minc1321	Devon v Berkshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1912
Venue	The County Cricket Ground, Exeter on 24th, 25th July 1912 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Devon won by an innings and 222 runs
Points	Devon 5; Berkshire 0
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (1) 53/1 (Shoosmith 4*, Whichelow 8*)

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Knight	b Hawksworth	6
RG Cruwys	b Hawksworth	30
FH Carroll	c Nepean b Shoosmith	232
WF Light	b Gray	54
MMF Conde-Williams	c Nepean b Woodburn	26
*JF Shelley	c Norris b Willcocks	44
EC Ball	st Todd b Woodburn	42
+T Davies	not out	51
W Wreford	st Todd b Woodburn	4
EA Preedy	st Todd b Woodburn	4
WHM Robinson	st Todd b Woodburn	0
Extras	(6 b, 3 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 124 overs)	502
Fall of wickets:
1-31, 2-48, 3-162, 4-226, 5-303, 6-426, 7-494, 8-498, 9-502, 10-502 (124 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hawksworth	42	17	115	2	-	-
Willcocks	17	3	73	1	-	-
Cotton	12	2	54	0	-	-
Woodburn	24	7	84	5	-	-
Gray	14	1	67	1	-	-
Shoosmith	15	0	100	1	-	-

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	c Shelley b Knight	40
HW Shoosmith	c Carroll b Wreford	9
HV Whichelow	b Light	8
TPW Norris	b Wreford	7
WY Woodburn	c Preedy b Wreford	2
GM Hawksworth	not out	15
*CEMY Nepean	c Cruwys b Wreford	0
PHH Gray	b Light	1
HF Willcocks	b Wreford	7
CK Cotton	b Wreford	0
+AF Todd	c Light b Wreford	3
Extras	(1 b)	1
Total	(all out, 43 overs)	93
Fall of wickets:
1-41, 2-53, 3-59, 4-65, 5-67, 6-67, 7-72, 8-79, 9-79, 10-93 (43 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wreford	16	5	39	7	-	-
Light	14	4	24	2	-	-
Preedy	5	1	19	0	-	-
Robinson	6	2	9	0	-	-
Knight	2	1	1	1	-	1

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Berkshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GGM Bennett	b Preedy	42
HW Shoosmith	b Preedy	26
HV Whichelow	not out	32
TPW Norris	b Wreford	16
WY Woodburn	c Cruwys b Light	8
GM Hawksworth	c Cruwys b Light	13
*CEMY Nepean	c Light b Preedy	5
PHH Gray	b Preedy	9
HF Willcocks	c Knight b Light	24
CK Cotton	c and b Light	0
+AF Todd	b Light	6
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 63.2 overs)	187
Fall of wickets:
1-71, 2-74, 3-92, 4-113, 5-135, 6-140, 7-150, 8-179, 9-179, 10-187 (63.2 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wreford	13	2	37	1	-	1
Knight	5	0	9	0	-	-
Light	20.2	2	64	5	-	-
Preedy	19	2	65	4	-	-
Robinson	6	5	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> TPW Norris made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CK Cotton made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EC Ball made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FH Carroll (1) passed his previous highest score of 170 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Wreford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 7-111)

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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.
Devon won this match by an innings and 222 runs at 3 pm on the second day. Berkshire followed on 409 runs behind. For the winners, Carroll top-scored with 232, an innings of 4¼ hours which contained 36 fours. It was one short of the Devon record set by E W Burdett in 1911. Light scored 54 and Davies' 51 not out came in 15 minutes. Carroll and Light added 114 runs for the third wicket and Carroll and Ball 123 for the sixth wicket. Wreford took 7 wickets for 39 runs in Berkshire's first innings whilst Light took 5 wickets for 64 in their second. For the losers, Woodburn took 5 wickets for 84 runs whilst Bennett top-scored in both innings with 40 and 42. A F Todd made 4 stumpings in the Devon innings. Devon won this match by an innings and 222 runs at 3 pm on the second day. Berkshire followed on 409 runs behind. For the winners, Carroll top-scored with 232, an innings of 4¼ hours which contained 36 fours. It was one short of the Devon record set by E W Burdett in 1911. Light scored 54 and Davies' 51 not out came in 15 minutes. Carroll and Light added 114 runs for the third wicket and Carroll and Ball 123 for the sixth wicket. Wreford took 7 wickets for 39 runs in Berkshire's first innings whilst Light took 5 wickets for 64 in their second. For the losers, Woodburn took 5 wickets for 84 runs whilst Bennett top-scored in both innings with 40 and 42. A F Todd made 4 stumpings in the Devon innings.
[Missing: Umpires; in Devon first innings boundaries in Light's 54 and Davies's 51 not out; in Berkshire second innings batting order.]
Sources: Devon and Exeter Gazette 25,26,29 July; Western Daily Mercury 25,26 July; Reading Mercury 3 August; Reading Observer 27 July; Reading Standard 26 July; Cricket 3 August, p 393.

 

 

 

 

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