minc1272	Norfolk v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1911 (North and East Division)
Venue	County Ground, Lakenham on 14th, 15th August 1911 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Norfolk 3; Hertfordshire 1
Close of play day 1	Hertfordshire (1) 154/7 (Anderson 21*, Burton 0*)

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Falcon	c Leighton b Burton	11
+RW Thurgar	c Anderson b Burton	47
GA Stevens	st Lemoine b Shelford	45
GW Birkbeck	b Shelford	108
RF Popham	c Shelford b Burton	19
*GB Raikes	lbw b Grellet	45
W Thursby	c Coleman b Shelford	1
EJ Fulcher	b Shelford	0
TC Allsopp	b Shelford	14
E Gibson	not out	5
H Watson	c Marsh b Burton	1
Extras	(2 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 93.1 overs)	308
Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-88, 3-129, 4-159, 5-260, 6-271, 7-?, 8-300, 9-301, 10-308 (93.1 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coleman	22	6	76	0	-	-
Burton	33.1	5	110	4	-	1
Shelford	23	7	56	5	-	-
Marsh	12	3	36	0	-	-
Grellet	3	0	18	1	-	-

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RC Grellet	c Watson b Raikes	27
AJ Golding	c Thurgar b Raikes	12
CH Titchmarsh	c Allsopp b Raikes	11
RB Cowley	b Fulcher	23
AF Leighton	b Fulcher	28
WE Coleman	st Thurgar b Raikes	16
JO Anderson	c Watson b Fulcher	26
*WH Marsh	c Allsopp b Watson	11
FA Burton	c Thursby b Raikes	7
W Shelford	not out	11
+HM Lemoine	c Popham b Raikes	2
Extras		5
Total	(all out, 56.2 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-35, 2-49, 3-54, 4-86, 5-126, 6-132, 7-?, 8-166, 9-168, 10-179 (56.2 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	6	1	18	0	-	-
Gibson	9	3	17	0	-	-
Raikes	20.2	0	79	6	-	-
Allsopp	6	1	17	0	-	-
Fulcher	13	2	38	3	-	-
Watson	2	0	5	1	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Falcon	c and b Burton	18
W Thursby	c Marsh b Burton	14
GA Stevens	b Coleman	98
GW Birkbeck	b Marsh	31
EJ Fulcher	c and b Burton	9
*GB Raikes	c Shelford b Burton	2
+RW Thurgar	c Lemoine b Coleman	17
RF Popham	not out	9
TC Allsopp	c Cowley b Coleman	12
E Gibson	c Marsh b Burton	0
H Watson	did not bat
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 1 w)	6
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 55.1 overs)	216
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-54, 3-111, 4-139, 5-146, 6-185, 7-204, 8-216, 9-216 (55.1 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coleman	17	2	59	3	-	-
Shelford	15	0	63	0	-	-
Burton	17.1	4	61	5	-	-
Cowley	2	0	13	0	1	-
Marsh	4	0	14	1	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RC Grellet	c Stevens b Allsopp	75
AJ Golding	c Stevens b Allsopp	63
CH Titchmarsh	c Popham b Fulcher	100
RB Cowley	not out	43
AF Leighton	not out	23
WE Coleman	did not bat
JO Anderson	did not bat
*WH Marsh	did not bat
FA Burton	did not bat
W Shelford	did not bat
+HM Lemoine	did not bat
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 3 nb, 4 w)	13
Total	(3 wickets, 74 overs)	317
Fall of wickets:
1-119, 2-230, 3-262

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gibson	8	1	27	0	-	-
Falcon	11	0	42	0	-	-
Raikes	9	2	46	0	-	-
Fulcher	11	1	39	1	-	3
Watson	20	7	51	0	2	-
Allsopp	11	0	74	2	-	-
Birkbeck	3	0	22	0	-	-
Stevens	1	0	3	0	2	-

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Notes
--> RF Popham made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RW Thurgar (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JO Anderson (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 8
--> TC Allsopp (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> RC Grellet (2) equalled his previous highest score of 75 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AJ Golding (2) passed 6000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 45
--> CH Titchmarsh (2) passed 2500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 71
--> FA Burton reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Norfolk first 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.
This return match was drawn, with Norfolk winning on first innings. The match between the two sides at St Albans in July had been won by Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire were set 346 to win in 3 hours 10 minutes and finished 29 runs short. For Norfolk there were 15 fours and five threes in Birkbeck's 108 and 15 fours in Stevens' 98.
In the Norfolk first innings Birkbeck and Raikes added 101 runs for the fifth wicket. Raikes, who arrived late obliging Birkbeck to toss, took 6 wickets for 79 runs in the Hertfordshire first innings. For Hertfordshire Grellet's 75 contained 1 six and 13 fours, Golding's 63 contained 10 fours and Titchmarsh's 100 contained 17 fours and 4 threes. Burton took 9 wickets for 171 runs in the match. In the Hertfordshire second innings Grellet and Golding put on 119 runs for the first wicket and 111 runs were added for the second wicket.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets; in Norfolk first innings duration of Birkbeck's 108; in Norfolk second innings part batting order; in Hertfordshire second innings duration of Titchmarsh's 100; batsmen involved in second wicket partnership.]
Sources: Eastern Daily Press 15,16 August; Norfolk Chronicle 19 August; Norwich Mercury 19 August; Herts Advertiser 19 August; Watford Observer 19 August; Cricket 9 September, p 511.

 

 

 

 

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