minc1480	Bedfordshire v Norfolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1914
Venue	Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 15th, 16th July 1914 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Norfolk won by 7 wickets
Points	Bedfordshire 0; Norfolk 5
Umpires	TH Holton, S Wrigley
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (2) 4/1 (Peel 0*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WE King	c Watson b JH Falcon	38
GE Wharmby	lbw b Watson	7
HO Sutherland	c Fulcher b Watson	48
FWH Nicholas	c Fulcher b M Falcon	4
GB Henderson	c Hale b Falconer	50
RC Gutteridge	c Pedder b Watson	1
JH Joyce	c JH Falcon b M Falcon	3
*+EE Apthorp	b Watson	22
RH King	lbw b Falconer	1
BL Peel	not out	4
H Grierson	c Thurgar b Watson	0
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 49.4 overs)	192
Fall of wickets:
1-25, 2-74, 3-93, 4-120, 5-124, 6-129, 7-182, 8-187, 9-191, 10-192 (49.4 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
M Falcon	17	4	56	2	2	-
Watson	18.4	3	71	5	-	-
Falconer	8	0	28	2	-	-
JH Falcon	6	1	23	1	-	-

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RF Popham	c RH King b Wharmby	4
+RW Thurgar	b RH King	63
GA Stevens	c Wharmby b Grierson	6
*M Falcon	lbw b Wharmby	20
EJ Fulcher	c Apthorp b Wharmby	13
GR Pedder	c Henderson b Wharmby	0
JH Falcon	c Gutteridge b Wharmby	7
AR Hudson	b RH King	31
FW Hale	c Henderson b Wharmby	21
H Watson	c Wharmby b RH King	25
R Falconer	not out	3
Extras		15
Total	(all out, 62.5 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-11, 3-40, 4-70, 5-76, 6-98, 7-150, 8-159, 9-185, 10-208 (62.5 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	31.5	10	85	6	1	-
Grierson	9	1	37	1	-	-
WE King	11	4	19	0	-	-
RH King	11	2	52	3	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RC Gutteridge	b M Falcon	4
BL Peel	b M Falcon	4
HO Sutherland	b Falconer	17
WE King	b Watson	3
GB Henderson	c and b M Falcon	47
GE Wharmby	c Hudson b JH Falcon	27
JH Joyce	c JH Falcon b M Falcon	5
FWH Nicholas	c JH Falcon b Falconer	28
*+EE Apthorp	c Hale b Watson	14
H Grierson	c Watson b Falconer	3
RH King	not out	0
Extras		15
Total	(all out, 39 overs)	167
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-15, 3-33, 4-33, 5-111, 6-121, 7-122, 8-159, 9-167, 10-167 (39 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
M Falcon	13	2	47	4	-	-
Watson	12	2	51	2	-	-
Falconer	7	1	21	3	-	-
JH Falcon	7	0	33	1	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RF Popham	c RH King b Wharmby	63
+RW Thurgar	c Henderson b WE King	28
GA Stevens	b WE King	11
*M Falcon	not out	38
EJ Fulcher	not out	4
GR Pedder	did not bat
JH Falcon	did not bat
AR Hudson	did not bat
FW Hale	did not bat
H Watson	did not bat
R Falconer	did not bat
Extras		9
Total	(3 wickets, 40.5 overs)	153
Fall of wickets:
1-97, 2-97, 3-111

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	20.5	3	65	1	-	-
Grierson	5	1	21	0	-	-
RH King	6	1	24	0	-	-
WE King	9	1	34	2	-	-

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Notes
--> GB Henderson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Hale made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GB Henderson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BL Peel made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Thurgar (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 60
--> FWH Nicholas (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 25

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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.
Norfolk won this match at 4.00pm on the second afternoon, despite play being interrupted by rain on both days. For the winners there were 5 fours in Thurgar's 63, and 1 five and 6 fours in Popham's 63. Watson took 5 wickets for 71 runs in Bedfordshire's first innings. JH Falcon took 3 catches in the match. For the losers there were 9 fours in Henderson's 50: on his debut he top scored in both innings and took 3 catches in the match. Wharmby took 6 wickets for 85 runs in Norfolk's first innings and bowled unchanged throughout.
[Missing: Extras breakdown]
Sources: Bedfordshire Standard 17 July; Bedfordshire Times 17 July; Eastern Daily Press 16,17 July; Eastern Evening News 15,16 July; Norwich Mercury 18 July; Norfolk Chronicle 24 July;
World of Cricket 25 July p 373.

 

 

 

 

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