f4713 cc648	Surrey v Middlesex
	County Championship 1897
Venue	Kennington Oval, Kennington on 28th, 29th June 1897 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Surrey won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey won by 9 runs
Points	Surrey 1; Middlesex -1
Umpires	W Draper, T Mycroft
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 179 all out

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Surrey first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brockwell	c Ford b Rawlin	12
R Abel	b Hearne	47
TW Hayward	c Stoddart b Rawlin	12
C Baldwin	c MacGregor b Rawlin	16
HDG Leveson-Gower	st MacGregor b Rawlin	0
HB Chinnery	run out	0
WW Read	lbw b Stoddart	0
*KJ Key	b Hearne	1
WS Lees	c Warner b Rawlin	16
+H Wood	not out	1
T Richardson	b Hearne	2
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 60.3 overs)	112
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-35, 3-79, 4-79, 5-79, 6-79, 7-85, 8-98, 9-110, 10-112 (60.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hearne	24.3	10	34	3	-	-
Rawlin	30	12	61	5	-	-
Stoddart	6	4	12	1	-	-

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HB Hayman	b Richardson	0
PF Warner	c Wood b Lees	29
AE Stoddart	c Hayward b Richardson	12
JT Rawlin	c Brockwell b Richardson	1
FGJ Ford	b Lees	11
TC O'Brien	b Richardson	22
G Thornton	b Lees	46
*AJ Webbe	b Richardson	1
+G MacGregor	c Wood b Lees	40
JT Hearne	not out	8
J Phillips	b Richardson	0
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 57.4 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-24, 3-28, 4-51, 5-70, 6-78, 7-102, 8-162, 9-179, 10-179 (57.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	25.4	8	86	6	-	-
Hayward	10	1	41	0	-	-
Lees	17	8	27	4	-	-
Brockwell	5	0	16	0	-	-

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Surrey second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Brockwell	run out	0
R Abel	st MacGregor b Stoddart	30
TW Hayward	b Hearne	77
C Baldwin	b Hearne	5
HDG Leveson-Gower	c O'Brien b Rawlin	10
HB Chinnery	b Rawlin	0
WW Read	b Rawlin	0
*KJ Key	st MacGregor b Hearne	33
WS Lees	c MacGregor b Rawlin	5
+H Wood	b Hearne	4
T Richardson	not out	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 82.4 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-10, 2-57, 3-58, 4-96, 5-96, 6-104, 7-144, 8-159, 9-163, 10-164 (82.4 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hearne	34.4	17	60	4	-	-
Rawlin	34	11	61	4	-	-
Stoddart	7	4	19	1	-	-
Phillips	7	2	24	0	-	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HB Hayman	b Richardson	13
PF Warner	b Richardson	5
AE Stoddart	c Brockwell b Hayward	28
FGJ Ford	c Lees b Richardson	0
TC O'Brien	b Lees	0
G Thornton	c Wood b Richardson	12
JT Rawlin	b Hayward	3
*AJ Webbe	c Baldwin b Lees	6
+G MacGregor	b Lees	13
JT Hearne	c Wood b Richardson	0
J Phillips	not out	0
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 41.4 overs)	88
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-26, 3-26, 4-29, 5-52, 6-74, 7-74, 8-79, 9-88, 10-88 (41.4 ov)

Surrey bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Richardson	20.4	5	38	5	-	-
Hayward	8	2	16	2	-	-
Lees	13	5	26	3	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> TC O'Brien (1) passed 10500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 15
--> TW Hayward (2) passed 5000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 65
--> WS Lees achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 4-47)
--> T Richardson reached 100 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> T Richardson reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> WS Lees achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 4-47)

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