minc836	Staffordshire v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (North Division)
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 17th, 18th July 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Staffordshire won by an innings and 159 runs
Points	Staffordshire 5; Northumberland 0
Umpires	T Attewell, S Wrigley
Close of play day 1	Staffordshire (1) 430 all out

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
P Briggs	st Ullathorne b Milne	63
W Brown	c Marshall b Veitch	26
SF Barnes	c Ullathorne b Milne	46
*HD Stratton	c and b Wood	73
A Hollowood	b Brown	72
JB Fereday	b Skinner	66
S Pike	b Brown	0
JW Johnson	not out	35
RJ Mee	c Veitch b Skinner	11
+J Poole	c Gillespie b Skinner	7
A Bucknell	b Brown	4
Extras	(20 b, 5 lb, 2 nb)	27
Total	(all out, 143.5 overs)	430
Fall of wickets:
1-63, 2-132, 3-167, 4-244, 5-338, 6-338, 7-383, 8-397, 9-423, 10-430 (143.5 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Skinner	30	3	101	3	-	1
Milne	31	9	80	2	-	-
Elsey	24	3	60	0	-	1
Veitch	10	3	19	1	-	-
Marshall	10	0	28	0	-	-
Brown	22.5	6	72	3	-	-
Wood	4	0	10	1	-	-
Chambers	12	3	33	0	-	-

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*FW Gillespie	c Poole b Bucknell	20
RB Stephenson	c Poole b Mee	2
JH Marshall	c Pike b Bucknell	43
CM Skinner	b Mee	58
SP Wood	b Pike	7
M Chambers	not out	23
+T Ullathorne	c Mee b Barnes	3
GT Milne	b Barnes	1
WG Brown	c Brown b Mee	8
G Elsey	b Barnes	0
W Veitch	b Barnes	2
Extras	(10 b, 5 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 74.5 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-38, 3-102, 4-126, 5-157, 6-167, 7-168, 8-177, 9-178, 10-182 (74.5 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	30.5	6	62	4	-	4
Mee	29	8	57	3	-	1
Bucknell	13	3	41	2	-	-
Pike	2	0	7	1	-	-

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Northumberland second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*FW Gillespie	c Fereday b Mee	1
M Chambers	c Barnes b Bucknell	6
JH Marshall	b Mee	1
CM Skinner	b Bucknell	1
SP Wood	b Barnes	32
RB Stephenson	c Brown b Mee	16
+T Ullathorne	not out	18
GT Milne	b Barnes	6
WG Brown	st Poole b Barnes	2
G Elsey	c Johnson b Barnes	4
W Veitch	b Barnes	0
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 35 overs)	89
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-7, 3-8, 4-21, 5-40, 6-70, 7-80, 8-82, 9-89, 10-89 (35 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	9	5	11	5	-	1
Mee	14	4	24	3	-	-
Bucknell	10	2	38	2	-	-
Pike	2	0	14	0	-	-

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Notes
--> JW Johnson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Briggs (1) passed his previous highest score of 62 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HD Stratton (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> CM Skinner (1) equalled his previous highest score of 58 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WG Brown achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 2-25)
--> SF Barnes reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Northumberland first innings

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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.
Staffordshire won this return match by an innings and 159 runs on the second day, after enforcing the follow-on. The match between the two teams at Jesmond in June had also been won by Staffordshire. For the winners, there were 9 fours in Stratton's 73, Hollowood scored 72, Fereday 66 and there were 6 fours in Briggs's 63. In the Northumberland first innings Skinner scored 58. In the Northumberland second innings resuming at 70-5, Barnes took the last 5 wickets for 7 runs. On the first morning Veitch injured his right arm and was unable to bowl after lunch.
[Missing: Precise time completed; in the Staffordshire innings boundaries in Hollowood's 72 and Fereday's 66; in the Northumberland first innings boundaries in Skinner's 58.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 20 July; Staffordshire Sentinel 17,18 July; Newcastle Daily Journal 18,19 July; Birmingham Daily Post 18,19 July; The Sportsman 17,18 July.

 

 

 

 

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