minc605	Oxfordshire v Suffolk
	Minor Counties Championship 1904
Venue	Hertford College Ground, Oxford on 17th, 18th August 1904 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Oxfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Oxfordshire won by 77 runs
Points	Oxfordshire 3; Suffolk 0
Umpires	W Copeland, R Humphrey
Close of play day 1	Oxfordshire (1) 136/5 (JF Marsh 70*, Hartley 3*)

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Oxfordshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+JW Marsh	c Francis b Trudgett	5
H Bassett	c Summers b Trudgett	7
FG Arnold	b Trudgett	0
*JF Marsh	c Phillips b Trudgett	73
W Smith	c Steel b Trudgett	15
GRW Dickinson	b Goldsmith	26
R Hartley	b Goldsmith	7
A Rogers	c Francis b Steel	0
P Rogers	c Watson b Trudgett	3
WT Brooks	not out	13
GFH Berkeley	c and b Trudgett	0
Extras	(6 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 58 overs)	161
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-13, 3-17, 4-37, 5-116, 6-142, 7-143, 8-146, 9-156, 10-161 (58 ov)

Suffolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Goldsmith	19	4	49	2	-	-
Steel	7	3	12	1	-	-
Trudgett	27	5	60	7	-	1
Summers	1	0	7	0	-	1
Inskip	4	1	21	0	-	-

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Suffolk first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PT Francis	c JF Marsh b A Rogers	11
TH Summers	c Berkeley b Bassett	9
FH Mustard	b Bassett	0
+CM Phillips	c P Rogers b Bassett	9
AH Watson	not out	22
C Catchpole	c A Rogers b Berkeley	0
HF Steel	b Bassett	0
RD Inskip	b Bassett	1
*RL Hodgson	run out	1
JN Goldsmith	run out	3
FG Trudgett	absent ill
Extras	(7 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	11
Total	(all out, 48.5 overs)	67
Fall of wickets:
1-24, 2-24, 3-28, 4-48, 5-48, 6-49, 7-51, 8-64, 9-67 (48.5 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Rogers	21.5	10	18	1	-	-
P Rogers	6	1	15	0	-	-
Bassett	18	8	23	5	-	1
Berkeley	3	3	0	1	-	-

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Oxfordshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
W Smith	c Summers b Mustard	60
FG Arnold	c sub (WT Brooks) b Watson	32
*JF Marsh	b Inskip	4
A Rogers	c sub (JW Marsh) b Inskip	3
P Rogers	not out	3
+JW Marsh	did not bat
H Bassett	did not bat
GRW Dickinson	did not bat
R Hartley	did not bat
WT Brooks	did not bat
GFH Berkeley	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 13 overs)	102
Fall of wickets:
1-88, 2-95, 3-99, 4-102 (13 ov)

Suffolk bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Goldsmith	3	0	28	0	-	-
Steel	3	0	27	0	-	-
Watson	3	0	19	1	-	-
Mustard	3	0	21	1	-	-
Inskip	1	0	7	2	-	-

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Suffolk second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JN Goldsmith	c JF Marsh b Bassett	13
+CM Phillips	lbw b A Rogers	8
PT Francis	st JW Marsh b Bassett	54
TH Summers	c Bassett b Berkeley	22
FH Mustard	b P Rogers	3
AH Watson	b A Rogers	1
C Catchpole	not out	3
HF Steel	b A Rogers	9
RD Inskip	b A Rogers	2
*RL Hodgson	b A Rogers	0
FG Trudgett	absent ill
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 59 overs)	119
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-27, 3-64, 4-82, 5-95, 6-109, 7-112, 8-119, 9-119 (59 ov)

Oxfordshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
A Rogers	20	4	45	5	-	-
Bassett	19	5	38	2	-	-
Berkeley	10	5	11	1	-	-
Brooks	5	2	10	0	-	1
P Rogers	5	1	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> TH Summers made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> C Catchpole made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> RD Inskip made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> TH Summers made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> AH Watson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JF Marsh (1) passed 2000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 32
--> PT Francis (2) passed his previous highest score of 11 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> JN Goldsmith (2) equalled his previous highest score of 13 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.
Oxfordshire won this return match by 77 runs at 6.00 pm on the second day.
Oxfordshire had also won when the two sides met at Felixstowe earlier in the month.
Rain limited play on the first day to two hours from 4.30 pm.
For the winners, J F Marsh's 73 included 10 fours and Smith's 60 2 fives and 6 fours.
For Suffolk, there was just 1 four in Francis's 54.
Trudgett took 7 wickets for 60 in the Oxfordshire first innings, but subsequently fell ill and withdrew from the game.
Watson dislocated a finger while fielding in the Oxfordshire second innings.
Brooks and J W Marsh held the substitute catches in the Oxfordshire second innings fielding for Trudgett and Watson respectively.
[Missing: In Oxfordshire second innings part batting order; in Suffolk second innings part batting order,]
Sources: Abingdon Herald 20 August; Oxford Times 20 August; Suffolk Cricket Annual 1905, p 81-86; East Anglian Daily Times 18,19 August; D F Durham's 'Suffolk Ledger'; The Sportsman 18,19 August.

 

 

 

 

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