minc7071	Staffordshire v Cheshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1973
Venue	Tean Road Sports Ground, Cheadle on 22nd, 23rd July 1973 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Points	Staffordshire 3; Cheshire 1
Umpires	RH Duckett, D Harper
Close of play day 1

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PJK Gibbs	c and b O'Brien	18
PN Gill	b Sutton	47
JD Moore	b Sutton	18
JM Ward	c Cragg b Sutton	0
CP Marks	c Gamble b Burbidge	3
MJ Ikin	b Gamble	31
RH Downend	c Gamble b Sutton	5
DH Henson	c and b Sutton	9
BG James	not out	26
PJ Timmis	did not bat
SC Owen	did not bat
Extras		5
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 71.2 overs)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-76, 3-76, 4-87, 5-89, 6-102, 7-126, 8-162 (71.2 ov)

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mumford	8	2	18	0	-	-
Gamble	12.2	5	26	1	-	-
Sutton	28	12	70	5	-	-
O'Brien	11	2	22	1	-	-
Burbidge	12	7	21	1	-	-

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Cheshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA Sutton	c Ikin b Downend	26
SL Wood	c Ward b Gibbs	52
D Bailey	c Owen b Gibbs	9
NT O'Brien	b Timmis	35
GC Hardstaff	c Moore b Timmis	19
JRA Cragg	not out	2
SA Murrills	did not bat
JA Burbidge	did not bat
NW Gamble	did not bat
AJ Mumford	did not bat
T Hodson	did not bat
Extras		4
Total	(5 wickets, declared, 56.3 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-51, 2-64, 3-109, 4-140, 5-147 (56.3 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Timmis	6.3	3	18	2	-	-
James	5	2	7	0	-	-
Henson	10	4	22	0	-	-
Downend	9	2	18	1	-	-
Ikin	14	1	31	0	-	-
Gibbs	12	4	47	2	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PN Gill	c Wood b Mumford	65
JD Moore	b Mumford	84
JM Ward	c Bailey b O'Brien	24
CP Marks	c Hodson b Gamble	17
MJ Ikin	c Hardstaff b O'Brien	7
RH Downend	not out	1
BG James	c O'Brien b Gamble	0
PJK Gibbs	did not bat
DH Henson	did not bat
PJ Timmis	did not bat
SC Owen	did not bat
Extras		10
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 54 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-84, 2-160, 3-188, 4-200, 5-201, 6-208 (54 ov)

Cheshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Mumford	9	0	50	2	-	-
Gamble	5	0	32	2	-	-
Sutton	21	11	39	0	-	-
O'Brien	8	1	42	2	-	-
Burbidge	11	2	35	0	-	-

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Cheshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JA Sutton	lbw b Downend	48
SL Wood	b Gibbs	10
D Bailey	b James	52
NT O'Brien	c Moore b James	15
GC Hardstaff	b James	15
JRA Cragg	lbw b James	2
SA Murrills	c Moore b Henson	9
JA Burbidge	c James b Ikin	0
NW Gamble	not out	0
AJ Mumford	c Gibbs b Henson	9
T Hodson	not out	0
Extras		2
Total	(9 wickets, 60 overs)	162
Fall of wickets:
1-28, 2-92, 3-124, 4-127, 5-139, 6-144, 7-162, 8-162, 9-162

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Timmis	10	2	30	0	-	-
James	15	6	34	4	-	-
Henson	12	6	22	2	-	-
Downend	8	3	24	1	-	-
Ikin	8	2	39	1	-	-
Gibbs	7	4	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> Staffordshire score at 55 overs in the first innings was 98-5
--> Cheshire score at 55 overs in the first innings was 140-3
--> JA Burbidge made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NW Gamble made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> BG James (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> PN Gill (2) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 13
--> JM Ward (2) passed his previous highest score of 23 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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