minc4338	Buckinghamshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1951
Venue	Ascott Park, Wing on 29th, 30th August 1951 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Buckinghamshire 2; Bedfordshire 2
Umpires	LWK Martin, EA Roberts
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (1) 45/1 (Busby 10*, Butler 4*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GLB August	c Nickless b Battcock	129
BE Disbury	b Hughes	151
ML Kilby	lbw b Battcock	16
JAR Oliver	not out	25
JG Owen	c Hughes b Battcock	1
ST Morris	not out	14
JW Fry	did not bat
*AB Poole	did not bat
J Payne	did not bat
+D Grady	did not bat
AG Coomb	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 126 overs)	344
Fall of wickets:
1-246, 2-301, 3-310, 4-312

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Battcock	27	6	75	3	-	-
Hayhurst	24	7	55	0	-	1
Hughes	35	8	73	1	-	-
Tompkins	10	2	32	0	-	-
Johns	30	2	101	0	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
IE Ralph	c Kilby b Owen	28
TE Busby	not out	10
NV Butler	not out	4
DFV Johns	did not bat
A Hayhurst	did not bat
D King	did not bat
RS Tompkins	did not bat
*OG Battcock	did not bat
+RT Nickless	did not bat
AJ Hughes	did not bat
JA Cockett	did not bat
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(1 wicket, 26 overs)	45
Fall of wickets:
1-32 (Ralph)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coomb	10	7	6	0	-	-
Payne	10	4	21	0	-	-
Owen	3	0	7	1	-	-
Fry	3	0	8	0	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> D King made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AB Poole made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Payne made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TE Busby made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D King made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> OG Battcock made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GLB August (1) passed 3500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 126
--> BE Disbury (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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August 10 x 4, Disbury 1 x 5 and 16 x 4.
The balance of the side and pattern of past teams suggest Cockett played.
Sources: Bucks score book; Bucks Year book

 

 

 

 

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