minc1654	Dorset v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1921
Venue	St Mary's Field, Bridport on 17th, 18th August 1921 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Buckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Dorset won by 8 wickets
Points	Dorset 5; Buckinghamshire 0
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (2) 95/8 (Janes ?*, Sewell ?*)

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WB Franklin	lbw b Walby	5
CF Powell	c Pinney b Sharpe	16
H Pitchford	b Sharpe	23
PW Le Gros	b Walby	12
HL Aubrey-Fletcher	c WV Jephson b Sharpe	0
F Edwards	c Harrison b Sharpe	0
SL Trevor	c Harrison b Walby	6
H Thorpe	c Ryle b Walby	9
RA Janes	b Walby	0
DAD Sewell	not out	14
+R Newitt	c WV Jephson b Sharpe	9
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 40.3 overs)	99
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-57, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-99 (40.3 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Harrison	3	1	6	0	-	-
Walby	20	7	36	5	-	-
Sharpe	17.3	5	52	5	-	-

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Dorset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+MB Elderton	b Edwards	9
DG O'Shea	c Aubrey-Fletcher b Sewell	8
HC Burt	c Trevor b Sewell	15
EC Walby	c Thorpe b Edwards	1
EH Ryle	b Edwards	2
WV Jephson	b Edwards	45
*CP Goodden	b Edwards	21
GA Pinney	c Le Gros b Edwards	4
SV Jephson	lbw b Aubrey-Fletcher	0
W Harrison	c Powell b Aubrey-Fletcher	31
CB Sharpe	not out	0
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 36 overs)	140
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-140 (36 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sewell	8	0	46	2	-	-
Edwards	17	0	66	6	-	-
Aubrey-Fletcher	10	3	15	2	-	-
Pitchford	1	0	9	0	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*WB Franklin	b Harrison	2
CF Powell	c WV Jephson b Harrison	3
H Pitchford	c Elderton b Harrison	4
PW Le Gros	c Ryle b Sharpe	41
HL Aubrey-Fletcher	c WV Jephson b Sharpe	3
F Edwards	b Sharpe	13
SL Trevor	lbw b Sharpe	11
H Thorpe	b Sharpe	0
DAD Sewell	b Harrison	12
RA Janes	c Elderton b Sharpe	4
+R Newitt	not out	0
Extras		3
Total	(all out, 43.1 overs)	96
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-9, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-96 (43.1 ov)

Dorset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Sharpe	22	4	53	6	-	-
Harrison	21.1	6	40	4	-	-

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Dorset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+MB Elderton	lbw b Edwards	31
GA Pinney	c Edwards b Aubrey-Fletcher	5
HC Burt	not out	10
DG O'Shea	not out	9
EC Walby	did not bat
EH Ryle	did not bat
WV Jephson	did not bat
*CP Goodden	did not bat
SV Jephson	did not bat
W Harrison	did not bat
CB Sharpe	did not bat
Extras		1
Total	(2 wickets, 13.4 overs)	56
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Edwards	7	0	23	1	-	-
Sewell	2	0	21	0	-	-
Aubrey-Fletcher	4.4	1	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> R Newitt made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GA Pinney made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Thorpe made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RA Janes made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Newitt made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WV Jephson (1) passed his previous highest score of 31 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MB Elderton (2) passed his previous highest score of 28 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CB Sharpe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire first innings (previous best was 5-92)
--> CB Sharpe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings (previous best was 5-52)

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Sources: Bridport News 19 August; Dorset County Chronicle 25 August; Cricketer 24 September
A record crowd for the home county watched the match. The pitch was rain sodden.

 

 

 

 

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