minc982	Staffordshire v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (Semi-Final)
Venue	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent on 24th, 25th August 1908 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Staffordshire won by 229 runs
Umpires	BW Mason, H Walmsley
Close of play day 1	Hertfordshire (1) 39/9 (Marsh 0*, Fastnedge 0*)

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
SF Barnes	b Marsh	13
P Briggs	b White	46
*HD Stratton	c Butcher b White	5
JB Fereday	c Titchmarsh b Mason	15
W Brown	c Golding b Coleman	42
E Vost	b Marsh	17
+CL Winser	b Mason	53
A Bucknell	b Coleman	26
JE Nichols	b White	0
G Howard-Smith	c and b White	0
H Eardley	not out	0
Extras	(6 b, 5 lb, 3 nb)	14
Total	(all out, 103.2 overs)	231
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-52, 3-79, 4-80, 5-127, 6-194, 7-213, 8-214, 9-222, 10-231 (103.2 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	40	7	97	4	-	-
Coleman	21.2	7	38	2	-	-
Marsh	19	10	30	2	-	-
Mason	13	4	41	2	-	-
Dumbelton	10	5	11	0	-	3

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Golding	b Bucknell	11
A Butcher	b Bucknell	2
GG Dumbelton	b Barnes	0
CH Titchmarsh	b Bucknell	0
HE White	c Bucknell b Barnes	11
HS Mason	b Bucknell	1
CT Rudd	b Bucknell	0
WE Coleman	b Bucknell	0
*HM Harford	b Barnes	1
WH Marsh	b Barnes	0
+CD Fastnedge	not out	2
Extras	(7 b, 5 lb, 1 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 18.1 overs)	41
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-4, 3-15, 4-27, 5-28, 6-30, 7-30, 8-37, 9-39, 10-41 (18.1 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	9.1	3	14	4	-	-
Bucknell	9	3	14	6	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
P Briggs	c Fastnedge b Dumbelton	3
SF Barnes	b Marsh	16
*HD Stratton	c Butcher b Marsh	16
JB Fereday	c Titchmarsh b White	8
A Bucknell	c Mason b White	19
E Vost	c Mason b Marsh	0
+CL Winser	c Titchmarsh b White	10
W Brown	not out	5
JE Nichols	c Coleman b Marsh	0
G Howard-Smith	lbw b White	0
H Eardley	c and b Marsh	2
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(all out, 45.1 overs)	82
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-29, 3-38, 4-52, 5-56, 6-69, 7-75, 8-79, 9-79, 10-82 (45.1 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	23	5	49	4	-	-
Dumbelton	7	4	13	1	-	-
Marsh	15.1	9	17	5	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Butcher	b Barnes	5
AJ Golding	lbw b Barnes	9
GG Dumbelton	b Barnes	4
CH Titchmarsh	b Bucknell	1
HE White	b Bucknell	4
HS Mason	b Bucknell	0
CT Rudd	st Winser b Bucknell	11
WE Coleman	b Bucknell	6
*HM Harford	c Howard-Smith b Barnes	3
WH Marsh	c and b Barnes	0
+CD Fastnedge	not out	0
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 20.2 overs)	43
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-14, 3-15, 4-23, 5-23, 6-23, 7-30, 8-33, 9-43, 10-43 (20.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	10.2	6	11	5	-	-
Bucknell	10	1	32	5	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> G Howard-Smith made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CD Fastnedge made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Briggs (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 9
--> A Bucknell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Hertfordshire first innings (previous best was 5-57)
--> WH Marsh reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Staffordshire second innings

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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.
Staffordshire won this semi-final match by 229 runs at 4.45 pm on the second day with a day to spare. For the winners, Bucknell and Barnes bowled unchanged through both Hertfordshire innings taking 11 wickets for 46 runs and 9 for 25 runs respectively. There were 7 fours in Winser's 53. The Hertfordshire first innings total of 41 was the equal second lowest of the season. Newspaper reports indicate the visitors, who were reputed to be a strong batting side, had the worst of the wicket, but they were unable to muster 100 runs in the match. Rain delayed the start on both days half an hour on the first day and an hour and 10 minutes on the second.
[Missing: In Hertfordshire first innings bowler of no ball.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Staffordshire Advertiser 29 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 24,29 August; Herts Advertiser 29 August; Watford Observer 29 August; The Sportsman 25,26 August; Cricket 27 August, p 381.

 

 

 

 

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