minc1360	Norfolk v Bedfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1912
Venue	County Ground, Lakenham on 16th, 17th August 1912 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Norfolk won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Norfolk won by 140 runs
Points	Norfolk 5; Bedfordshire 0
Close of play day 1	Norfolk (2) 22/0 (Thurgar 4*, Raikes 18*)

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Norfolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GB Raikes	b Graham	39
EJ Fulcher	b Graham	2
GA Stevens	c Apthorp b Morcom	19
*M Falcon	b Morcom	56
+RW Thurgar	c Wharmby b Orr	34
GW Birkbeck	b Morcom	9
CJH Treglown	c Apthorp b Wharmby	16
MH Thursby	c Apthorp b Orr	0
R Falconer	c Apthorp b Wharmby	3
E Gibson	not out	1
H Watson	b Wharmby	0
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 85.3 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-34, 3-90, 4-128, 5-148, 6-169, 7-169, 8-169, 9-183, 10-183 (85.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	21	4	50	3	-	-
Graham	28	10	56	2	-	-
Wharmby	14.3	9	12	3	-	-
King	5	0	24	0	-	-
Barnwell	3	0	17	0	-	-
Orr	14	6	20	2	-	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HF Holdstock	c Thurgar b Falconer	3
GE Wharmby	b Falcon	4
AF Morcom	b Falconer	0
+EE Apthorp	c Thurgar b Falcon	8
FCW Newman	b Falconer	11
*HR Orr	b Falconer	1
W Brown	b Watson	10
SV Graham	b Falconer	11
RH King	b Falcon	4
DF Roberts	b Falconer	1
FW Barnwell	not out	2
Extras	(? b, 0 lb, 0 nb, 2 w)	9
Total	(all out, 37.1 overs)	64
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-9, 4-20, 5-21, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-64 (37.1 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	11	5	20	3	2	-
Falconer	13.1	5	20	6	-	-
Watson	8	4	6	1	-	-
Raikes	5	1	9	0	-	-

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Norfolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+RW Thurgar	c and b Wharmby	10
GB Raikes	b Morcom	38
GA Stevens	c Apthorp b Morcom	7
*M Falcon	lbw b Wharmby	3
EJ Fulcher	c Apthorp b Morcom	0
GW Birkbeck	not out	54
CJH Treglown	c Apthorp b Graham	23
MH Thursby	b Morcom	4
R Falconer	not out	11
E Gibson	did not bat
H Watson	did not bat
Extras		2
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 72 overs)	152
Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-?, 3-?, 4-58, 5-58, 6-105, 7-120

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morcom	28	5	62	4	-	-
Wharmby	28	11	45	2	-	-
Orr	4	0	17	0	-	-
Graham	10	2	18	1	-	-
Barnwell	2	0	8	0	-	-

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Bedfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HR Orr	c Thursby b Gibson	60
HF Holdstock	b Gibson	28
FCW Newman	run out	0
AF Morcom	st Thurgar b Falconer	5
+EE Apthorp	c Thurgar b Falconer	2
GE Wharmby	c Stevens b Gibson	0
W Brown	b Gibson	0
SV Graham	not out	7
RH King	b Gibson	6
DF Roberts	b Gibson	8
FW Barnwell	c Fulcher b Falcon	3
Extras		12
Total	(all out, 44.2 overs)	131
Fall of wickets:
1-90, 2-90, 3-90, 4-?, 5-?, 6-99, 7-105, 8-?, 9-?, 10-131 (44.2 ov)

Norfolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Falcon	8.2	0	20	1	-	-
Falconer	16	4	56	2	-	-
Raikes	6	0	25	0	-	-
Gibson	14	5	18	6	-	-

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Notes
--> DF Roberts made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DF Roberts made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Barnwell made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GW Birkbeck (2) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 10

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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.
Norfolk won this return match by 140 runs at 4.45 pm on the second day. The match between the two teams at Bedford Grammar School in July had also been won by Norfolk. For the winners, there were 7 fours in Falcon's 56 and 4 fours in Birkbeck's 54 not out. In the Bedfordshire first innings Falconer took 6 wickets for 20 runs and in the second innings Gibson 6 wickets for 18 runs. For the losers, Apthorp took 4 catches in Norfolk's first innings and 7 in the match. There were 6 fours in Orr's 60, in this his final match leading Bedfordshire. He was to emigrate to Canada.
[Missing: Umpires; extras breakdown; part fall of wickets.]
Sources: Eastern Daily Press 17,19 August; Eastern Evening News 16,17 August; Norfolk Chronicle 24 August; Norwich Mercury 21 August; Leighton Buzzard Reporter 24 August; Cricket 14 September, p 507.

 

 

 

 

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