minc5539	Oxfordshire v Buckinghamshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1959
Venue	Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley on 17th, 18th August 1959 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Buckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Buckinghamshire won by 95 runs
Points	Oxfordshire 0; Buckinghamshire 10
Umpires	WE Brown, EH Bryant
Close of play day 1	Oxfordshire (1) 74/1

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Buckinghamshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LE Hitchings	lbw b Martin	9
GLT Scott	lbw b Martin	15
G Atkins	retired hurt	101
MJ Hardy	b Laitt	68
BJ Lucas	c Smith b Laitt	4
DR Peppiatt	b Laitt	2
*+BA Barnett	b Martin	21
BC Janes	b Hichens	52
BL Taylor	b Hichens	8
R Thompson	not out	2
RC Dickens	did not bat
Extras	(17 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	19
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 84.4 overs)	301
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-30, 3-172, 4-176, 5-212, 6-259, 7-288, 8-301 (84.4 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hichens	19.4	4	73	2	-	1
Laitt	23	7	67	3	-	-
Martin	20	4	54	3	-	-
Banton	19	1	77	0	-	-
Green	3	0	11	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Banton	b Thompson	17
*JE Bush	lbw b Taylor	41
PG Dickens	b Taylor	22
AD Pickering	c Barnett b Taylor	63
MWO Canning	run out	1
DJ Laitt	b Lucas	52
JS Baxter	c Barnett b Taylor	24
AFR Green	not out	8
JD Martin	did not bat
+MW Smith	did not bat
AL Hichens	did not bat
Extras	(11 b, 6 lb)	17
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 87.1 overs)	245
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-82, 3-103, 4-109, 5-175, 6-226, 7-245 (87.1 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dickens	19	6	62	0	-	-
Taylor	25.1	10	60	4	-	-
Thompson	13	4	41	1	-	-
Janes	10	3	18	0	-	-
Lucas	8	2	26	1	-	-
Hardy	12	4	21	0	-	-

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Buckinghamshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LE Hitchings	not out	108
GLT Scott	not out	39
G Atkins	did not bat
MJ Hardy	did not bat
BJ Lucas	did not bat
DR Peppiatt	did not bat
*+BA Barnett	did not bat
BC Janes	did not bat
BL Taylor	did not bat
R Thompson	did not bat
RC Dickens	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(no wicket, declared, 27 overs)	149

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hichens	6	0	30	0	-	1
Laitt	6	0	36	0	-	-
Martin	6	0	24	0	-	-
Dickens	6	1	32	0	-	-
Banton	3	0	25	0	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*JE Bush	c Lucas b Dickens	0
D Banton	c Lucas b Dickens	25
PG Dickens	lbw b Janes	21
MWO Canning	b Janes	16
DJ Laitt	b Taylor	5
AD Pickering	b Janes	9
JS Baxter	c Hitchings b Hardy	8
AFR Green	c Hitchings b Thompson	8
JD Martin	c Dickens b Janes	0
+MW Smith	lbw b Taylor	14
AL Hichens	not out	1
Extras	(1 lb, 2 nb)	3
Total	(all out, 42 overs)	110
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-27, 3-49, 4-60, 5-76, 6-81, 7-93, 8-93, 9-102, 10-110 (42 ov)

Buckinghamshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Dickens	5	1	19	2	-	-
Taylor	11	1	41	2	-	1
Janes	13	4	22	4	-	-
Hardy	10	2	24	1	-	1
Thompson	3	2	1	1	-	-

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Notes
--> R Thompson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> R Thompson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Atkins (1) passed his previous highest score of 66 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Atkins (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Atkins (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 1
--> MJ Hardy (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 18
--> BC Janes (1) passed his previous highest score of 26 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JE Bush (1) passed 4500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 16
--> AD Pickering (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 40
--> LE Hitchings (2) passed his previous highest score of 79 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> LE Hitchings (2) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GLT Scott (2) passed his previous highest score of 28 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JD Martin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire first innings (previous best was 2-40)
--> BL Taylor achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Oxfordshire first innings (previous best was 2-60)

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Left 206 to make in two hours, Oxfordshire initially went for the runs. Later they went onto the defensive, but
with the last ball of the match Taylor had Smith lbw. His previous ball had been a no ball.
Atkins, who retired after a blow on the hip, hit 3 x 6 and 12 x 4 in his 101*. Hardy's 68 contained 1 x 6 and 9 x 4.
Pickering hit 8 x 4 in his 63, Laitt 8 x 4 in his 52; Hitchings 108* contained 1 x 6 and 15 x 4.
Sources: Bucks score book, Bucks Yearbook; checked by Oxfordshire

 

 

 

 

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