minc102	Durham v Northumberland
	Minor Counties Championship 1897
Venue	Bunker Hill, Philadelphia on 2nd, 3rd August 1897 (2-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Northumberland won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Durham 0; Northumberland 0
Close of play day 1	Durham (1) 209/4 (Bousfield 117*, Dobson 6*)

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Northumberland first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FGH Clayton	b Lee	113		122	20	1
RGE Mortimer	run out	20			2	-
*EWR Walters	st Lambert b Gregory	6			1	-
J Hansell	b Gregory	103		90	19	-
G Simpson	lbw b Lee	51			8	1
V Thompson	b Simpson	3			-	-
AW Baker	c Bousfield b Lee	24			5	-
G Robson	st Lambert b Gregory	13			3	-
G Elsey	not out	5			1	-
+J Murphy	c Adamson b Gregory	0			-	-
WE Robinson	c Middlemiss b Gregory	6			1	-
Extras	(2 b, 13 lb, 1 w)	16
Total	(all out, 90.2 overs)	360
Fall of wickets:
1-87, 2-140, 3-198, 4-272, 5-293, 6-331, 7-349, 8-349, 9-350, 10-360 (90.2 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gregory	25.2	5	66	5	-	-
Simpson	13	3	34	1	-	-
Turnbull	9	3	46	0	-	-
Bousfield	7	1	41	0	-	-
Middlemiss	10	2	54	0	-	-
Lee	18	2	73	3	-	-
Adamson	4	0	20	0	1	-
Elliot	4	2	10	0	-	-

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Durham first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Bousfield	c and b Simpson	128		150	24	-
*CY Adamson	b Elsey	19			3	-
EW Elliot	c Robinson b Elsey	5			-	-
F Simpson	c Robson b Walters	33			5	-
J Lee	b Elsey	22			4	-
CL Dobson	lbw b Robinson	32			5	-
AB Horsley	c Mortimer b Simpson	19			4	-
J Gregory	c Mortimer b Simpson	9			2	-
+T Lambert	not out	20			4	-
G Middlemiss	c Baker b Simpson	4			1	-
G Turnbull	b Simpson	7			1	-
Extras	(11 b, 2 lb, 1 w)	14
Total	(all out, 108 overs)	312
Fall of wickets:
1-29, 2-41, 3-123, 4-200, 5-244, 6-272, 7-272, 8-286, 9-290, 10-312 (108 ov)

Northumberland bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Elsey	30	7	62	3	-	-
Robinson	30	7	89	1	-	-
Simpson	35	14	73	5	-	-
Walters	3	0	23	1	-	-
Clayton	4	0	17	0	-	-
Robson	3	1	21	0	-	-
Mortimer	3	0	13	0	1	-

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Northumberland second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FGH Clayton	c Elliot b Bousfield	67			11	1
RGE Mortimer	c Horsley b Lee	6			1	-
J Hansell	b Simpson	55			11	-
*EWR Walters	b Middlemiss	34			7	-
G Simpson	c Bousfield b Simpson	6			1	-
V Thompson	lbw b Lee	40			6	-
AW Baker	not out	23			3	-
G Robson	c Lee b Adamson	0			-	-
G Elsey	c Bousfield b Adamson	14			2	-
+J Murphy	c Bousfield b Lee	14			2	-
WE Robinson	c Horsley b Adamson	6			1	-
Extras	(23 b, 10 lb)	33
Total	(all out, 83 overs)	298
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-121, 3-146, 4-158, 5-202, 6-233, 7-234, 8-262, 9-287, 10-298 (83 ov)

Durham bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gregory	18	4	43	0	-	-
Lee	17	5	71	3	-	-
Simpson	17	5	39	2	-	-
Middlemiss	10	2	33	1	-	-
Bousfield	3	0	26	1	-	-
Turnbull	3	1	12	0	-	-
Adamson	15	3	41	3	-	-

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Notes
--> CL Dobson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Turnbull made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FGH Clayton (1) passed his previous highest score of 112 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Hansell (1) passed his previous highest score of 61 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Hansell (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Hansell (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 4
--> AW Baker (1) passed his previous highest score of 20 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Bousfield (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Bousfield (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AB Horsley (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FGH Clayton (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 3
--> J Lee achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland first innings (previous best was 2-8)
--> CY Adamson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland second innings (previous best was 1-10)
--> J Lee achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Northumberland second innings (previous best was 3-73)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project
Source: Durham CCC scorebook with thanks to Brian Hunt
This return match was drawn, the game in June at Jesmond having been won by Durham. The match aggregate of 970 runs was the highest of the season. Three batsmen scored centuries, Clayton and Hansell for Northumberland and Bousfield for Durham. For the visitors, Clayton scored 113 in just over two hours, with 1 six, 20 fours, and 1 two, and 67, with 1 six and 11 fours, Hansell scored 103 in 90 minutes, with 19 fours and 1 three, and 55, with 11 fours, and Simpson's 51 included 8 fours. In the Northumberland second innings, Clayton and Hansell put on 102 for the second wicket. Bousfield's 128 for Durham, an innings which lasted 150 minutes, contained 24 fours and 2 twos. Clayton's run aggregate of 180 for the match was the highest of the season, and a new record for the competition. Hansell's run aggregate of 158 was the third highest.
[Missing: Umpires.]
Sources: Durham Scorebook; Newcastle Daily Journal 3,4 August.

 

 

 

 

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