minc870	Berkshire v Worcestershire Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (Midlands Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 12th, 13th August 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Berkshire won by 122 runs
Points	Berkshire 5; Worcestershire Second XI 0
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (2) 94/3 (Collins 65*, Watts 6*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LP Collins	c Hiatt b Solly	88
GGM Bennett	c Straw b Solly	8
HW Shoosmith	c Foley b Solly	16
AE Fernie	c Straw b Solly	8
EA Watts	b Days	1
GV Goodliffe	c Hiatt b Solly	10
H Barrett	c Bache b Solly	6
JH Bennett	c Foster b Hunt	36
*+EF Rowe	c Crowe b Hunt	8
W Cave	c Crowe b Solly	2
W Barker	not out	0
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 41.3 overs)	185
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-185 (41.3 ov)

Worcestershire Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Solly	21	4	93	7	-	-
Days	10	1	52	1	-	-
Hunt	10.3	1	38	2	-	-

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Worcestershire Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Days	c Cave b Barker	13
F Hunt	c Barrett b Cave	22
HG Bache	c Shoosmith b Cave	11
GL Crowe	b Cave	0
MK Foster	b Cave	8
TC Hiatt	c Rowe b Barker	3
+T Straw	not out	2
Williams	c JH Bennett b Barker	17
EW Solly	c Rowe b Cave	1
*PH Foley	c Shoosmith b Barker	6
WL Price	absent
Extras		1
Total	(all out, 45.1 overs)	84
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-84 (45.1 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	22.1	3	44	4	-	-
Cave	22	10	38	5	-	-
Shoosmith	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LP Collins	b Hunt	92
GGM Bennett	b Solly	5
HW Shoosmith	b Solly	0
AE Fernie	b Crowe	9
EA Watts	c Foley b Hunt	27
GV Goodliffe	c Foley b Days	6
H Barrett	b Hunt	18
JH Bennett	c Days b Hunt	16
*+EF Rowe	b Solly	1
W Cave	b Solly	4
W Barker	not out	0
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 1 w)	10
Total	(all out, 47 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-188 (47 ov)

Worcestershire Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Solly	14	1	84	4	-	-
Hunt	17	3	56	4	-	-
Crowe	3	1	10	1	1	-
Days	13	5	28	1	-	-

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Worcestershire Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GL Crowe	c Goodliffe b Barker	2
JE Days	c Cave b Barker	25
F Hunt	c JH Bennett b Cave	23
HG Bache	c JH Bennett b Goodliffe	63
TC Hiatt	c Shoosmith b Barker	4
MK Foster	c Shoosmith b Barker	4
Williams	run out	39
+T Straw	c Rowe b Goodliffe	5
EW Solly	c Shoosmith b Goodliffe	0
*PH Foley	not out	0
WL Price	absent
Extras	(2 nb)	2
Total	(all out, 41.5 overs)	167
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-167 (41.5 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	14	0	86	4	-	2
Cave	14	2	44	1	-	-
Shoosmith	7	0	26	0	-	-
Goodliffe	6.5	3	9	3	-	-

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Notes
--> MK Foster made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> Williams made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AE Fernie made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GL Crowe made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Straw made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WL Price made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Hunt (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> F Hunt (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HG Bache (2) passed his previous highest score of 47 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EW Solly achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 6-97)
--> GV Goodliffe achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Worcestershire Second XI second innings (previous best was 2-36)

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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.
Berkshire won this return match by 122 runs on the second day. Worcestershire had required 290 runs to win in five hours. Berkshire had also won the match between the two teams at Worcester in June. For the winners Collins scored 88 and 92. For the losers, Solly took 11 wickets in the match for 177 runs, including 7 for 93 in the Berkshire first innings and Bache scored 63. W L Price was reported as 'failing to turn up'.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in the Berkshire first innings boundaries in Collins's 88; in the Berkshire second innings boundaries in Collins's 92; in the Worcestershire 2nd XI second innings boundaries in Bache's 63; precise time completed; Williams's initials.]
Sources: Berkshire Chronicle 17 August; Reading Mercury 17 August; Reading Observer 17 August; Worcester Daily Times 13,14 August; Birmingham Daily Post 13,14 August; The Sportsman 13,14 August.

 

 

 

 

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