minc892	Carmarthenshire v Monmouthshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (West Division)
Venue	Stradey Park, Llanelli on 2nd, 3rd June 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Monmouthshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Monmouthshire won by an innings and 171 runs
Points	Carmarthenshire 0; Monmouthshire 5
Close of play day 1	Monmouthshire (1) 313 all out

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Monmouthshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*ES Phillips	b Howell	55
AJ Silverlock	b Foster	63
G Abraham	st Davies b Howell	9
FG Phillips	b Howell	2
+M David	c Foster b Howell	89
LH Weight	c Howell b Evans	31
JW McKay	b Soar	25
EH Francis	b Soar	8
WA Williams	b Soar	11
B Phillips	not out	0
R Steeples	c Bowen b Soar	6
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 108.2 overs)	313
Fall of wickets:
1-119, 2-129, 3-132, 4-132, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-313 (108.2 ov)

Carmarthenshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Light	10	0	55	0	-	-
Soar	23.2	3	72	4	-	-
Evans	12	1	29	1	-	-
Howell	39	15	72	4	-	-
Hughes-Morgan	2	0	10	0	-	-
Foster	13	5	32	1	-	-
John	4	0	17	0	-	-
Roderick	5	0	12	0	-	-

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Carmarthenshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HB Roderick	b Steeples	10
BP Rees	b Silverlock	4
Foster	c Weight b Silverlock	9
H Howell	b Silverlock	0
+W Davies	c Williams b Silverlock	4
T Soar	b Silverlock	0
HE John	b Williams	6
CA Bowen	b Williams	0
*D Hughes-Morgan	b Williams	0
E Evans	not out	0
EE Light	b Silverlock	1
Extras		7
Total	(all out, 27.2 overs)	41
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-18, 4-30, 5-?, 6-?, 7-33, 8-33, 9-?, 10-41 (27.2 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steeples	9	3	13	1	-	-
Silverlock	13.2	5	19	6	-	-
Williams	5	3	2	3	-	-

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Carmarthenshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HB Roderick	c David b Williams	0
BP Rees	b Silverlock	9
Foster	b Williams	11
H Howell	st David b Silverlock	6
+W Davies	b Williams	7
HE John	st David b Silverlock	1
T Soar	not out	40
CA Bowen	c Silverlock b Williams	7
*D Hughes-Morgan	b Williams	0
E Evans	c Steeples b Silverlock	4
EE Light	b Williams	1
Extras		15
Total	(all out, 31 overs)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-101 (31 ov)

Monmouthshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williams	15	4	36	6	-	-
Silverlock	15	1	46	4	-	-
Steeples	1	0	4	0	-	-

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Notes
--> LH Weight made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JW McKay made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HB Roderick made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BP Rees made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> Foster made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Howell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Davies made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Soar made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE John made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CA Bowen made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> D Hughes-Morgan made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> E Evans made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EE Light made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JW McKay made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> Foster made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ES Phillips (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 27
--> M David (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WA Williams achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Carmarthenshire second innings (previous best was 5-30)

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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.
Monmouthshire won the opening match of the 1908 Championship by an innings and 171 runs at 3.05 pm on the second day after enforcing the follow-on. The match saw Carmarthenshire make their debut in the Championship. Rain delayed the start of the match on the first day until 1.30 pm. For the winners, Silverlock took 10 wickets in the match for 65 runs and Williams 9 for 38. Silverlock scored 63, E S Phillips 55 and David 89. In the Monmouthshire innings, Phillips and Silverlock put on 119 runs for the first wicket. The Carmarthenshire first innings total of 41 was equal second lowest of the season.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Monmouthshire innings boundaries in E S Phillips's 55, Silverlock's 63 and David's 89; Capt Foster's initials.]
Sources: South Wales Press 3 June; South Wales Argus 2,3 June; Cardiff Evening Express 2,3 June; South Wales Daily News 3,4 June; Western Mail 3,4 June; Cricket 11 June, p 197.

 

 

 

 

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