minc2232	Buckinghamshire v Hertfordshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1927
Venue	Ascott Park, Wing on 3rd, 4th August 1927 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Hertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match tied
Points	Buckinghamshire 2.5; Hertfordshire 2.5
Close of play day 1

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Fordham	c H Pitchford b Battcock	4
GRS Walker	lbw b Edwards	24
+A Grimsdell	b Edwards	6
CH Titchmarsh	c H Pitchford b Battcock	3
TE Halsey	c James b Edwards	17
CH Rabone	b Battcock	0
*LJ Reid	not out	45
GM Crossman	b Edwards	0
EA Roberts	c Powell b Edwards	0
GA Redhouse	c Franklin b Edwards	8
FA Burton	c Franklin b H Pitchford	7
Extras	(6 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 63.1 overs)	121
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-121 (63.1 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Edwards	32	15	40	6	-	-
Battcock	31	9	74	3	-	-
H Pitchford	0.1	0	0	1	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JWA Stephenson	b Halsey	10
CF Powell	st Grimsdell b Roberts	57
EA Fawcus	lbw b Rabone	22
AJS James	c Halsey b Roberts	8
*+WB Franklin	lbw b Halsey	60
H Pitchford	c and b Halsey	20
OG Battcock	c Grimsdell b Roberts	25
HL Aubrey-Fletcher	c Grimsdell b Redhouse	11
J Pitchford	c and b Roberts	19
EF Robson	not out	10
F Edwards	lbw b Roberts	11
Extras		20
Total	(all out, 85 overs)	273
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-91, 3-91, 4-103, 5-148, 6-188, 7-208, 8-244, 9-258, 10-273 (85 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Redhouse	14	5	30	1	-	-
Roberts	21	2	69	5	-	-
Burton	17	2	61	0	-	-
Halsey	23	5	57	3	-	-
Rabone	6	2	24	1	-	-
Fordham	4	0	12	0	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Fordham	b Edwards	19
GRS Walker	c Stephenson b H Pitchford	88
*LJ Reid	c J Pitchford b Edwards	61
CH Titchmarsh	b H Pitchford	23
TE Halsey	c Powell b H Pitchford	0
CH Rabone	st Franklin b Edwards	2
+A Grimsdell	b H Pitchford	1
GM Crossman	st Franklin b H Pitchford	29
EA Roberts	lbw b H Pitchford	0
GA Redhouse	not out	0
FA Burton	c Fawcus b H Pitchford	13
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 103 overs)	238
Fall of wickets:
1-60, 2-169, 3-169, 4-169, 5-172, 6-191, 7-210, 8-229, 9-237, 10-238 (103 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Edwards	46	15	104	3	-	-
Battcock	13	3	33	0	-	-
H Pitchford	31	13	45	7	-	-
Aubrey-Fletcher	6	0	29	0	-	-
Fawcus	7	1	25	0	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CF Powell	b Fordham	4
AJS James	c Grimsdell b Redhouse	3
EA Fawcus	lbw b Redhouse	2
*+WB Franklin	b Redhouse	3
JWA Stephenson	run out	22
H Pitchford	c Fordham b Halsey	15
OG Battcock	b Redhouse	32
HL Aubrey-Fletcher	not out	3
J Pitchford	not out	1
EF Robson	did not bat
F Edwards	did not bat
Extras		1
Total	(7 wickets, 23 overs)	86
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-9, 3-13, 4-14, 5-44, 6-60, 7-82

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Redhouse	9	1	33	4	-	-
Burton	6	1	32	0	-	-
Halsey	3	2	6	1	-	-
Fordham	5	1	14	1	-	-

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Notes
--> J Pitchford made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Pitchford (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GRS Walker (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 15
--> OG Battcock achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Hertfordshire first innings (previous best was 1-9)
--> H Pitchford achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Hertfordshire second innings (previous best was 5-30)
--> GA Redhouse achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire second innings (previous best was 3-25)

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Sources: Slough Observer 19 August, Bucks Herald 13 August
Bucks were required to make 87 in 55 minutes to win. They needed only 5 with two overs to go.
The Minor Counties Association obtained a ruling from MCC on the result.

 

 

 

 

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