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| Venue | Church Road, Reading on 29th, 30th August 1962 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Berkshire won by 17 runs |
| Points | Berkshire 10; Dorset 0 |
| Umpires | RO Prouton, DS Richards |
| Scorer | J Hinton (Berkshire) |
| Close of play day 1 |
| Berkshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AT Davis | run out | 9 | |||||
| RN Johnson | c Hayward b Lander | 85 | |||||
| RM James | c Roper b Hayward | 189 | |||||
| KBH Stevens | c Davies b Bridge | 16 | |||||
| CEW Brooks | lbw b Bridge | 0 | |||||
| JR Ford | not out | 4 | |||||
| PA Baker | not out | 1 | |||||
| JM Bunce | did not bat | ||||||
| AC Denness | did not bat | ||||||
| AR Harland | did not bat | ||||||
| PA Simpkins | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 lb) | 1 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets, declared, 71 overs) | 305 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-12, 2-262, 3-293, 4-293, 5-303 | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Reeks | 15 | 1 | 65 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hayward | 24 | 4 | 75 | 1 | - | - | |
| Baker | 18 | 2 | 87 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 11 | 0 | 54 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lander | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | - | - | |
| Dorset first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| C Roper | run out | 11 | |||||
| JT Davies | c Ford b James | 45 | |||||
| DA Bulfield | c Davis b Simpkins | 39 | |||||
| M Hardwicke | lbw b James | 0 | |||||
| KH House | b James | 9 | |||||
| J Baker | b Simpkins | 15 | |||||
| DR Hayward | not out | 33 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | c Brooks b Simpkins | 50 | |||||
| TJD Holmes | c Ford b Simpkins | 1 | |||||
| RD Reeks | b Simpkins | 0 | |||||
| W Lander | c Davis b Simpkins | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (14 b, 1 lb, 1 nb) | 16 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 96 overs) | 219 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-18, 2-82, 3-82, 4-100, 5-118, 6-133, 7-208, 8-215, 9-215, 10-219 (96 ov) | |||||||
| Berkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Denness | 17 | 9 | 21 | 0 | - | - | |
| Harland | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | - | - | |
| Simpkins | 34 | 8 | 90 | 6 | - | - | |
| Brooks | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ford | 10 | 4 | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| James | 25 | 9 | 41 | 3 | - | - | |
| Berkshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AT Davis | b Hayward | 4 | |||||
| RN Johnson | b Reeks | 2 | |||||
| RM James | b Reeks | 11 | |||||
| KBH Stevens | b Baker | 58 | |||||
| CEW Brooks | b Reeks | 2 | |||||
| JR Ford | c Lander b Reeks | 6 | |||||
| PA Baker | c Davies b Bridge | 3 | |||||
| JM Bunce | c Hardwicke b Lander | 0 | |||||
| AC Denness | c sub b Bridge | 13 | |||||
| AR Harland | b Baker | 1 | |||||
| PA Simpkins | not out | 4 | |||||
| Extras | (2 b, 2 lb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 36.1 overs) | 108 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-6, 2-8, 3-22, 4-40, 5-52, 6-60, 7-61, 8-102, 9-104, 10-108 (36.1 ov) | |||||||
| Dorset bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Reeks | 10 | 3 | 25 | 4 | - | - | |
| Hayward | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lander | 9 | 4 | 30 | 1 | - | - | |
| Bridge | 8.1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | - | - | |
| Baker | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dorset second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| C Roper | lbw b James | 16 | |||||
| JT Davies | b James | 10 | |||||
| DA Bulfield | c and b James | 30 | |||||
| M Hardwicke | c James b Simpkins | 27 | |||||
| KH House | b James | 2 | |||||
| J Baker | b Simpkins | 30 | |||||
| DR Hayward | c Davis b Simpkins | 11 | |||||
| DJW Bridge | b James | 26 | |||||
| TJD Holmes | not out | 9 | |||||
| W Lander | lbw b James | 4 | |||||
| RD Reeks | b James | 2 | |||||
| Extras | (6 b, 4 lb) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 73.1 overs) | 177 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-22, 2-31, 3-61, 4-69, 5-109, 6-126, 7-157, 8-159, 9-175, 10-177 (73.1 ov) | |||||||
| Berkshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Denness | 14 | 5 | 27 | 0 | - | - | |
| Harland | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | - | |
| James | 32.1 | 5 | 71 | 7 | - | - | |
| Simpkins | 23 | 6 | 64 | 3 | - | 1 | |
Notes
--> PA Baker made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JM Bunce made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> KBH Stevens made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Lander made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RN Johnson (1) passed his previous highest score of 34 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RM James (1) passed his previous highest score of 173 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RM James (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches for the season when he reached 132
--> JT Davies (1) passed 1500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 3
--> KBH Stevens (2) passed his previous highest score of 29 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> DJW Bridge reached 300 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Berkshire second innings
--> RD Reeks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire second innings (previous best was 4-41)
--> RM James reached 150 wickets in Minor Counties Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Dorset second innings
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