minc932	Wiltshire v Surrey Second XI
	Minor Counties Championship 1908 (South Division)
Venue	Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham on 24th, 25th July 1908 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Surrey Second XI won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Wiltshire won by 7 wickets
Points	Wiltshire 5; Surrey Second XI 0
Umpires	TH Holton, C Hughes
Close of play day 1	Wiltshire (1) 226/8 (Taunton 32*, Grant 4*)

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Baker	b Smith	8
EG Goatly	b Grant	10
GJW Platt	lbw b Smart	9
WE Davis	b Grant	51
TC Stafford	b Smart	1
+HE Vigar	run out	0
HG Blacklidge	b Grant	19
*S Colman	lbw b Smart	0
FE Smith	st Luce b Smith	30
MT Jackson	c Laverton b Grant	5
T Rushby	not out	2
Extras	(4 b, 4 lb, 1 nb)	9
Total	(all out, 49 overs)	144
Fall of wickets:
1-18, 2-18, 3-69, 4-71, 5-79, 6-84, 7-85, 8-132, 9-138, 10-144 (49 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grant	24	7	52	4	-	1
Smith	18	5	61	2	-	-
Smart	6	2	21	3	-	-
Newman	1	0	1	0	-	-

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Wiltshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	st Vigar b Jackson	55
SR Nicholson	b Blacklidge	68
AW Newman	c Platt b Jackson	6
WRR Smith	lbw b Jackson	0
S Whittaker	b Davis	14
WRC Laverton	b Rushby	2
SJH Taunton	b Rushby	46
*AM Miller	st Vigar b Blacklidge	2
+TS Luce	c Platt b Smith	29
E Grant	b Smith	13
T Smart	not out	7
Extras	(4 b, 12 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	19
Total	(all out, 89.4 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-65, 2-?, 3-?, 4-128, 5-143, 6-173, 7-?, 8-?, 9-249, 10-261 (89.4 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Rushby	25	2	64	2	1	-
Smith	11.4	4	39	2	-	-
Jackson	19	5	45	3	1	-
Platt	12	5	22	0	-	1
Davis	9	2	25	1	-	-
Blacklidge	13	1	47	2	-	-

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Surrey Second XI second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Baker	c and b Grant	12
EG Goatly	b Smith	66
GJW Platt	c Whittaker b Grant	0
WE Davis	lbw b Smith	19
TC Stafford	c Taunton b Smart	4
+HE Vigar	c and b Smart	18
HG Blacklidge	lbw b Smart	5
*S Colman	not out	30
FE Smith	b Smart	0
MT Jackson	c Smart b Smith	29
T Rushby	b Smart	3
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 58.1 overs)	186
Fall of wickets:
1-50, 2-52, 3-96, 4-101, 5-101, 6-?, 7-108, 8-?, 9-?, 10-186 (58.1 ov)

Wiltshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Grant	9	5	13	2	-	-
Smith	24	7	67	3	-	-
Smart	15.1	1	75	5	-	-
Newman	9	3	22	0	-	-
Miller	1	0	9	0	-	-

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Wiltshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JE Stevens	c Rushby b Jackson	22
SR Nicholson	c and b Blacklidge	22
AW Newman	c Vigar b Smith	10
WRR Smith	not out	8
S Whittaker	not out	6
WRC Laverton	did not bat
SJH Taunton	did not bat
*AM Miller	did not bat
+TS Luce	did not bat
E Grant	did not bat
T Smart	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb)	2
Total	(3 wickets, 32 overs)	70
Fall of wickets:
1-32, 2-50, 3-60

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Platt	7	0	14	0	-	-
Jackson	7	0	31	1	-	-
Blacklidge	9	4	18	1	-	-
Smith	9	6	5	1	-	-

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Notes
--> TC Stafford made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> S Colman made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> SR Nicholson made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Baker made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> S Colman made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> FE Smith (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> MT Jackson (2) passed 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.
Wiltshire won by 7 wickets on the second day. For the winners, Nicholson scored 68 and Stevens 55. For the losers, there were 13 fours in Goatly's 66 and Davis scored 51.
[Missing: Part fall of wickets; large partnerships; in Surrey first innings boundaries in Davis's 51; in Surrey second innings part batting order; in Wiltshire first innings boundaries in Steven's 55 and Nicholson's 68; precise time completed.]
Sources: Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette 30 July; North Wilts Leader; Surrey Year Book 1908, p 114; The Sportsman 25, 27 July; Cricket 30 July, p 311.

 

 

 

 

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