minc4554	Bedfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1953
Venue	Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 5th, 6th August 1953 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Buckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Bedfordshire 1; Buckinghamshire 3
Umpires	F Berry, DS Richards
Close of play day 1	Bedfordshire (1) ?/1

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*+BA Barnett	b Coomb	0
NV Butler	c August b Owen	117
DFV Johns	c Oliver b Gardiner	60
G Reynolds	c August b Davies	55
JA Cockett	b Coomb	18
BJ Lucas	c August b Coomb	22
PF Jackson	not out	3
GF Keen	did not bat
D Phipps	did not bat
RD Avery	did not bat
CA Pickett	did not bat
Extras	(3 b)	3
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 90.3 overs)	278
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-121, 3-205, 4-243, 5-269, 6-278 (90.3 ov)

Bedfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Coomb	21.3	1	75	3	-	-
Davies	20	2	68	1	-	-
Oliver	14	5	26	0	-	-
Gardiner	24	1	69	1	-	-
Owen	11	1	37	1	-	-

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Bedfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
GLB August	c Jackson b Avery	48
BE Disbury	c Johns b Phipps	9
ST Morris	b Avery	64
JG Owen	b Pickett	38
*JAR Oliver	c Reynolds b Pickett	34
KRG Williams	b Johns	6
AG Coomb	run out	0
LF Brantom	not out	0
AR Webster	b Pickett	0
RA Davies	b Pickett	0
RD Gardiner	b Pickett	0
Extras	(2 b, 3 nb, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 88.4 overs)	205
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-119, 3-126, 4-183, 5-196, 6-198, 7-205, 8-205, 9-205, 10-205 (88.4 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pickett	30.4	8	58	5	-	1
Avery	18	3	47	2	1	2
Phipps	20	4	45	1	-	-
Johns	16	2	34	1	-	-
Reynolds	4	0	15	0	-	-

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Notes
--> GF Keen made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NV Butler (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 50
--> G Reynolds (1) passed his previous highest score of 51 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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The start was delayed until 11.45 and the scoring was hampered by wet conditions.
Butler 6 x 4 in his 117, Johns 1 x 4, Reynolds 2 x 4; Morris 2 x 4
Sources: Bucks score book; Bucks Year book

 

 

 

 

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