minc1447	Staffordshire v Surrey Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1913
Venue	Gorway, Walsall on 18th, 19th August 1913 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Staffordshire won by 8 wickets
Points	Staffordshire 5; Surrey Second XI 0
Umpires	WH Harden, M Myers
Close of play day 1	Surrey Second XI (2) 87/9 (Blacklidge 33*, Freeman 2*)

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Howell	c Nichols b Barnes	16
J Howell	b Deyes	44
A Sandham	b Barnes	0
WJ Abel	b Deyes	5
CTA Wilkinson	c Russell b Deyes	29
HA Peach	c Taylor b Deyes	1
HG Blacklidge	c Twigg b Deyes	10
TE Abel	c Taylor b Barnes	1
*AWF Rutty	c Nichols b Deyes	0
+D Sullivan	b Deyes	0
AJ Freeman	not out	0
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 36.2 overs)	112
Fall of wickets:
1-27, 2-27, 3-40, 4-94, 5-95, 6-105, 7-112, 8-112, 9-112, 10-112 (36.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	15.2	3	37	3	-	-
Deyes	13	2	39	7	-	1
Nichols	4	1	12	0	-	-
Bucknell	4	1	18	0	-	-

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Staffordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*P Briggs	b Peach	33
SF Barnes	b Blacklidge	4
LF Taylor	c Sullivan b WJ Abel	15
JE Nichols	lbw b WJ Abel	2
FW Twigg	c Sullivan b WJ Abel	17
CR Ridgway	not out	32
CH Campbell	b Freeman	14
NP Hewson	b Wilkinson	0
+JB Russell	run out	1
A Bucknell	b Freeman	1
G Deyes	c and b Freeman	6
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 37.3 overs)	132
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-43, 3-45, 4-71, 5-76, 6-113, 7-114, 8-120, 9-124, 10-132 (37.3 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Freeman	9.3	1	27	3	-	-
Blacklidge	9	0	33	1	1	-
WJ Abel	9	0	32	3	-	-
Peach	6	1	19	1	-	-
Wilkinson	4	0	14	1	-	-

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Surrey Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
M Howell	c Campbell b Barnes	10
J Howell	b Deyes	3
A Sandham	c Campbell b Barnes	1
WJ Abel	c Russell b Deyes	7
CTA Wilkinson	b Barnes	13
HA Peach	c Deyes b Barnes	3
HG Blacklidge	not out	33
TE Abel	c and b Barnes	1
*AWF Rutty	b Deyes	0
+D Sullivan	c Hewson b Deyes	2
AJ Freeman	b Barnes	2
Extras	(10 b, 3 lb)	13
Total	(all out, 26.2 overs)	88
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-13, 3-25, 4-35, 5-40, 6-47, 7-55, 8-60, 9-68, 10-88 (26.2 ov)

Staffordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barnes	13.2	5	30	6	-	-
Deyes	13	1	45	4	-	-

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Staffordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*P Briggs	c Rutty b Wilkinson	9
SF Barnes	not out	39
LF Taylor	b Blacklidge	10
JE Nichols	not out	10
FW Twigg	did not bat
CR Ridgway	did not bat
CH Campbell	did not bat
NP Hewson	did not bat
+JB Russell	did not bat
A Bucknell	did not bat
G Deyes	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(2 wickets, 17.5 overs)	70
Fall of wickets:
1-36, 2-52

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Freeman	4	0	17	0	-	-
Wilkinson	6	1	14	1	-	-
WJ Abel	5	1	28	0	-	-
Blacklidge	2.5	1	9	1	-	-

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Notes
--> M Howell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Howell made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CR Ridgway made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> NP Hewson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> J Howell made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CTA Wilkinson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> P Briggs made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Twigg made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FW Twigg (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Minor Counties Championship matches

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Staffordshire won this match by 8 wickets at 12.05pm on the second day after less than an hour's play. Surrey's second innings closed after two balls in the morning and Staffordshire hit off the required runs for the loss of two wickets. The match earlier in the season at The Oval had been won by Surrey 2nd XI.
Deyes took 7 for 39 in Surrey's first innings and 4 for 45 in the second giving him match figures of 11 for 84. Barnes took 6 for 30 in the second innings. Ridgway and Briggs were chiefly responsible for giving Staffordshire a lead of 20 runs.
For the losers the debutant J Howell made the top score in the match, 44, in the first innings of his side.
[Missing: None]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook;
Staffordshire Annual Report;
Surrey Yearbook 1913; Staffordshire Advertiser 23 August; Staffordshire Sentinel 18, 19 August; Walsall Advertiser 23 August; Walsall Observer 23 August; The Sportsman 19, 20 August; Cricket 30 August p572.