minc2248	Hertfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1927
Venue	Park Avenue, Watford on 10th, 11th August 1927 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Hertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Buckinghamshire won by an innings and 54 runs
Points	Hertfordshire 0; Buckinghamshire 5
Close of play day 1	Buckinghamshire (1) 62/4 (JWA Stephenson 22*, FMR Stephenson ?*)

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Hertfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PGT Kingsley	c Baker b Edwards	4
GRS Walker	c Franklin b Battcock	0
*LJ Reid	c FMR Stephenson b Battcock	3
CH Titchmarsh	c Franklin b Edwards	3
CB Fordham	b Edwards	7
D Bowie	c Baker b Battcock	0
+GM Crossman	st Franklin b Pitchford	19
HC Evans	b Pitchford	0
EA Roberts	b Edwards	2
W Lismore	lbw b Edwards	0
FA Burton	not out	4
Extras		2
Total	(all out, 34.1 overs)	44
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-6, 3-10, 4-10, 5-11, 6-34, 7-35, 8-38, 9-40, 10-44 (34.1 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Battcock	12	7	22	3	-	-
Edwards	17	9	13	5	-	-
Pitchford	5.1	2	7	2	-	-

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CF Powell	c Fordham b Lismore	10
JWA Stephenson	lbw b Burton	26
LG Baker	c Roberts b Burton	0
AG Skinner	c Evans b Roberts	9
*+WB Franklin	lbw b Burton	18
FMR Stephenson	c Crossman b Roberts	25
H Pitchford	c Fordham b Burton	10
WRN Philps	c Evans b Roberts	25
OG Battcock	b Roberts	2
HL Aubrey-Fletcher	c Lismore b Burton	10
F Edwards	not out	6
Extras		14
Total	(all out, 45.5 overs)	155
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-15, 3-28, 4-58, 5-69, 6-89, 7-120, 8-120, 9-147, 10-155 (45.5 ov)

Hertfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Burton	23	7	61	5	-	-
Lismore	3	0	12	1	-	-
Roberts	19.5	3	68	4	-	-

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Hertfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CB Fordham	b Edwards	2
GRS Walker	hit wkt b Pitchford	12
*LJ Reid	c Battcock b Pitchford	4
CH Titchmarsh	b Pitchford	0
D Bowie	b Pitchford	17
+GM Crossman	c Philps b Pitchford	0
FA Burton	lbw b Edwards	12
HC Evans	b Edwards	6
EA Roberts	c Powell b Pitchford	0
W Lismore	not out	0
PGT Kingsley	absent ill
Extras		4
Total	(all out, 31.4 overs)	57
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-20, 3-20, 4-20, 5-20, 6-43, 7-51, 8-51, 9-57 (31.4 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Battcock	3	1	9	0	-	-
Edwards	15.4	8	22	3	-	-
Pitchford	13	6	22	6	-	-

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Notes
--> W Lismore made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WRN Philps made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JWA Stephenson (1) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> OG Battcock achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Hertfordshire first innings (previous best was 3-74)
--> F Edwards reached 500 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Hertfordshire first innings
--> F Edwards reached 50 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Hertfordshire second innings

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Sources: Bucks Free Press, Slough Observer 19 August, Bucks Herald 26 August

 

 

 

 

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