minc835	Devon v Glamorgan
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (West Division)
Venue	The County Cricket Ground, Exeter on 17th, 18th July 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Glamorgan won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Glamorgan won by an innings and 223 runs
Points	Devon 0; Glamorgan 5
Umpires	TH Holton, BW Mason
Close of play day 1	Glamorgan (1) 540 all out

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Glamorgan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
NVH Riches	c Gwynn b Blackburne	171
DJ Smith	b Clarke	18
WJ Bancroft	c Aston b Light	5
WP Morris	c and b Cruwys	31
JO Hirst	b Aston	1
ER Sweet-Escott	b Aston	93
HB Letcher	b Aston	75
*+JH Brain	c Watts b Aston	117
EA Preedy	b Aston	2
H Creber	b Clarke	7
A Nash	not out	0
Extras	(13 b, 4 lb, 3 w)	20
Total	(all out, 145.4 overs)	540
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-43, 3-95, 4-104, 5-286, 6-347, 7-504, 8-528, 9-540, 10-540 (145.4 ov)

Devon bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Aston	40.4	7	134	5	-	-
Light	44	9	162	1	-	-
Clarke	27	4	87	2	-	-
Cruwys	16	3	52	1	-	-
Hooman	6	0	34	0	-	-
Brunskill	2	0	12	0	-	-
Blackburne	10	1	39	1	3	-

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Devon first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Cruwys	c and b Nash	19
CVL Hooman	b Nash	22
JG Blackburne	b Creber	0
HVI Watts	st Brain b Creber	31
WS Gwynn	c Letcher b Creber	4
HC Featherstone	b Creber	0
*HF Brunskill	b Nash	3
WF Light	not out	24
RH Clarke	c Brain b Creber	0
+T Davies	b Creber	8
WH Aston	c Creber b Nash	5
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 48 overs)	124
Fall of wickets:
1-37, 2-38, 3-42, 4-50, 5-54, 6-61, 7-89, 8-89, 9-115, 10-124 (48 ov)

Glamorgan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Creber	24	8	72	6	-	-
Nash	24	8	44	4	-	1

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Devon second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RG Cruwys	c Brain b Creber	16
CVL Hooman	c Brain b Preedy	74
JG Blackburne	b Letcher	50
HVI Watts	c and b Letcher	4
WS Gwynn	b Preedy	2
HC Featherstone	b Preedy	1
*HF Brunskill	c Riches b Preedy	4
WF Light	run out	12
RH Clarke	not out	6
+T Davies	b Preedy	11
WH Aston	c Sweet-Escott b Creber	5
Extras	(8 lb)	8
Total	(all out, 54.1 overs)	193
Fall of wickets:
1-40, 2-142, 3-146, 4-146, 5-148, 6-151, 7-164, 8-169, 9-182, 10-193 (54.1 ov)

Glamorgan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Preedy	17	6	51	5	-	-
Nash	12	4	32	0	-	-
Creber	20.1	2	80	2	-	-
Letcher	5	1	22	2	-	-

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Notes
--> ER Sweet-Escott (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 3
--> HB Letcher (1) passed his previous highest score of 73 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Brain (1) passed his previous highest score of 107 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JH Brain (1) passed 3000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 50
--> CVL Hooman (1) equalled his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CVL Hooman (2) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JG Blackburne (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EA Preedy achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Devon second innings (previous best was 1-22)
--> EA Preedy achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Devon second innings

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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.
Glamorgan won by an innings and 223 runs on the second day, after enforcing the follow-on. For the winners, there were 22 fours, 5 threes and 11 twos in Riches's 171, an innings of 4½ hours, and 1 six, 14 fours, 1 three and 13 twos in Brain's 117. Sweet-Escott's 93 contained 11 fours and Letcher's 75 7 fours. In the Glamorgan innings, Riches and Sweet-Escott added 182 runs for the fifth wicket, and Letcher and Brain 157 for the seventh. For the losers, Hooman's 74 included 12 fours and Blackburn's 50 9 fours. In the Devon second innings, Hooman and Blackburn added 102 for the second wicket. The Glamorgan total of 540 was the highest of the season. The 44 overs bowled by Light were the third most in an innings and the 162 runs he conceded the second most in an innings during the season.
[Missing: In Glamorgan innings, duration of Brain's 117; precise time completed.]
Sources: Devon Scorebook; Glamorgan Scorebook; Devon and Exeter Daily Gazette 18,19 July; Western Daily Mercury 18,19 July; Western Mail 18,19 July, Western Morning News 18,19 July; South Wales Daily News 18,19 July; The Sportsman 18,19 July.

 

 

 

 

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