minc974	Berkshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (South Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 14th, 15th August 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Buckinghamshire won by 10 wickets
Points	Berkshire 0; Buckinghamshire 5
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (1) 134/5 (Lowndes 34*, Wright 3*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Garnett	c Vickerstaff b Wright	1
AP Strange	b Johnson	47
EA Watts	c Boddy b Wright	0
HV Whichelow	c Shaw b Wright	7
FW Metcalfe	c Langley b Wright	57
+EF Rowe	b Wright	3
GV Tate	b Johnson	18
*CEMY Nepean	c Langley b Vickerstaff	28
W Barker	c Shaw b Vickerstaff	15
W Cave	b Vickerstaff	13
HF Willcocks	not out	10
Extras		10
Total	(all out, 76.5 overs)	209
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-209 (76.5 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Johnson	22	4	89	2	-	-
Wright	38	15	73	5	-	-
Vickerstaff	16.5	5	37	3	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HG Hogarth	c Nepean b Barker	1
ES Boddy	c Garnett b Barker	5
C Langley	c Strange b Garnett	39
RW Orton	c Rowe b Garnett	23
HL Slocock	c Nepean b Whichelow	25
*WFL Lowndes	not out	139
MW Wright	c Rowe b Whichelow	8
TR Kent	run out	10
+EA Shaw	c Nepean b Barker	36
AW Johnson	b Barker	3
SJA Vickerstaff	b Barker	15
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 92.3 overs)	315
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-315 (92.3 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	34.3	6	103	5	-	2
Cave	20	7	50	0	-	-
Willcocks	9	0	26	0	-	-
Garnett	14	1	64	2	-	-
Whichelow	15	3	61	2	-	1

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Garnett	b Vickerstaff	5
AP Strange	b Vickerstaff	13
EA Watts	c Shaw b Vickerstaff	0
HV Whichelow	b Wright	1
FW Metcalfe	c Boddy b Vickerstaff	6
+EF Rowe	c Shaw b Vickerstaff	27
GV Tate	c Boddy b Wright	28
*CEMY Nepean	c Lowndes b Vickerstaff	15
W Barker	c Lowndes b Wright	0
W Cave	b Wright	4
HF Willcocks	not out	0
Extras		15
Total	(all out, 24.3 overs)	114
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-114 (24.3 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wright	12.3	1	24	4	-	-
Vickerstaff	12	2	75	6	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TR Kent	not out	1
+EA Shaw	not out	11
HG Hogarth	did not bat
ES Boddy	did not bat
C Langley	did not bat
RW Orton	did not bat
HL Slocock	did not bat
*WFL Lowndes	did not bat
MW Wright	did not bat
AW Johnson	did not bat
SJA Vickerstaff	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(no wicket, 2.2 overs)	12

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	1.2	0	8	0	-	-
Cave	1	0	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> HV Whichelow made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HL Slocock made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> C Langley made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AW Johnson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AP Strange (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 31
--> C Langley (1) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WFL Lowndes (1) passed his previous highest score of 36 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WFL Lowndes (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EA Shaw (1) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GV Tate (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MW Wright reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Berkshire second 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.
Buckinghamshire won this return match by 10 wickets on the second day. The match between the two teams at Wolverton in July had been won by Berkshire. For the winners, Lowndes scored 139 not out. For the losers, Metcalfe scored 57.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; in Berkshire first innings boundaries in Metcalfe's 57; in Berkshire second innings batting order; in Buckinghmshire first innings breakdown and duration of Lowndes's 139 not out; precise time completed.]
Sources: Berks Chronicle 22 August; Reading Standard 22 August; Bucks Advertiser 22 August; Bucks Herald 22 August; Slough Observer 22 August; South Bucks Free Press 21 August; The Sportsman 15,17 August; Cricket 27 August, p 375.

 

 

 

 

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