minc1185	Berkshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1910 (South and West Division)
Venue	County Ground, Kensington Road, Reading on 19th, 20th August 1910 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Berkshire won by an innings and 57 runs
Points	Berkshire 5; Buckinghamshire 0
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 328/5 (Shoosmith 125*, Whichelow 0*)

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TR Kent	c Willcocks b Woodburn	37
ES Boddy	c Metcalfe b Willcocks	22
W Wheeler	c Woodburn b Hawksworth	15
JH Edwards	c EF Rowe b Woodburn	33
*WFL Lowndes	lbw b Woodburn	2
RW Orton	c Nepean b Woodburn	47
MW Wright	b Hunt	0
LT Stillman	b Hawksworth	6
PL Frith	b Hawksworth	31
+EG Eyles	run out	0
SJA Vickerstaff	not out	0
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 67.5 overs)	204
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-204 (67.5 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hawksworth	19.5	6	56	3	-	-
Shoosmith	3	0	7	0	-	-
Hunt	12	1	33	1	-	-
Willcocks	14	1	33	1	-	-
Woodburn	19	0	64	4	-	-

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	c Kent b Wright	62
FE Rowe	b PL Frith	15
HW Shoosmith	c Eyles b Wright	125
WY Woodburn	c Kent b Wheeler	29
*CEMY Nepean	b Boddy	36
FW Metcalfe	c Orton b PL Frith	43
HV Whichelow	not out	45
GM Hawksworth	c WFL Lowndes b Wright	0
+EF Rowe	not out	57
TMC Hunt	did not bat
HF Willcocks	did not bat
Extras		18
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 93 overs)	430
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-328, 7-?

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
PL Frith	17	1	92	2	-	-
Wright	39	15	120	3	-	-
Vickerstaff	20	0	103	0	-	-
Stillman	3	1	18	0	-	-
Wheeler	10	0	52	1	-	-
Boddy	4	1	27	1	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
TR Kent	c Shoosmith b Willcocks	59
ES Boddy	not out	20
W Wheeler	c FE Rowe b Willcocks	0
JH Edwards	c Hawksworth b Willcocks	14
*WFL Lowndes	c Nepean b Willcocks	24
RW Orton	c Shoosmith b Hunt	6
MW Wright	c EF Rowe b Hawksworth	2
LT Stillman	c Woodburn b Hawksworth	7
PL Frith	c Woodburn b Hawksworth	20
+EG Eyles	st EF Rowe b Woodburn	0
SJA Vickerstaff	c Metcalfe b Woodburn	0
Extras		17
Total	(all out, 58.3 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-169 (58.3 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Willcocks	15	5	52	4	-	-
Hawksworth	22	10	38	3	-	-
Hunt	13	3	34	1	-	-
Woodburn	4.3	0	15	2	-	-
Shoosmith	4	1	13	0	-	-

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Notes
--> ES Boddy made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Orton made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LT Stillman made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EG Eyles made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SJA Vickerstaff made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Metcalfe made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TMC Hunt made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PL Frith (1) passed his previous highest score of 21 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GGM Bennett (1) passed 3000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 12
--> HW Shoosmith (1) passed his previous highest score of 61 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HW Shoosmith (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HW Shoosmith (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 104
--> HV Whichelow (1) passed his previous highest score of 28 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TR Kent (2) passed his previous highest score of 55 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HF Willcocks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings (previous best was 2-22)
--> GM Hawksworth reached 200 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Buckinghamshire 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.
Berkshire won this return match on the second day. Berkshire had also won the match when the sides met at Aylesbury in July. For the winners, Shoosmith scored 125, Bennett 62 and Capt E F Rowe 57 not out. For the losers Kent top-scored with 59. This was Berkshire's eighth consecutive win. The 532 runs scored on the first day were the third highest during the season.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Buckinghamshire second innings boundaries in Kent's 59, and batting order; in Berkshire innings breakdown and duration of Shoosmith's 125, and boundaries in Bennett's 62 and E F Rowe's 57 not out; precise time completed.]
Sources: Reading Observer 27 August; Reading Standard 27 August; Bucks Advertiser 27 August; Bucks Herald 27 August; North Bucks Times 27 August; South Bucks Free Press 26 August; The Sportsman 20,22 August; Cricket 8 September, p 389.

 

 

 

 

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