minc1024	Hertfordshire v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1909 (East Division)
Venue	Clarence Park, St Albans on 16th, 17th July 1909 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Bedfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Hertfordshire won by an innings and 50 runs
Points	Hertfordshire 5; Bedfordshire 0
Close of play day 1	Hertfordshire (1) 50/3 (Golding 7*, White 1*)

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	b Coleman	13
WE King	b White	1
GE Wharmby	b White	0
H Willett	b Coleman	7
HF Holdstock	hit wkt b White	7
+HC Potter	b White	7
N Keenan	b White	1
FW Potter	b White	0
RM Linnell	c Golding b White	5
L Clark	c Titchmarsh b White	6
WJ Bird	not out	7
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 28.4 overs)	58
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-58 (28.4 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	14.4	4	35	8	-	-
Coleman	14	8	19	2	-	-

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JN Cowley	b Clark	3
AJ Golding	c HC Potter b Orr	14
HPL Gaussen	c HC Potter b Orr	30
CH Titchmarsh	c Willett b Orr	0
HE White	c Bird b Orr	7
+EH Cuthbertson	b Wharmby	0
RB Cowley	b Linnell	50
WE Coleman	b King	42
EL Wright	st HC Potter b Linnell	10
*HM Harford	st HC Potter b Linnell	24
WH Marsh	not out	0
Extras		8
Total	(all out, 57 overs)	188
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-64, 7-139, 8-?, 9-?, 10-188 (57 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wharmby	21	7	41	1	-	-
Clark	10	2	39	1	-	-
Orr	14	2	51	4	-	-
Linnell	4	1	16	3	-	-
Holdstock	3	0	12	0	-	-
King	5	0	21	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	b White	1
WE King	c RB Cowley b White	23
GE Wharmby	b White	6
H Willett	b White	0
HF Holdstock	b Coleman	2
+HC Potter	b White	2
N Keenan	b White	13
FW Potter	c Golding b White	9
RM Linnell	c and b White	0
L Clark	not out	4
WJ Bird	b White	5
Extras		15
Total	(all out, 34.2 overs)	80
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-80 (34.2 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
White	17.2	2	38	9	-	-
Coleman	17	5	27	1	-	-

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Notes
--> RM Linnell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> N Keenan made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Potter made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WJ Bird made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HPL Gaussen (1) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RB Cowley (1) equalled his previous highest score of 50 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HE White reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Bedfordshire first innings
--> HE White achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire second innings (previous best was 8-30)

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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.
Hertfordshire won this return match by an innings and 50 runs on the second day. The match between the two sides at Bedford in June had been drawn. Rain delayed the start on the first day until 3.30 pm. For the winners White and Coleman bowled unchanged through both Bedfordshire innings. White took 17 wickets in the match for 73 runs, with 8 for 35 in the first innings and 9 for 39 in the second. It was statistically the best match bowling performance of the season, and his 9 wickets for 38 runs was the second best innings bowling achievement. Coleman
took 3 wickets for 46 runs. R B Cowley scored 50. In the Hertfordshire innings, R B Cowley and Coleman added 75 runs for the seventh wicket.
[Missing: Toss; umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; in Hertfordshire innings boundaries in R B Cowley's 50; in Bedfordshire second innings batting order; precise time completed.]
Sources: Hertfordshire Leader 20 July; Watford Observer 24 July; Bedford and County Record 20 July; Bedfordshire Standard 23 July; The Sportsman 17,19 July; Cricket 5 August p 310 and 320.

 

 

 

 

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