minc943	Berkshire v Surrey Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (South Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 3rd, 4th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey Second XI won by an innings and 54 runs
Points	Berkshire 0; Surrey Second XI 5
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 109/5 (Collins 3*)

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EG Goatly	b Hunt	18
HS Altham	b Morres	132
HS Wrinch	c Cave b Hunt	32
WE Davis	c Collins b Shoosmith	40
JEV Jewell	c EF Rowe b FE Rowe	52
HG Blacklidge	st EF Rowe b Hunt	77
GJW Platt	c Morres b Cave	50
MT Jackson	c Holdsworth b Hunt	0
*AWF Rutty	not out	11
+F Stedman	did not bat
T Rushby	did not bat
Extras	(26 b, 4 lb, 1 w)	31
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 94.1 overs)	443
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-443 (94.1 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cave	29.1	3	108	1	-	-
Hunt	28	5	103	4	-	-
Willcocks	10	1	39	0	1	-
Morres	6	1	30	1	-	-
Shoosmith	14	1	84	1	-	-
Nepean	2	0	14	0	-	-
FE Rowe	5	0	34	1	-	-

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Rowe	c Blacklidge b Platt	30
HW Shoosmith	b Platt	30
EA Watts	c Stedman b Platt	29
AM Holdsworth	b Davis	4
HFM Morres	c Davis b Platt	5
RJ Collins	c Stedman b Davis	9
+EF Rowe	c and b Platt	0
*CEMY Nepean	b Platt	1
TMC Hunt	c Davis b Platt	1
W Cave	not out	4
HF Willcocks	b Platt	0
Extras	(8 b)	8
Total	(all out, 40.4 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-109, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-121 (40.4 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Rushby	8	2	18	0	-	-
Jackson	7	0	20	0	-	-
Platt	12.4	3	28	8	-	-
Davis	7	0	29	2	-	-
Blacklidge	6	2	18	0	-	-

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Berkshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Rowe	b Platt	11
HW Shoosmith	c Platt b Blacklidge	61
EA Watts	c Platt b Davis	53
AM Holdsworth	b Davis	5
HFM Morres	st Stedman b Davis	26
RJ Collins	c Stedman b Rushby	31
+EF Rowe	c Davis b Blacklidge	52
*CEMY Nepean	c Davis b Blacklidge	10
TMC Hunt	c Blacklidge b Platt	3
W Cave	run out	0
HF Willcocks	not out	0
Extras	(14 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	16
Total	(all out, 71.3 overs)	268
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-268 (71.3 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Platt	19	6	39	2	-	1
Davis	20	2	99	3	-	-
Jackson	5	1	14	0	-	-
Rushby	16	2	52	1	-	-
Altham	2	0	15	0	-	-
Blacklidge	7.3	1	22	3	-	-
Goatly	2	0	11	0	-	-

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Notes
--> JEV Jewell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AM Holdsworth made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HS Altham (1) passed his previous highest score of 44 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HS Altham (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HG Blacklidge (1) passed his previous highest score of 26 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FE Rowe (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 21
--> HW Shoosmith (2) passed his previous highest score of 53 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HG Blacklidge achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire second innings (previous best was 2-9)

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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.
Surrey 2nd XI won this return match by an innings and 54 runs on the second day.. The match between the two sides at The Oval in June had also been won by Surrey 2nd XI. For the winners, Altham scored 132, Blacklidge 77, Jewell 52 and Platt 50. Platt also took 10 wickets in the match for 67 runs, including 8 for 28 in the Berkshire first innings. For the losers, Shoosmith scored 61, Watts 58 and there were 10 fours in Rowe's 52.
[Missing: Umpires; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Surrey innings breakdown and duration of Altham's 132, boundaries in Jewell's 52,Blacklidge's 77 and Platt 50; in Berkshire second innings boundaries in Shoosmith's 61 and Watts's 53, and batting order; precise time completed.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 8 August; Reading Observer 8 August; Surrey Year Book 1908, p 115; The Sportsman 4,5 August; Cricket 13 August, p 342-343.

 

 

 

 

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