold	b Fereday	0
E Wakelin	c Grimshaw b Fereday	13
FB Roberts	b Grimshaw	1
WC Wyatt	not out	15
HE Walker	c Stratton b Grimshaw	25
A Rogers	c Grose b Hollowood	2
Extras	(2 b)	2
Total	(all out, 30 overs)	85
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-10, 3-12, 4-23, 5-27, 6-27, 7-28, 8-44, 9-79, 10-85 (30 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grimshaw	15	4	38	5	-	-
Fereday	12	2	37	4	-	-
Hollowood	3	0	8	1	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WJ Beddows	not out	0
+J Poole	not out	0
W Brown	did not bat
A Hollowood	did not bat
*HD Stratton	did not bat
RC Page	did not bat
P Briggs	did not bat
JB Fereday	did not bat
FH Wynne	did not bat
T Grimshaw	did not bat
TA Grose	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 5 overs)	0

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Rogers	3	3	0	0	-	-
P Rogers	2	2	0	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> WG Holiday made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FB Roberts made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WC Wyatt made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE Walker made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FH Wynne (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JB Fereday achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire first innings (previous best was 2-79)

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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.
This return match was drawn, with rain preventing play on the second day. The game between the two teams at Oxford earlier in the month had also been drawn. P Rogers took 7 wickets for 71 runs in the Staffordshire first innings. For the home side, Fereday made the highest score with 27.
[Missing: Umpires; in Staffordshire first innings who bowled wide.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 22 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 19,20 August; Birmingham Daily Post 20,21 August; Oxford Times 22 August.

 

 

 

 

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