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| Venue | Bedford School Ground, Bedford on 20th, 21st July 1905 (2-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Staffordshire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Match drawn |
| Points | Bedfordshire 2; Staffordshire 0 |
| Umpires | A Stockwin, S Wrigley |
| Close of play day 1 | Bedfordshire (1) 242/6 (King 69*, Atkinson 11*) |
| Staffordshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| EW Page | c Apthorp b Pestell | 7 | |||||
| W Brown | c Apthorp b Pestell | 15 | |||||
| SF Barnes | b Wharmby | 0 | |||||
| *HD Stratton | c Thring b Wharmby | 33 | |||||
| RJ Mee | b Pestell | 2 | |||||
| WJ Beddows | c Apthorp b Pestell | 18 | |||||
| A Tinsley | b Brown | 26 | |||||
| T Holden | not out | 27 | |||||
| JT Pointon | b Wharmby | 1 | |||||
| +H Williamson | c and b Brown | 14 | |||||
| N Buxton | b Wharmby | 6 | |||||
| Extras | (4 b) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 56.1 overs) | 153 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-21, 2-22, 3-26, 4-30, 5-70, 6-92, 7-114, 8-115, 9-140, 10-153 (56.1 ov) | |||||||
| Bedfordshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wharmby | 26.1 | 3 | 45 | 4 | - | - | |
| Pestell | 21 | 4 | 74 | 4 | - | - | |
| Brown | 9 | 1 | 30 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bedfordshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| G Pollitt | c Williamson b Mee | 43 | |||||
| RW Rice | c Tinsley b Barnes | 0 | |||||
| TA Brown | b Mee | 15 | |||||
| *HR Orr | b Mee | 12 | |||||
| LCR Thring | c and b Barnes | 50 | |||||
| GE Wharmby | c Williamson b Holden | 27 | |||||
| WE King | b Barnes | 83 | |||||
| CB Atkinson | c Williamson b Barnes | 14 | |||||
| JM Cavanagh | b Mee | 2 | |||||
| +EE Apthorp | b Barnes | 3 | |||||
| FE Pestell | not out | 0 | |||||
| Extras | (8 b, 7 lb) | 15 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 67.4 overs) | 264 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1, 2-34, 3-52, 4-123, 5-145, 6-191, 7-254, 8-259, 9-264, 10-264 (67.4 ov) | |||||||
| Staffordshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Barnes | 24 | 3 | 90 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mee | 30.4 | 5 | 84 | 4 | - | - | |
| Buxton | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | - | - | |
| Pointon | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tinsley | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | |
| Holden | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - | - | |
| Brown | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | |
| Staffordshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| W Brown | b Orr | 73 | |||||
| EW Page | st Apthorp b Pestell | 10 | |||||
| *HD Stratton | b Wharmby | 1 | |||||
| SF Barnes | run out | 30 | |||||
| RJ Mee | lbw b Orr | 19 | |||||
| T Holden | not out | 41 | |||||
| A Tinsley | b King | 8 | |||||
| WJ Beddows | b King | 12 | |||||
| JT Pointon | c Wharmby b Thring | 5 | |||||
| +H Williamson | lbw b Wharmby | 0 | |||||
| N Buxton | c Pestell b Brown | 23 | |||||
| Extras | (7 b, 7 lb, 1 w) | 15 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 101 overs) | 237 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-34, 2-38, 3-96, 4-139, 5-144, 6-175, 7-193, 8-199, 9-202, 10-237 (101 ov) | |||||||
| Bedfordshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Wharmby | 33 | 14 | 65 | 2 | - | - | |
| Pestell | 24 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Brown | 13 | 2 | 33 | 1 | - | - | |
| Orr | 17 | 3 | 35 | 2 | - | - | |
| King | 9 | 2 | 19 | 2 | - | - | |
| Thring | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | |
| Bedfordshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *HR Orr | c Beddows b Barnes | 32 | |||||
| LCR Thring | b Barnes | 20 | |||||
| WE King | c Page b Mee | 7 | |||||
| TA Brown | not out | 21 | |||||
| G Pollitt | not out | 10 | |||||
| RW Rice | did not bat | ||||||
| GE Wharmby | did not bat | ||||||
| CB Atkinson | did not bat | ||||||
| JM Cavanagh | did not bat | ||||||
| +EE Apthorp | did not bat | ||||||
| FE Pestell | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (2 b, 2 nb) | 4 | |||||
| Total | (3 wickets, 22 overs) | 94 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-42, 2-57, 3-67 | |||||||
| Staffordshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Barnes | 11 | 0 | 48 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mee | 11 | 1 | 42 | 1 | - | - | |
Notes
--> JT Pointon made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> H Williamson made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WE King (1) passed his previous highest score of 55 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CB Atkinson (1) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> T Holden (2) passed his previous highest score of 27 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> N Buxton (2) passed his previous highest score of 10 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FE Pestell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Staffordshire first innings (previous best was 0-21)
--> RJ Mee achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Bedfordshire first innings (previous best was 3-24)
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Match drawn with Bedfordshire winning on first innings. Bedfordshire needed 127 runs in their second innings to win in 85 minutes. For the home side, there were 12 fours in King's 83 and 8 fours in Thring's 50. In the Bedfordshire innings, King and Atkinson added 63 runs for the seventh wicket. For Staffordshire, W Brown's 73 contained 6 fours.
[Missing: Complete.]
Sources: Staffordshire Scorebook; Bedford Record 25 July; Bedfordshire Mercury 21,28 July; Bedfordshire Standard 21,28 July; Staffordshire Sentinel 20,21,22 July; Birmingham Daily Post 21,22 July; The Sportsman 21,22 July.
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