minc655	Monmouthshire v Devon
	Minor Counties Championship 1905
Venue	Rodney Parade, Newport on 28th, 29th July 1905 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Monmouthshire 2; Devon 0
Umpires	CE Brown, C Hughes
Close of play day 1	Devon (1) 23/1 (Fulcher 13*, Harrison 0*)

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Silverlock	c Aston b Light	8
*PC Phillips	b Jackson	26
ES Phillips	c Davies b Light	162
+EJ Diver	c Davies b Aston	13
AL Tatham	b Bamberger	62
GL Robathan	not out	103
TB Williams	c Davies b Light	3
RB Griffiths	c Harrison b Scott	5
R Steeples	c Fulcher b Scott	26
WA Williams	not out	48
B Phillips	did not bat
Extras	(10 b, 7 lb, 2 w)	19
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 116.5 overs)	475
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-87, 3-105, 4-265, 5-306, 6-315, 7-334, 8-387

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	39.5	7	161	1	-	-
Light	38	6	148	3	-	-
Scott	18	3	71	2	2	-
Bamberger	13	1	37	1	-	-
Jackson	8	0	39	1	-	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Cruwys	c Griffiths b Steeples	10
EA Fulcher	b Steeples	15
GC Harrison	c WA Williams b Steeples	13
RT Arundell	c TB Williams b Silverlock	0
*HF Brunskill	not out	51
WF Light	b Steeples	3
+T Davies	b WA Williams	28
HC Jackson	b Griffiths	4
WH Aston	c WA Williams b Silverlock	18
RJ Bamberger	b Steeples	4
D Scott	b Steeples	0
Extras	(9 b, 1 lb)	10
Total	(all out, 51 overs)	156
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-37, 3-38, 4-40, 5-50, 6-102, 7-113, 8-151, 9-156, 10-156 (51 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	21	6	55	6	-	-
WA Williams	9	1	36	1	-	-
Griffiths	7	2	21	1	-	-
Silverlock	14	2	34	2	-	-

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Devon second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HF Brunskill	c Diver b B Phillips	26
EA Fulcher	b B Phillips	15
RG Cruwys	lbw b B Phillips	5
GC Harrison	not out	65
RT Arundell	st Diver b B Phillips	34
WF Light	did not bat
+T Davies	did not bat
HC Jackson	did not bat
WH Aston	did not bat
RJ Bamberger	did not bat
D Scott	did not bat
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(4 wickets, 42.3 overs)	146
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-39, 3-64, 4-146 (42.3 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Silverlock	10	1	35	0	-	-
WA Williams	13	2	39	0	-	-
B Phillips	11.3	1	46	4	-	-
Griffiths	8	1	25	0	-	-

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Notes
--> B Phillips made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HC Jackson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ES Phillips (1) passed his previous highest score of 133 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ES Phillips (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 112
--> GL Robathan (1) passed his previous highest score of 46 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GL Robathan (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WA Williams (1) passed his previous highest score of 41 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Match drawn with Monmouthshire winning on first innings. Rain prevented play on the second day between lunch and 4.35 pm. For the home team, E S Phillips scored 162 with 18 fours, 10 threes and 11 twos in 220 minutes, Robathan scored 103 not out with 13 fours, 1 three and 8 twos, and Tatham 62 with 2 fives and 6 fours. In the Monmouthshire innings, E S Phillips and Tatham added 160 runs for the fourth wicket which was the highest partnership for that wicket during the season, Robathan and Steeples 53 for the eighth wicket, and Robathan and W A Williams 88 unbroken for the ninth wicket which was the highest partnership for that wicket during the season. For Devon, Harrison scored 65 not out with 7 fours and Brunskill 51 not out with 5 fours. A bad strain prevented Steeples bowling in the Devon second innings and Garnet Williams fielded as the Monmouthshire substitute in the Devon second innings. The Monmouthshire total of 475-8 declared was the second highest of the season. E S Phiilps's innings of 162 was the third highest of the season. The 161 runs conceded by Aston in the Monmouthshire innings were the highest of the year. When he had scored 112 in the Monmouthshire innings, E S Phillips reached the career milestone of one thousand runs in championship matches.
[Missing: In Monmouthshire innings duration of Robathan's 103 not out.]
Sources: Devon Scorebook; South Wales Argus 28,29,31 July; South Wales Daily News 29,31 July; Western Mail 29,31 July; Devon and Exeter Gazette 31 July; Western Daily Mercury 29,31 July; Western Morning News 29,31 July; Sporting Life 29,31 July; The Sportsman 29,31 July.

 

 

 

 

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