minc3787	Bedfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1948
Venue	Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 4th, 5th August 1948 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Bedfordshire won by 10 wickets
Points	Bedfordshire 10; Buckinghamshire 0
Umpires	BW Bellamy, CH Welch
Close of play day 1

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DG Bousfield	b Coomb	27
AM Crawley	lbw b Oliver	1
CF Deacon	b Bailey	12
P Isherwood	c Coomb b Bailey	16
JHL Aubrey-Fletcher	c Morris b Bailey	1
CA Prince	run out	3
JH Hastie	c Hills b Coomb	27
RS Tompkins	c Howard b Owen	31
F Floyd	c Coomb b Bailey	15
+JFN Mayhew	not out	0
*OG Battcock	b Bailey	5
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(all out, 84.1 overs)	139
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-32, 3-48, 4-51, 5-58, 6-67, 7-109, 8-133, 9-136, 10-139 (84.1 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Oliver	19	9	25	1	-	-
Coomb	32	14	61	2	-	-
Bailey	25.1	8	45	5	-	-
Owen	8	0	7	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GLB August	lbw b Battcock	5
JAR Oliver	lbw b Battcock	0
ST Morris	b Battcock	16
EC Howard	b Battcock	11
JG Owen	c Deacon b Battcock	54
J Legate	b Tompkins	10
RK Costin	c Mayhew b Battcock	13
*AB Poole	b Battcock	19
CB Bailey	b Battcock	39
+RL Hills	not out	4
AG Coomb	b Battcock	0
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 86.2 overs)	176
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-9, 3-29, 4-50, 5-81, 6-103, 7-118, 8-159, 9-176, 10-176 (86.2 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Battcock	39.2	17	63	9	-	-
Aubrey-Fletcher	5	3	6	0	-	-
Hastie	12	4	34	0	-	-
Floyd	25	10	57	0	-	-
Tompkins	5	0	11	1	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
DG Bousfield	b Coomb	9
AM Crawley	c Bailey b Oliver	4
CF Deacon	c Hills b Bailey	11
P Isherwood	c Hills b Owen	29
CA Prince	lbw b Bailey	9
JH Hastie	c Morris b Bailey	0
RS Tompkins	c Legate b Owen	10
JHL Aubrey-Fletcher	not out	55
F Floyd	b Coomb	26
+JFN Mayhew	not out	4
*OG Battcock	did not bat
Extras	(12 b)	12
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 91 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-13, 3-37, 4-63, 5-63, 6-80, 7-101, 8-162

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Oliver	23	8	39	1	-	-
Coomb	24	12	29	2	-	-
Legate	10	6	8	0	-	-
Bailey	16	4	53	3	-	-
Owen	18	6	28	2	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JAR Oliver	not out	57
EC Howard	not out	70
GLB August	did not bat
ST Morris	did not bat
JG Owen	did not bat
J Legate	did not bat
RK Costin	did not bat
*AB Poole	did not bat
CB Bailey	did not bat
+RL Hills	did not bat
AG Coomb	did not bat
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(no wicket, 26.5 overs)	134

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Battcock	13.5	0	65	0	-	-
Crawley	1	0	13	0	-	-
Floyd	2	0	11	0	-	-
Tompkins	9	1	33	0	-	-
Hastie	1	0	5	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CF Deacon made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Floyd made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Legate made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CB Bailey (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AM Crawley made his debut for Buckinghamshire in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> OG Battcock achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire first innings (previous best was 7-20)

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On a pitch that was easing after earlier difficulty Bucks' declaration set Beds to score 133 in 85 minutes.
Owen 4 x 4; Aubrey-Fletcher 2 x 4; Oliver 5 x 4, Howard 7 x 4
Sources: Bucks score book; Bucks Yearbook

 

 

 

 

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